Product description AiMS is an open platform and CMS for the distribution and management of content (video, audio, pictures, data, etc.) and of services from the areas of information, communication and entertainment in digital networks (LAN, WAN). For each hardware component of a system a choice between several products of different manufactures is offered and therefore dependency on specific brands or manufactures or types is prevented. AiMS combines all different components to a complete system and uses all features of hardware according to the specifications of the manufacturers.
Open architecture Optional components: (e.g. DHCP/TFTP). AiMS
also supports several IP-STBs and PC-platforms „S to XXL“ as user interface. AiMS was developed for application in hospitality (hotels from more than 10 rooms) as well as for city carriers (> 1 Open standard based mio. households). The server can be any AiMS is a stand-alone application software standard hardware. which communicates with the interfaces of The software can be installed with the different STB manufacturers and is therefore following operating software: CentOS, STB manufacturer independent. It was designed Debian/GNU, FeeBSD on PC-Hardware to support a maximum number of devices and (Server System), UNIX/Linux (e.g. IBM, operational systems as desktop PC platforms Sun, HP, Apple). (Windows, Apple, Linux) with market common SW components like Mozilla FireFox, Set top boxes VLC Player, Internet Explorer, Windows AiMS uses all common STB features: Media Player, Windows XP media center, Session Windows Jabber Clients with video, • IGMP Version 2 Opera and STBs like Amino, Strong, XaVi • HTTP etc. • RTSP (optional) The integration is incorporated in existing network environments and supports Transport / reception of a transport stream components of different manufacturers MPEG-2 (e.g. WISI OS streamer, DRM-systems, etc.). • through UDP-Multicast • through RTP (optional) Functions • through HTTP The following web services are available in MPEG-4 SD, HD and PC resolution: • AVC Streams (HDTV) IPTV, PVR, internet access, VoIP, EPG, Teletext, • WMS, Windows Media Streams (optional) unified messaging, keymapping (depending on clients), multi language user interface (because Content of the open architecture the user interface can • MPEG-1 be displayed in different languages). • MPEG-2 • MPEG-4 IPTV in SD and HD • DVB-S compatible AiMS manages all common standards: live • DVB-C compatible (optional) TV over DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, CCTV (IP • DVB-T compatible (optional) Cameras), Radio over DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, • DVB-S2 compatible (optional) radio over internet, time shifting (multicast), • DRM (optional) PVR (personal video recorder), VoD (Mpeg 2 program stream, Mpeg 4 avc), MOD (MP3). AiMS fulfills all international standards and AiMS supports parental control (PIN), engineer standards. authorization (booking of chargeable services). AiMS services TV recorder: network PVR (manual) or EPG, Database supports HD recording in STBs. The logic of AiMS is mapped in a database. Operation: provisioning, management and This database is running in a generic version monitoring, logging, SNMP/XML/http interface, on a LAMP system (Linux/Apache/MySQL, PHP) auto-configuration of the clients and server and contains all data from different areas: applied, CMS, mandate capable. Powerful Editor, in particular for IPTV applications • User data – changeable anytime by the with interfaces for the connection of accounting user and billing systems. • System data – will only be changed through software update • Dynamic data – will be created through User interface - GUI As interface for configuration and development running the software as well as for STBs, we use a web browser on a The interface outwards is XML. Each further PC. The bases of this interface are again the XML display (HTML, SNMP, etc.) is based on XML data of the server. data. Thus the complete logic of AiMS The display on the STBs or in the browser is system is included in the database server. dynamic (at the time of the request) or static The XML data will be generated by the (at the time of data changing). The conversion modification of the database, thus an of XML data from the server is done in AiMS, effective caching with http caches and through the respective web browser (XSLT, AJA) http load dispatcher is possible. if PCs are used. AiMS supports multi mandate. Each mandate allow the user and the provider to can have its own private menu for its connected select and sort for them. The definition clients. Additionally an official menu is available of attributes is done by the provider and which can be reached from the clients of other can be defined according to the content mandates but and also via the internet. of a program as well as to the availability of different user groups. Further comments System architecture on the attribute system can be found in the The system consist of an AiMS server (optionally description of the database. also cluster), and components like the WISI DVB- IP-Gateway OS, VoD-server and clients/user IPTV function devices (e.g. STB). AiMS manages (over http) The programs are IP-streams and are the whole setup of the systems, configurates all delivered in unicast (1 to 1) or multicast mode end-user devices and manages the streams and (1 to any). The stream is addressed via the IP data to the correct end-user devices (server client address and will be displayed in the available architecture). player. The configuration of end-user devices is done with Individualization: By using more attributes, the e.g. protocols like SNMP, TFTP, http and assures TV portfolio can be configurated. This allows the centralized configuration of all components differentiation between different services in via the AiMS server. There is a real „plug-and- different levels and thus the creation of an play“ on the system level. user-own, individual channel list.
