Dme V3.21.0 Admin Guide; Welcome; Chapter And Topic Organization - VBrick dme Admin Manual

DME v3.21.0 Admin Guide

Welcome

This document explains how to configure and use Vbrick's Distributed Media Engine
(DME). The DME is a versatile, highly-configurable media distribution engine that moves
streaming media to and from a wide variety sources and endpoints.
For example, it can take a unicast RTP stream and multicast it to thousands of local IP users,
or it can transmux and serve the same RTP stream to RTMP (Flash) users on the Internet.
The information in this document is available Online on the Vbrick website. For all the latest
technical documentation for Vbrick products, go to www.vbrick.com/documentation
Note: This Admin guide is not written for casual users. It assumes
readers will have a working knowledge of network addressing,
communication protocols, and configuration concepts, as well as
hands-on experience working with streaming video products.

Chapter and Topic Organization

Topics may be reference material or how-to materials for specific use cases.
For best results, please familiarize yourself with the way the information is organized and
follow the steps listed in How to Use DME Online Help Topics for Best Results.
Introduction
Installation
Getting Started
Configure a DME Stream
System Configuration
Rev Integration Functions
SAP Configuration
Input Stream Configuration
Output Stream Configuration How to configure DME output streams including Flash and
DME Admin Guide
A system overview and detailed explanation of the different
DME models available. Also contains a glossary of terms.
How to set up and test the server hardware. It also explains
how to configure the DME as a VOD server in VEMS.
How the DME works including an overview of the major
system components. The VBAdmin management program is
also covered.
Detailed use cases with step-by-step instructions that explain
how to configure DME input and output streams for all
common scenarios.
Reference chapter; provides a detailed description of all the
parameters on the System Configuration page in VBAdmin.
Detailed use cases with step-by-step instructions that explain
how to use the various integration functions between the
DME and the Rev media management system.
How to configure SAP announcements for different kinds
of streams.
How to configure DME input streams including Flash Pull,
TS In, and RTP Playlists.
RTSP Push, TS Out, HLS, and RTP Relays.
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