TANDBERG Television

DSNG Solutions
 TANDBERG philosophy for DSNG

• Protect customers investment

• Base the product around a very flexible chassis
• Offer a wide range of option cards to let system grow
• Don’t follow our competitors who provide poor upgradeability and like to obsolete
products quickly!
• Do engineer new option cards to make even older systems upgradeable to the latest
technologies
• Provide a full migration path to HD, DVB-S2 and other latest developments
• Provide first class support specially tailored to Mobile customers (Advance Loan
scheme)
• Make a TANDBERG DSNG the customers first choice by being outstanding in the
key areas of technical performance, quality and value!

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 TANDBERG DSNG design principles

• All models based upon our standard broadcast MPEG-2 encoder platform
• Same core software for all products
• Same core hardware platform for all products
• Using common hardware and software provides greater reliability and easier
maintainance than a multiple-product portfolio with many hardware and software
varients
• One software version across the range recognises the option cards in the chassis and
presents the appropriate options and menus.
• This approach provides the customer with almost infinite upgradeability as well as
a very long product lifespan.

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 E5710 / E5720 MPEG-2 SD Encoder

• The E5710 and E5720 are the 1 and 2U

encoder base platforms that form the basis of
the DSNG range.
• 1U model has 2 option card slots; 2U model
has 6
• Foundation for a great DSNG is a great • Standard Features include
encoder! TANDBERG encoders are the best. – SDI & CVBS Input
• Best SD MPEG-2 CBR encoding based on – Two Stereo Pairs
TANDBERG Televisions World beating
“home grown” dual pass compression – Support for ATSC requirements
algorithm – Web Browser R/C
• Enabling many applications
– Advanced features enabling high quality – 2RU E5720 front panel monitor
Contribution and Distribution • Options include
– Lowest bit rate CBR MPEG-2 for max reach
IPTV – Performance Upgrade
– Low latency modes for 2-way interview – 4:2:2
situations
• Flexibility – Noise Reduction
– Wide range of software and hardware options – SCTE 35 Splicing
– Telco interfaces
– Upgradeable to MPEG-4 & VC-1 – Telco & IP Interfaces
– Additional Audio channels
– Remux
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 E5714 (1U) DSNG

• The E5714 DSNG is an E5710 encoder with a factory-fitted integrated

modulator card to make it capable of satellite transmission.
• 2 DSNG models: E5714 L-band and E5714 IF. The difference is the
modulator output; L-band or IF at 70 / 140MHz (frequency agile).
• Both models provide premium encoding with all of the encoder features of
the E5710
• E5714 IF uses a simple modulator that cannot be upgraded. It supports
QPSK only and cannot support DVB-S2. However, it occupies a single option
slot making REMUX or extra audio also an option since the second option
slot is kept free.
• E5714L-band uses our latest satellite modulator and can be upgraded to HOM
and DVB-S2. The card takes 2 option slots and so fills the chassis
• Front panel control or use the excellent and recently updated web interface.

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 E5714 notes:

• IF model uses a single card-slot modulator leaving one option slot free for extra
audio or REMUX
• This IF version cannot do DVB-S2 and only supports DVB-S QPSK
• L-band version uses full, 2-slot card. It is DVB-S2 capable as standard
• L-band version has no free option slots and so cannot have any other option cards
• If you only have 1RU of rack space, the E5714 is great but for the larger display
and host of possible upgrade options the 2U E5740 is often the best choice

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 E5720 base encoder…. the starting point for all
TANDBERG 2U DSNG

SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

The base 2U encoder (E5720) has 6 free option slots. An E5740 DSNG will have a
satellite modulator fitted as standard in slots 2 and 3. Other cards can be chosen but
many need to fit into specific option slots. You can choose from the following common
options to create the ideal product for you. Only the most common options have been
listed;

•Satellite Modulator (slots 2 and 3)

•REMUX (slot 1)
•MPEG-2 HD encoder option (slots 4 and 5)
•ICE-3 H.264 HD / SD option (slots 4 and 5)
•COFDM modulation option (slot 6)
•COFDM RF up-converter option (slot 2)
•COFDM TRIAX output with remote control for remote up-converter / PA (slot 2)
•Audio option AUDLIN-2 card (can be fitted to option slots 1, 4 or 5)
•Advanced audio option card providing multiple channels of AAC support (slot 4)
•IRD option for MPEG-2 SD, DVB-S only (slots 5 and 6)