Video on demand Basic radio basic function
VoD reads the list of all available movies on a The functionality complies with the IPTV selectable VoD server and displays them on a function. Depending on the attributes, menu on the screen. The possibilities of display channels, a standard graphic / animation, a comply with the navigation of the IPTV but are movie or any information in HTML format can independently definable in its layout. Additionally, be displayed on the screen. The radio hotkey, if the parameter has been selected, a thumbnail a freely selectable (colour-) button can be of each movie can be displayed. Depending to defined through the Editor. In all audio-free the size of the menu lines only a few numbers services (information services, encyclopedias, may be displayed on each site. etc.) a frame for radio channel selection is The display of the movie lists is preceded by a opened. This function can be activated per menu which allows the listing according to service. Background radio: a selected channel attributes (Action, SciFi, Documentation, etc.), can be played and disabled any time in all languages, actors, year of publication as well as such services that accept this service. special features like: free of charge, with costs or ban for young people. Teletext (Videotext) Using Teletext during running TV services Music on demand equals the common usage (button „TXT“ and This service has the same functions as a common inserting according numbers), the content playlist of an MP3 player. Programs can be however will be temporarily stored on the assigned to different areas. AiMS server, thus the request is processed without the usual time delay. The reading EPG out of content is done through XML When zapping channels either EPG data or interface. The function is only available optional the information of another provider can during running TV mode. be displayed. The display is adjustable in size and position and in type of data displayed. Logging Logging for accounting, management and Management of services maintenance is done through a generic Attributes will be assigned to all services which logging system with XML interface. Existing protocols, like e.g. syslog, will Management Network: be converted. The logging data will be - Each Transponder or DVB-Gate 100 Base-T written into the AiMS database and are Ethernet available through according queries. At - 1 x AiMS/DOPS Server 100 Base-T Ethernet the same time automatic logging data - 1 x Remote access (optional) can be used (after explicit clearing by the Both networks can be realized as VLAN, but customer) to transmit them to other systems must be different IP networks. (e.g. networking monitoring) e.g. by mail, fax, sms, SNMP trap. An automatic delete Switches: of logging data applies only for unimportant - Multicasting and IGMP Snooping for debug information (see syslog level). All streaming networks other data can only be deleted manually. - QoS (if the IPTV services is provided additional to other services like internet or VoIP on the Provisioning same network) Provisioning is available with the unique - IGMP Querier function on one of the switches WISI DOPS system. The XML interface is is an advantage applicable as master as well as slave (also part slave) in hospitality and city networks. 3. Clients
System requirements Set Top Box:
- HTML-Browser with CSS2 support (obligate) 1. Server - Javascript-interface to manage the functions of the box and of the media player (obligate) Operating System: - CentOS, Redhat Enterprise Linux PC: - Debian/GNU - Web browser (Mozilla Firefox, Safari, - FreeBSD, Linux (e.g. Debian 3.1, Fedora Internet Explorer) Core 6, Open Suse 10) - VLC Player or Windows Media Player with - Microsoft Server 2003, Microsoft XP Plugins for MPEG TS and H.264 decoding Professional (only for small systems)
System software: - Webserver with PHP-integration (e.g. Apache 2.0 or IIS) - MySQL 5.0.x or higher - PHP 5.2.x or higher with following extensions (ctype, curl, date, dom, hash, libxml, mysql, xml, xsl, zlib, ore more) - IonCube
2. Network
Streaming Network: WISI Communications GmbH & Co. KG
- Each transponder or DVB-Gates 1000 Empfangs- und Verteiltechnik Base-T or 100 Base-T Ethernet Wilhelm-Sihn-Straße 5–7 - 1 x DOPS Server 1000 Base-T Ethernet 75223 Niefern-Oeschelbronn, Germany - 1 x IGMP Dummy Querier over AiMS/ DOPS Server (if there is no IGMP Telefon +49 7233-66-280 Fax -350 Querier in the network) 1000 Base-T export@wisi.de - Each Set-Top Box 100 Base-T Ethernet www.wisi.de
