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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 10 - Issue 3 | March 2020

InMedia

Kontron and Anevia Collaborate
on Video at Network Edge
K

ontron has partnered with
Anevia to offer a robust edge
caching technology designed to
reduce video traffic in the core
network for operators and improve
QoE for viewers. The solution targets
content service providers (CSPs),
telco operators, broadcasters and OTT
service providers.
Due to the exponential growth of
mobile video content consumption,
service providers and enterprises
are seeking better ways to manage
video network traffic. 5G networks are
driving greater video consumption,
leading to a large amount of traffic
in the network that could result in
lower-quality end-user experiences.
In response, Kontron and Anevia
have collaborated on a solution for
media and telco markets to embrace a
distributed network architecture as a
means to offload video retrieval tasks
from the core and move the related
data processing as close to end-users
as physically possible.

The combined offering runs Anevia
NEA-CDN® software on Kontron's
ME1100 mobile edge computing
servers that are compact enough to fit
into street cabinets - closest to where
the viewers of the content reside.
The benefits of having a distributed
offloading solution that performs most
of the video caching at edge locations
- near mobile phones, tablets, laptops
etc. - are numerous, including lower
CapEx and bandwidth costs, easier
scalability, and better user experience
due to reduced response times.
The robustness of the ME1100 series
makes it particularly appealing for
operators looking to unlock cloudcomputing capabilities within the
radio access network (RAN) or enable
demanding applications such as
artificial intelligence, data caching,
ultra-low latency, and high-bandwidth
edge applications, amongst others.
The ruggedised hardware form factor
is designed to withstand extreme
temperatures, operate in harsh

environments and seamlessly adapt
to the CSP's virtual infrastructure to
deliver broadcast-quality video to
end subscribers.
"Telcos increasingly want to
optimise the use of their existing
infrastructure by investing in
smaller delivery nodes that they can
easily add to their geographically
distributed facilities" explains David
Tencer, Product Manager, Anevia.
"We're proud to provide a joint video
caching solution that allows them
to simply expand the edge of their
network, instead of having to change
what already works."
Anevia's NEA-CDN v5 is the first
cloud-native private CDN solution. It
provides operators with a centrally
orchestrated and elastic CDN, designed
to scale on small caches that can be
added and removed seamlessly and
cost-effectively to follow the changing
needs of viewers.
"With this kind of solution, everybody
wins," says Bertrand Foulon, Business

AJA HDR Image Analyzer 12G
Ships With 8K Support
A

JA Video Systems is shipping its
HDR Image Analyzer 12G, the
powerful, real-time HDR and WCG
monitoring and analysis platform
featuring 12G-SDI connectivity.
Developed in partnership with
Colorfront, HDR Image Analyzer
12G supports up to 8K/UHD2 HDR
monitoring and analysis for high
raster content over 12G-SDI, with the
simplicity of single-cable connectivity
for higher bandwidth workflows.
HDR Image Analyzer 12G fuses
AJA's production-proven video I/O

technology with powerful HDR and
WCG image analysis tools from
Colorfront,
including
waveform,
histogram and vectorscope monitoring
and analysis of up to 8K content
over 12G-SDI for broadcast and OTT
production, post, QC and mastering.
Within a compact 1RU chassis, HDR
Image Analyzer 12G provides users
with a comprehensive toolset to
monitor and analyse SDR and HDR
formats, including PQ (Perceptual
Quantizer) and Hybrid Log Gamma
(HLG).
HDR Image Analyzer
offers 8K support

Additionally, the HDR Image Analyzer
v2.0 update introduces configurable
windows support for increased user
flexibility for both the HDR Image
Analyzer 12G and original HDR Image
Analyzer models.
Additional HDR Image Analyzer 12G
features include:
*	 8K/UltraHD2, 4K/UltraHD, and
HD 60p over 12G-SDI inputs;
*	 UltraHD UI for native resolution
picture display over DisplayPort;
*	 Configurable layouts for placing
desired tools in the preferred window;
*	 Remote configuration, updates,
logging and screenshot transfers via
an integrated web UI;

A street cabinet incorporating a Kontron
ME1100 mobile edge computing server

Development Manager, Video market,
Kontron Communications. "We look
forward to working closely with
Anevia not only to help operators get
really close to their customers at a
lower cost, but also reduce response
time and improve customers' viewing
experiences."

*	 Remote Desktop support;
*	 Support for display referred SDR
(Rec.709), HDR ST 2084/PQ and HLG
analysis;
*	 Support for scene referred ARRI,
Canon, Panasonic, RED and Sony
camera colour spaces;
*	 Display and colour processing
lookup table (LUT) support;
*	 CIE
graph,
vectorscope,
waveform and histogram support;
*	 Nit levels and phase metering;
*	 False colour mode to easily spot
pixels out of gamut or brightness;
*	 Advanced out of gamut and out
of brightness detection with error
intolerance;
*	 Data analyser with pixel picker;
*	 Line mode to focus a region of
interest onto a single horizontal or
vertical line;
*	 File-based error logging with
timecode;
*	 Reference still store;
*	 SDI auto signal detection;
*	 Three-year warranty.
HDR Image Analyzer 12G is available
through AJA's worldwide reseller
network.
HDR Image Analyzer 12G provides the
necessary connectivity to support advanced
8K/UltraHD2 HDR and SDR production
monitoring and analysis workflows
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