In development:
•New option to support very high bitrate point to point terrestrial links using DVB-S2 for
ultra high quality HD contribution

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 SD Solutions E5740 (2U)

• 2 models: E5740 L-band and E5740 IF

• All models provide premium encoding with all of the encoder features of the E5720
•E5740L-band and E5740 IF uses our latest satellite modulator card which is DVB-S2
hardware capable and can be licence-key upgraded to HOM and DVB-S2.
•Major options of REMUX, Internal IRD, COFDM card make it the most integrated DSNG
available, as well as having by far the best video performance.
•All units upgradeable to either MPEG-2 HD or H.264 HD / SD. In all cases the ability to
transmit MPEG-2 SD is retained.

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 MPEG-2 HD Solutions E5784 / E5788

• 4 models: E5784 L-band, E5784-IF, E5788 L-band and E5788-IF

• All models provide premium encoding of MPEG-2 HD with all of the features of the E5780.
They will also do MPEG-2 SD.
•Only difference between the 84 and the 88 is software: The 88 does multiple formats and
4:2:2
•All models use our latest satellite modulator and can be upgraded to HOM and DVB-S2.
•You can upgrade the unit to become an EN5940 MPEG-4 HD DSNG if it is a new unit with
the improved cooling and larger PSU.

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 E5780 / E5782 MPEG-2 HD

• Best HD MPEG-2 CBR and

VBR Encoder
– The best Stat Mux
performance for ATSC and
Terrestrial DTH.
– HD 4:2:2 option for the best
HD contribution, powering HD • Standard Features includes
MPEG-4 DTH – Switchable to SD MPEG-2
– Essential Splicing and time – Two Stereo Pairs
code features support HD – Web Browser R/C
VOD ingest
– Support for ATSC
– High Bit rate + DTS audio for requirements
HD Theatre.
• High performance and
• Options includes
flexibility
– HD Multi-Pass
– HD Multi-Pass option for
mixed SD / HD Stat Mux – HD 4:2:2
Applications – Noise Reduction
– Wide Range of Telco & IP – SCTE 35 Splicing
interfaces – Additional Audio channels
– Remux
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 H.264 HD and SD Solutions EN8040

• 2 models: EN8040 L-band and EN8040-IF

• Both models provide premium encoding of H.264 HD and SD with all of the features of the
foundation platform: the EN8090 encoder. They will also do MPEG-2 SD, and simultaneously
with H.264 encoding.
•All models use our latest satellite modulator and come as standard with DVB-S2 QPSK and
8PSK. DVB-S HOM and DVB-S2 16 and 32APSK are options.
•EN8040 also come with BISS and RAS as standard
•Use with RX1290 receiver to build an end-to-end solution for efficient HD contribution over
satellite.

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 Rx 1290 multi-format decoder: The
perfect receiver for DSNG

•New multi-format decoder

•Available with a wide range of input options, just like the other receivers in the TANDBERG
range. This includes ASI, satellite, satellite with DVB-S2, COFDM, IP etc.
•Capable of decoding MPEG2 and MPEG-4 (H.264) formats in SD or HD
•The hardware is capable of decoding all of these formats, but they are licence key controlled.
If you don’t need MPEG-4 today, you can purchase the Rx1290 at a low price with MPEG-2
support only. When ready for MPEG-4, simply enable the extra features required with a
licence key.
•Audio support for simultaneous decoding of 4 stereo audio services
•The perfect complement for DSNG that keeps all options open!

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 MPEG-4 HD:The easy way to save up to
55% bandwidth
•For HD, the benefits of h.264 are still at the
lower bitrates.
•Many broadcasters are struggling with low-
bitrate MPEG-2 HD, which means 16 –
20Mb/sec for contribution
•MPEG-4 can help cut this by up to 55%
making 1080i look good at say 10Mb/sec.
•EN8040 combines the benefits of h.264 HD
compression with DVB-S2 for maximum
efficiency.
•Saves transponder cost and the need to
upgrade other very expensive equipment in the
truck (HPA’s, power supplies, dish antenna
etc.)

