The Music Mux is a real time multiplexer for audio. Audio typically arrives via the Internet. We buffer it and in real time convert the streams to audio-only transport streams. Once they are transport streams, we multiplex them onto a single multi program transport stream.
This software-based solution relies on a hardware server and the Internet to bring in audio streams and prepare them for use on cable video networks.
The application will simultaneously read multiple channel WMA IP streams in real time, and convert/multiplex them into a transport stream with a unique PID for each channel, then output the transport stream on a DVBASI transmitter via a 75 ohm BNC connector.
- Input: Up to 60 channels of WMA or MP3, arriving via IP
- Output: Multi program DVB-ASI transport stream (MPTS)
- Decoding format: WMA and MP3Â (We will consider any other format if required)
- CBR over ASI out
- Decoding format: WMA and MP3Â (We will consider any other format if required)
- Conversion format: MPEG-1 Layer II audio
- CBR over ASI out
- Each stream is assigned a unique PID
- Reader: HTTP, MMS, or any server string IP
- Automatic recovery from unstable IP drop-out
- Message display for input channel performance
- Log file to track all channel activities
- Store and recall different sets of IP channels
- Based on highly reliable server technology
- PSI table insertion
- Enterprise Class server
- 10/100 BaseT Interface
- Windows® XP
- Units in operation on 3 continents
- Options: IBM Server, No brand server, Audio over IP modules
- Applications
- Adding music to a cable service lineup
- Adding Music to Satellite service lineup
- Satellite radio
