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Multimedia Processing and Delivery

The broadcast and multimedia content delivery industry has been rapidly migrating to a digital format and IP-centric infrastructure while at the same time it has been upgrading from Standard Definition to High Definition (HD) resolutions. Competition among vendors as well as between delivery infrastructure choices (cable, fiber, satellite, over-the-air) has spurred the need to add more functionality and provide more support of multiple coding standards.

Current architectures are running into limitations, including:

  1. Networking bottlenecks as the head-end equipment migrates from 1Gbps to 10Gbps
  2. Ability to quickly integrate new evolving codec standards
  3. Headroom for supporting higher resolutions and new features

The Tilera® TILE processors combine powerful video and audio signal processing computing with high-speed IP networking capabilities, delivering an integrated, easy-to-program solution. A single TILE64 processor can process more than  3000 HD MPEG streams over a 10Gbps Ethernet link for video-on-demand applications and can encode H.264 1080p video in real time.

Streaming Servers and On-Demand Appliances

In “head-end” content delivery servers and video-on-demand appliances, the TILE64™ processor provides a high-performance, programmable solution for data plane processing.

Content Delivery Solution Diagram

Feature Highlights

  • The TILE Processor solution can process thousands of high-definition A/V streams with low latency and extremely strict timing resolutions.
  • Industry-standard C/C++ programming environment allows re-use of legacy code and rapid rollout of new features.
  • The solution provides options for mixed Linux and “Bare Metal” programming environment that deliver peak performance.
  • The solution provides lowers BoM costs for integrated I/O and memory controllers.

Multimedia Encoding and Post-Production

The TILE64™ processor provides high-performance acceleration for broadcast-quality encoding and non-linear editing. Its encoding speed together with a standard C/C++ programming environment create a platform with rich product differentiation and the ability to adapt to new encoding standards rapidly.

Encoding and Editing Solution

Feature Highlights:

  • The Tile Processor delivers ultra high-performance audio/video encoding and editing effects.
  • Industry-standard C/C++ programming environment allows re-use of legacy code.
  • System-on-a-chip enables a small form-factor coprocessor solution.