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 Introducing ICE3 Ultracompression
• Evolution of Intelligent Compression Engine family
– Same form factor enables upgradeability
• Upgrade option to 20,000 E57xx and E59xx encoders deployed in field.
Chargeable option
• Module upgrade for existing iPlex & MediaPlex customers
• [Competition lacks upgradeability]
– Same chassis and motherboard
• Control, system wiring, audio, muxing, encapsulation etc unchanged
– proven technology and implementation = LOW RISK for customers
– Continuation of system and STB interoperability engineered into existing
products
• Lower risk for customers to deploy with TANDBERG rather than with
competitors new first generation products which are unproven

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 Introducing ICE3 Ultracompression
• Common platform for SD and HD
• Upgrade in future from SD to HD with no hardware change on EN8000
• SD / HD switchable operation from same hardware on EN8000
• Will become standard offer in 2007 (EN80xx range) for continuing development
• Provides MPEG-4 AVC SD Ultra compression and HD compression solutions for
Plex products

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 ICE 3 Block Diagram (SD / HD)

SD HD MPEG-4 Bit Rate Prediction To Stat Mux

Look- Compression Controller
ahead
Encoder Engine Look-ahead
Information

1 x 5.1 AAC
Audio or
Option 4 x 2.0 AAC
Module LC & HE
Audio Encoder

SD HD MPEG-4
Clarus™ Video Transport
SD-SDI Delay Compression Multiplexer
Pre-Processing Stream
Engine
Noise Reduction Main SD
Input De-Blocking +SD PiP
Resolution SD MPEG-4 2 x 2.0 AAC
Sub-sampling Compression LC & HE & HE v2
SD to CIF to 96 x 96 Engine Audio Encoder

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 ICE3 Advantage

• Includes all the most significant MPEG-4 AVC Tools

– Mostly same MPEG-4 tools as v3 software for EN5930/90

• Further Performance increase generated by;

– Content Adaptive Noise Reduction
• Better than MCTF
– Adaptive Input De-Blocking Filter
• Significantly improves MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 transcoding for turn-around
– Enhanced HD Multi-Pass
• Full-resolution HD multi-pass encoding aids encoding process and improves
Reflex stat-mux performance
– Multi-Pass powers more sophisticated mode decision technology
– Single slice for HD

• Dedicated low resolution encoding hardware for Picture-in-picture service

– Only TANDBERG provides main HD, full res SD PiP and micro PiP

• Employs technology protected by 12 new patents

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 HDTV Bit rates over time
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 Input De-blocking filters – Release 2.0

• Important for turn-around systems

– 80% of MPEG-4 transmissions uses material previously encoded using MPEG-
2

• MPEG-2 compression artefacts should be removed before re-encoding in H.264

– to improve end-to-end picture quality by removing obvious blocking artefacts
– to save H.264 bit rate
– to improve stat mux

• Conventional noise reduction methods cannot remove MPEG compression artefacts

without softening the picture

• Special input de-blocking filter is required

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 Clarus™ Input de-blocking filter - Release 2.0

• Not to be confused with the MPEG-4 in loop deblocking filters

• Detects blocking artefacts of video input signal

• Detects horizontal resolution of previous encoding stage
– it knows where the block edges are
• Leaves clean material untouched
– filter switches off when clean source is detected
• Removes MPEG-2 compression artefacts with fully adaptive filters
• Improves end-to-end picture quality
• Provides on average up to a 15% bit-rate reduction compared to a system without an
input de-blocking filter
– Maximum saving obtained with high detail, simple motion
HD content coded with MPEG-2 at ~10 Mbit/s

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 Example of Clarus™ input de-blocking filter

No de-blocking filter With de-blocking filter

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 Impulse Noise

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 Clarus™ SD Impulse Noise Filter - Release 2.0

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 EN8000 Typical CBR Bit Rates

Release 1.0 Release 2.0

• 576i/480i x 720 1.9Mbps 1.7 Mbps
• 576i/480i x 544 1.5Mbps 1.4 Mbps

• 1080i x 1920 8 to 12 Mbps 7 to 11 Mbps

• 1080i x 1440 6 to 8 Mbps 5.5 to 7 Mbps
• 1080i x 960 4 to 5.5 Mbps 3.5 to 5 Mbps
• 720p x 1280 5 to 7 Mbps 4.5 to 6.5
Mbps
• 720p x 960 4 to 5 Mbps 3.5 to 4.5
Mbps
• Bit rates depend on material and quality expectations

