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Section 1
MediaEdge DCM Overview
and Prerequisites
MediaEdge Overview
MediaEdge is a multi-channel, multi-location video delivery system using
standard TCP/IP networks and display devices. The flexible, modular
design of the MediaEdge System offers a cost-effective method for distrib-
uting video content to multiple PC and set-top box clients. Content
delivery capabilities include pre-programmed playback, live streaming of
video broadcasts and full-featured interactive video-on-demand services.
In order to accommodate various content distribution and playout sce-
narios, a MediaEdge system can be a simple system with local content
storage and playout to one or more devices or a multi-site system spanning
multiple world-wide time zones and encompassing many networks,
playout devices and content displays of various types.
A simple single-server MediaEdge network is illustrated in Figure 1.