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Stand Alone Applications

The VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box contains software that enables it to work as a stand- alone device. When used in stand-alone applications, the set top box features and options are similar to but are controlled independent from an EtherneTV Media Control Server.

Media Control Server

When installed with VOD Video on Demand NXG server, the features and options of the VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box are controlled through the Media Control Server. Please refer to the EtherneTV Media Control Server Users Guide for additional information.

Features

The VBrick EtherneTV Set Top Box is capable of decoding MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 live VBrick streams and stored content originating from the EtherneTV VOD server.

Browser Control – The set top box interface through the EtherneTV

EtherneTV Set Top Box

MCS enables MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 live streams and content stored on the entire network to be viewed within web pages.

IR Remote Control – The handheld IR remote control unit, included with each EtherneTV Set Top Box, controls the display of both live streams and stored content.

Quality Video – EtherneTV Set Top Boxes provide TV quality video and high quality audio for MPEG-4 streams and DVD quality for MPEG-2 streams.

Program Control – Provides a user interface similar to cable TV, including program selection through an on-screen program guide.

Live Streams:

o Decodes live or multicast MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 streams decoded from VBrick Encoders.

o Decodes MPEG-4 live unicast streams through RTSP.

EtherneTV Set Top Box with EtherneTV Media Control Server

Plays live streams or stored content:

Automatically detects VBrick live MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 multicast streams and displays previews of the stream in a web page using Session Announcement Protocols, or SAPs, in a program guide similar to cable TV.

The set top box connects to the MCS server, which provides a list of streams available on the network.

EtherneTV Set Top Box with EtherneTV Video on Demand

Stored Content Control:

Set top boxes work with a EtherneTV VOD server, using Real Time Streaming Protocols, or RTSP, to control start, stop, play, pause, fast forward and rewind for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. There is currently no fast forward or rewind for MPEG-4.

Decodes MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 unicast streams stored on a Video on Demand Server.

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