Description
The first member of the all-new Harmonic
ProView™ 8000 family of integrated receiver-decoders,
the ProView 8100 single-channel commercial
decoder and descrambler is a compact, fully featured
unit for general-purpose primary distribution
applications.
With the ProView 8100, migrating to an all-IP
headend and powering the launch of value-added services has never been easier.
Users can
receive DVB-S/S2, IP or ASI signals, decode
SD and HD MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC transport streams to baseband, descramble
encrypted
programs, and output content to analog or
digital. Reception of broadcast-quality video over the Internet is also
supported. Harmonic’s
superior video quality and low latency ensure
the timely distribution of content at resolutions up to 1080p50/60.
Workflow efficiency is a key trait of the
ProView 8100. The unit provides simultaneous HD-SDI and SD-SDI output with
high-quality HDto-SD down-conversion, allowing operators to use the same device
to feed both the HD and SD production chains.
The 1-RU ProView 8100 supports a rich set of
interfaces, including two independent RF ports, DVB-ASI and IP inputs and
outputs, and 3G
HD-SDI and HDMI outputs. This I/O flexibility
allows the unit to integrate with any headend architecture and enables support
for advanced
content delivery redundancy schemes, such as
primary satellite and backup IP network feeds. In addition to live
broadcasting, the ProView
8100 supports extraction of encapsulated
video content as Multiprotocol Encapsulation (MPE) data for offline
distribution — a particularly
valuable feature for distribution of
syndicated content to network affiliates.
Simple front-panel controls on the ProView
8100 and an intuitive web-based interface let users quickly set all system
parameters and
store presets for fast recall. Integration
with the Harmonic DMS™ video distribution management system allows users to
deploy and
manage a large pool of widely distributed
ProView devices from a single interface, resulting in a highly flexible,
cost-effective primary
distribution solution.
Business
Benefits
Lower CAPEX
The ProView 8100 receiver-decoder brings
advanced features more often seen in high-end professional contribution IRD
designs to the
general-purpose distribution market.
Integrating multi-format decoding and multi-program descrambling capabilities,
the unit streamlines
system architectures at an attractive price,
making it an ideal choice for CAPEX investment
Specifications
