
Case Study: File Based Video
Distribution – Avail Media
• IPTV Service Provider
• Aggregate over 180 channels of Standard Definition
Programming and 16 channels of High Definition
– ESPN, Discovery HD, Showtime, Starz, MTV, etc
– Content ingested at Intelsat Teleport in Hagerstown, MD
• Content is encoded to MPEG-4 / IP & Encrypted
• Content is sent on 9 transponders over 3 satellites from
Hagerstown, MD
• Receive location uses up to 18 CMR-5975 / site (2 for each
transponder for redundancy)
• Each transponder is about 70 Mbps of data
• L-band In IP Out
• Delivered to consumer via ADSL or FTH
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