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 ICE3 in the EN8000

SLOT 1
Dual IP NIC

EN8030 and EN8090

SLOT 6
Dual IP Output
SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3

EN8032 and EN8092

• Hardware option in release 1.0

– AOM (Audio Option Module - Support 5.1 Encoding HE AAC)
– IP – Dual 100/1000BaseT

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 Upgrading with ICE3

+ SD
EN8032
E5720 ICE3

+
E5710 ICE3 EN8030 Upgrade
EN5930 from SD
to HD by
licence
+ key
E5720 ICE3 EN8092
EN5990

+
E5710 ICE3
EN8090
HD
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 AVC and latency

• Broadcasters often see AVC working with many seconds of encode / decode
latency
• This has made it impossible to use H.264 for contribution
• TANDBERG has engineered a solution and has new low latency modes in the
encoder and RX1290 decoder
• This should achieve a useable latency of 0.55s (encode / decode) with many of the
H.264 encoding efficiency benefits still in place.
• Delay same for HD and SD modes.
• For example, good quality HD contribution at 10 to 12Mb/s is possible with 0.55s
delay!

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 DVB-S2 – A new MODULATION technology

• DVB-S2 is not connected with the encoding technology

• DVB-S2 purely affects the modulator and the transmission of data to the satellite
• DVB-S2 is simply more efficient than DVB-S (which it replaces). So, for the same
bandwidth DVB-S2 can either transmit more data, or the same data rate with more
robustness, or a bit of both.
• Almost all Voyager products have a DVB-S2 capable modulator capable of
supporting all DVB-S and DVB-S2 modes up to 32APSK!
• You need to have a DVB-S2 demodulator in your receiver. TANDBERG offers a
demodulator upgrade to DVB-S2 for TT1260, TT1280 and RX1290.
• Make sure that the demodulator supports the features that you wish to use in the
modulator!

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 DVB-S2 The easy way to save 35%
bandwidth
• Only E5714IF and E5745 models
cannot support DVB-S2
• All other products built in 2006 have
the new DVB-S2 hardware as
standard.
• If a customer needs to use DVB-S2
then follow this checklist;

– Has the customer got a new

DSNG with the new modulator
card?
– Is the customer running software
version 3.10.1 or later?
– Has the customer got licence
keys to activate the required
DVB-S2 features?

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 Identifying the DVB-S2 Modulator

• DVB-S2 capable modulator is easily

identifiable

• Look for 3 BNC connectors. If the

card has 3 BNC’s (2 X ASI input plus
1 X BNC marked “TEST” then it’s
DVB-S2 capable
• Same for both the IF and L-band
versions.
• Remember it is provided as standard
on most Voyagers built after
01.01.2006!

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 What can I use the modulator external inputs
for?

• Most popular use is adding IP data!

• Just add the TANDBERG TT6120 with IPED datacaster card at each end.
• This unit has an RJ45 connector for IP connection to a hub
• It has a “LOCAL” ASI input to which the IP data is encapsulated (at layer 2) and
added. The ASI Output contains the original transport stream with the IP data added
to it. This is presented to the modulator via the external input.
• It has a “REMOTE” ASI input for inbound IP data extraction (if present) to provide
a bi-directional link

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 IP data caster

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 Questions you will be asked:
DVB-S2.
• Can I upgrade my Voyager • As long as it’s an E57 or EN59 series
product, the answer is almost always
to DVB-S2? “Yes”. First, check to see if the
modulator is DVB-S2 capable. If not, it
will need replacing at our factory. With
the correct hardware, a software
upgrade to 3.10 or later will be
required to make it work. This is free
of charge if the customer performs the
software upgrade themselves. Then,
the customer must buy the licence.
• The customer must have a DVB-S2
compatible receiver. Note that our
TT1260 / 1280 does not support
16APSK! However, this will not be
used for mobile applications.
• Older than E57xx is not possible and
the older equipment must be traded
in.
• Can I upgrade older non
E57xx equipment to DVB-
S2?

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