Kontron and Surf Communication Solutions collaborated on the completion of a fully validated AdvancedTCA-AdvancedMC fixed-mobile media server platform. At the core of the Kontron-Surf collaboration is the successful joint interoperability testing of Surf's SurfRider/AMC AMC DSP module - designed with the TMS320C64x series of Texas Instruments DSPs, including up to 8 DSPs per board such as the TMS320C6412, TMS320TCI6482, and the latest multi-core DSP TMS320TCI6486 - with the Kontron AT840x family of AdvancedTCA Carrier blades.
Together, Kontron and Surf will be able to offer Network Equipment Providers a compelling commercial-off-the-shelf High Availability platform ideal for IP-based media processing applications that support today's content delivery subscriber services including IPTV, VoD and Mobile TV. This has enabled Kontron to pre-integrate a new media server platform based on its existing Kontron OM9060 AdvancedTCA Platform, populating it with two redundantly configured AdvancedTCA carrier boards with up to six SurfRider/AMC DSP modules and two Kontron processor AdvancedMC modules used as session controllers.
"Surf recognizes the need for continual pre-interoperability testing to simplify the design process for NEPs," stated Ofer Talmor, Director of Product Management at Surf Communication Solutions. "Working with Kontron to pre-validate a jointly integrated media server platform solution demonstrates a much higher value proposition for our joint clients to enjoy faster time to market cycles to keep up with demand from their service provider clients."
The SurfRider/AMC is a fully-integrated RoHS-compliant AMC DSP resource board providing flexible yet heavy-duty multimedia processing capabilities. Featuring Surf's revolutionary patent-pending modular design and Open Framework approach, which allows seamless integration of user-defined and proprietary algorithms, the SurfRider/AMC meets IMS requirements and is the ideal choice for development of a wide range of carrier-grade telecom applications. It is field-proven, having already been implemented by a number of Tier-1 TEMs.
The Kontron OM9060 Media platform is an ideal entry point for media processing applications built on ATCA technology. With ATCA providing the highest density of computing and the most compact designs at minimum floor space and power consumption, the Kontron OM9060 Media platform is targeted at applications with high processing and availability demands of IP-based media. This Media platform configuration contains two ATCA processor blades, two processor AMC modules as main controllers, and two ATCA carriers with one processor AMC and one DSP AMC each.
This 5U, 6-Slot AdvancedTCA Media Platform is redundantly configured with 2x AdvancedTCA Hubs each with one processor AdvancedMC module as main controllers, and 2x AdvancedTCA processor blades (application engines) with SATA HDD. Added to this are the two AdvancedTCA carrier blades, each one with up to three SurfRider/AMC DSP modules and one Processor AdvancedMC as controllers. AdvancedMC modules may be added, such as more DSPs and TDM interfaces, or 10 GbE uplinks on the AdvancedTCA hub, depending on the amount of traffic and the types of interfaces needed.
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