RTL II installs DVB over IP solution - DVC and Exterity deliver new prodaptor chassis to RTL II

RTL II installed a complete DVB over IP solution allowing 200 employees to simultaneously view about 50 TV and radio channels at the work place.

At the core of the installation is the Exterity prodaptor chassis. With this chassis, the 50 DVB-S TV and radio channels, which come from several satellites, can be streamed to the in-house IP network.

The prodaptor chassis is equipped with eight DVB-S TVGateway blades and two SDI Encoder blades. One DVB-S blade can receive and stream two satellite transponders. With The SDI Encoder blades the in-house program of RTL II can be supplied and transmitted. The prodaptor chassis has redundant power supplies (PSU) and all important modules, including the PSUs, blades and fans are hot swappable. Therewith the best availability is ensured and a simple maintenance is guaranteed.

At the users’ PCs the DVB streams are decoded with the avediaCentre software and can be displayed live on the PC monitors. Additionally, avediaCentre allows the local recording of the streams to the PC hard disk, e.g. for time-delayed playback or for documentation.

With IPTV Manager PRO the whole installation can be managed centrally, SW updates can be imported and the system status can be monitored.

An upgrade to future HDTV channels is scheduled, e.g. with DVB-S2 TVGateways, AVC H.264 Encoder Blades and HDTV set-top boxes.

With the prodaptor chassis, RTL II has decided for a modular and reliable DVB over IP solution and due to the HDTV options, it is a safe investment for the future.