Chapter 2: Overview; In This Chapter; Product Overview - Imagine communications Selenio BNP 2xr User Manual

CHAPTER 2
Overview
This chapter provides a functional overview of the Selenio ™ Broadcast Network Processors (BNPs).

In This Chapter:

"Product Overview," next.
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"Product Features" on page 14.
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"BNP Applications" on page 15.
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"BNP Deployment Architecture" on page 17.
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"Redundancy" on page 20.
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Product Overview

The BNP product suite consists of the BNP 3xr, BNP 2xr, and BNP2xr+, each of which is managed by
using its BNP Element Manager GUI. All BNP devices provide support for ASI2 hardware modules, and
the following functions:
Support of both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) program services in either
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MPEG-2 or H.264 encoding; the BNP simultaneously grooms and inserts digital ads.
High density video transrating (rate shaping), statistical multiplexing, grooming and digital
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program insertion (DPI); transrating video streams with impressively high video quality.
Multiple levels of redundancy support including service level and 1:1 chassis level redundancy.
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Support for up to eight Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interfaces for video input or output, as well as up to
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18 asynchronous serial interface (ASI) I/O ports in a single rack unit device.
Table 2. Comparing BNPs
BNP
Model Characteristics
2xr 1RU (rack unit) device that contains Gigabit Processor-2 (GBP2) and Processor-2 (PROC2)
hardware modules.
1RU device that contains Gigabit Processor-3 (GBP3) and Processor-3 (PROC3) hardware
2xr+
modules.
2RU device that contains the BNP 3xr contain Gigabit Processor-3 (GBP3) and Processor-
3xr
3 (PROC3) hardware modules. This BNP also provides hot-swappable redundant fan
modules and power supplies.
Support for
configurable with the BNP Element Manager, for encryption of programs processed by
the BNP 3xr.
TM
Selenio BNP User Guide, Release 3.7.1
DVB Conditional Access (CA) common scrambling algorithm—which is
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