Distance Learning IPTV Solution
Complete IPTV Solution
Customer Requirements
The client is an educational institution catering to commuters, aiming to provide online distance learning to its current student body. Presently, they have 20,000 students situated in the nearby vicinity. The client has outlined the following prerequisites:
Number of Students
Initially, the client seeks to accommodate 5,000 students. Eventually, they aim for a system capable of serving all 20,000 students.
Degree Over the Internet
Customer would like to offer working professionals ability to take classes over the Internet regardless of their locations.
HD Video
Customer would like to eventually offer all educational videos in HD. Customer would like an IPTV system that can support HD videos.
Streaming Over the Internet
Limited budget for network upgrades; declined QoS-focused solutions from other vendors. Prefers using the Internet for transport.
View On TV or PC
Customer wants video streaming on home TVs via IP STB and also on multimedia desktops/laptops.
Expandable
Customer would like an IPTV system that’s fully scalable to support their current requirements and future growth.
Remote software/firmware update
Customer wants remote system management, minimal on-site visits. Also, aims to stream live video from 4 classrooms over the Internet.
VOD Support
Customer wants to record all classes in the semester for on-demand student access and review anytime, anywhere.
Viewing Ratio
Anticipating 20% of students watching videos at once. For 5,000 students, system needs to support 1,000 simultaneous SD streams.
Minimal Integration Cost
Customer lacks a large IT team for complex IPTV deployment. They seek an easily deployable, manageable, and supportable system.
IPTV Requirement List
Upon assessing the customer's needs, IPTV Matrix Asia has proposed the subsequent equipment lineup for this corporate rollout. Due to the comprehensive nature of IPTV Matrix Asia MatrixCast IPTV solution, the customer can bypass the lengthy process of integrating an IPTV solution from various suppliers. The subsequent inventory outlines the necessary equipment:
2 IMX M2200 IPTV middleware servers. 1 for management and another for redundancy.
4 IMX e4010 H.264 video encoders for 4 live class recordings.
2 IMX i2410 IPTV MatrixCast Streaming servers to support live class streaming.
2 IMX v2420 VOD MatrixCast Streaming servers to support all the pre-recorded VOD content.
5,000 MX 3 IP STBs – Fully able to support HD 1080p videos. Students can hook up MX 1 IP STB to their HDTV at home to watch class videos.
Customized MX 1100 PC viewer with customer’s logo – PC clients will be made available to students for download off customer’s Website. Students can watch videos on their PCs.
Customized MX 1101 Android viewer with customer’s logo – People with Android smart phones and tablets will be able to download customer’s own player right from Google Play store.
Customized MX 1102 IOS Apple viewer with customer’s logo – People with Apple iPhones and iPads will be able to download customer’s own player right from Apple’s App store.
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Distance Learning IPTV Solution Deployment Network Diagram