Wegener Corporation a provider of equipment for television,
audio and data distribution networks worldwide, annouced the operation of live video
broadcasts on a VSAT network from ViaSat Inc., showing compatibility of
WEGENER’s video overlay solution for VSAT networks.
VSAT networks provide
bandwidth efficient solutions for distributing interactive IP data between
thousands of data centers, retail locations, corporate LANS, schools, the
Internet, and home offices. Using standard ViaSat LinkStar uplink and
downlink equipment WEGENER added live high definition (HD) and standard
definition (SD) video streams to a VSAT network traditionally used to transmit
data files. Artifact-free video was successfully decoded by the WEGENER
SMD 515 IPTV set top box.
“ViaSat’s innovative communication networks provide a great
complement to WEGENER’s private network video products,” said
ViaSat VSAT products include hub-based IP data access systems for building enterprise or service provider networks, and mesh and hybrid architecture products for extending networks to locations not served by terrestrial alternatives.
For the initial configuration, continuous IP multicasts of
MPEG-2 HD and SD video were fed through ViaSat’s uplink switch, QOS and
modulator, before transmission over a Ku satellite link. At the receive
end, the signal was processed by a ViaSat LinkStar terminal, and ultimately the
WEGENER SMD 515 IPTV set top box decoded the video streams.
“We continue to explore bridge technologies that enable us to provide more applications on our networks,” said Mike Kreller, VP and general manager of ViaSat VSAT Networks. “The ability to support high-quality video is another advantage for our customers.”