Applications such as session border controller, media gateway, media resource function, video/content optimisation, WebRTC voice, network video conferencing and interactive voice and video response can be up-scaled.
To provide a high performance voice and video processing engine, supported by single or dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 host processors, the device utilises Octasic DSPs scalable from 4 to 48 across four PCIe cards. Simplifying development, the platform features voice and video processing firmware and a programmer interface.
Over 30,000 channels of standard voice gateway transcoding (G.711/G.729AB), 20,000 wireless voice channels (G.711/AMR NB) and 1,500 channels of mobile video transcode (MPEG4 CIF/H.264 CIF) or 24 HD video conference bridges, can be provided by the SharpMedia 2U Platform.
To speed customer deployment, the platform is supported by Artesyn’s system integration services, which enable the integration of the company’s and third-party cards, software and branding.
Linsey Miller, Director of Marketing for Server Acceleration, Artesyn Embedded Technologies, commented: “As carriers tackle the challenges of increasing bandwidth demands while maintaining average revenue per user, a more efficient and cost-effective network transcoding engine is required. The SharpMedia 2U Platform addresses this constraint by packaging Artesyn’s embedded voice and video expertise into a rack server appliance that is easy to integrate with multiple applications and simple to deploy.”