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Functional Features
Functional Features
VideoExchange offers many advanced and integrated functional features. The features include support for all major delivery services, CDN core features, management and reporting. All features are in the software, and run independently from specific hardware devices such as GLBs, switches, load balancers, DNS systems, caching services or storage systems.
Supported media servers
| Media Servers |
Features |
Details |
| Windows Media Server |
MMS/RTSP/HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| QuickTime Streaming Server |
RTSP/HTTP |
Tuned for mobile and HD performance |
| Wowza Media Server 2 |
RTMP/RTMPT/RTMPS/HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| Apache |
HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| Internet Information Server |
HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| Lighttpd |
HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| StroboScope |
HTTP FLV trick play |
Tuned for performance |
| Icecast |
HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
| Edgeware |
HTTP |
Tuned for performance |
Supported delivery technologies
| Delivery formats |
Features |
Details |
| VOD |
MP4, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MOV, etc |
All formats supported by the above services |
| Live |
MP4, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MOV, etc |
All formats supported by the above services |
| HTTP streaming |
Apple HTTP, Smooth Streaming |
Stream to iPhones and Silverlight |
| HTTP |
Any static asset |
(Progressive) download and FLV trick play, advanced |
Supported Operating Systems
| Operating Systems |
Features |
Details |
| Linux |
Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu |
Management and Media Servers |
| Windows Server |
2003, 2008, Enterprise preferred |
Media Servers |
| Edgeware Server |
Hardware appliance |
Media Server |
Density optimization
| Density optimization |
Features |
Details |
| Parallelization |
MySQL, CDN, Redirection, StreamStat |
CDN Management Servers |
| Parallelization |
WMS, Wowza, FMS, DSS, Apache |
Media Servers |
| Appliance support |
Edgeware Appliance |
20Gbps capacity in 1U |
CDN management server types
| Management server types |
Features |
Details |
| CDN Database Servers |
MySQL, tuned |
Clusters, master-slave |
| CDN Management Servers |
Management, monitoring, assets |
Master-Fallback |
| CDN Redirection Servers |
Dynamic realtime redirection |
Clustered and load balanced |
| CDN Log Processing Servers |
Log processing, analysis |
Serialized |
CDN media server types
| Media server types |
Features |
Details |
| Core Media Servers |
All assets |
Clustered, LB, FB in software |
| Fallback Media Servers |
All assets |
Clustered, LB, FB in software |
| OverFlow Media Servers |
Hot assets |
Clustered, LB, FB in software |
| Edge Media Servers |
Hot geographical assets |
Clustered, GLB, FB in software |
Media servers management
| Media server types |
Features |
Details |
| Web based management |
Setup cores, fallbacks, overflows, edges |
Cluster, restore |
| Realtime status monitoring |
Availability for every service |
Ping, request, cpu, mem |
| Hot swap |
Hot swap accounts and servers |
No downtime |
| Hot migrate |
Hot migrate accounts and servers |
No downtime |
| Hot restore |
Hot restore accounts and servers |
No downtime |
Geo load balancing
| Geo Load Balancing |
Features |
Details |
| Web based management |
Define IP, GeoISP, Country ranges |
Instant network management |
| Match edges and ranges |
Realtime N-N network-server matching |
Two-click instant routing |
| Realtime failover |
Instantly to other resources |
High external SLA, uptime |
| Load balancing |
Realtime round robin over clusters |
Independent operation |
| Geo load balancing |
Realtime geo load balancing |
To edge servers |
| Network triggers |
Trigger edges and Pops 'offline' |
To manage network load and QoS |
Asset distribution
| Asset distribution |
Features |
Details |
| Ingest |
Drag&Drop, secure FTP |
Easy manual and auto workflow |
| Replication |
Automatic redundant replication |
Fast replication |
| Hot asset Replication |
Efficient replication for hot assets |
Only hot assets for overflows and edges |
| Hot asset recognition |
Instant popularity measurement |
Hot thresholds per account |
| Pre-popularization |
Force push assets to edges |
Manually and via SOAP |
| Checkback |
Internal replication check |
For availability and integrity |
Live relay distribution
| Live relay distribution |
Features |
Details |
| Live relay Setup |
Setup wizard & SOAP API |
Windows Media, Flash, RTP encoders |
| Replication |
Automatic redundant replication |
Fast replication |
| Hot relay Replication |
Efficient replication for hot streams |
Only hot streams for overflows and edges |
| Hot relay recognition |
Instant popularity measurement |
Hot thresholds per account |
| Pre-popularization |
Force push relays to edges |
Manually and via SOAP |
| Checkback |
Internal replication check |
For availability and integrity |
| Automatic origin switch |
For maximum uptime |
For maximum redundancy |
Customer provisioning
| Customer Provisioning |
Features |
Details |
| Product management |
Define products and rates |
Define products, SLA's and add-on products |
| Account Provisioning |
Manual and batch account setup |
Manage CDN resources per account |
| One screen accounts overview |
Users, servers, quota, popularity, status |
Send messages, account details, migrate |
| Batch change account settings |
Change status, send message, email |
Instant customer service |
| Instant account sizing |
Upgrade, migrate, size accounts |
Realtime, automatic, no downtime |
| Instant resources deployment |
Manage bursting resources per account |
Realtime, automatic, no downtime |
| Tune popularization |
Change thresholds per account |
Manage bursting instantly, individually |
Graphical CDN statistics
| Overall CDN statistics |
Features |
Details |
| CDN requests per minute |
from known networks, top 10 |
Pie chart and 24h chart |
| CDN redirects per minute |
top 10 delivery servers |
Pie chart and 24h chart |
| Top accounts |
top 10 CDN accounts |
Pie chart |
| File distribution |
Percentage of hot assets |
Pie chart |
| Live relay distribution |
Percentage of hot relays |
Pie chart |
| Top ISPs |
Top 10 most active ISPs |
For future CDN planning |
CDN manager status overview
| CDN status overview |
Features |
Details |
| Software license |
#servers, #accounts, #assets |
VideoExchange software license |
| Logged in accounts |
Logged in customers (web dashboard) |
Name and last action |
| 404 errors |
Recent list of connection errors |
For fast customer service |
| Batch job status |
New, hot assets and relays |
Oversee redistribution status |
| Batch job log |
Recent history of distributions |
Oversee possible errors |
Graphical NOC
| Graphical NOC |
Features |
Details |
| Realtime status reporting |
Services, servers, devices |
Realtime and historical status |
| Realtime operator alerting |
Text message, email, graphical |
Pro-active alerting for operators |
| Instant switching |
Internal triggers for offline services |
For instant relaying |
| Realtime load reporting |
NIC, CPU, MEM, DISK |
Graphical load statistics |
| NOC API |
SNMP triggers |
For status export to external NOC |
Log Reporting
| Log Reporting |
Features |
Details |
| New log lines report |
New logs per service, server |
For recent requests indication |
| Traffic reporting |
Traffic per customer per month |
Export traffic data for billing |
| Log files |
Aggregated and filtered per customer |
Per service, W3C compliant |
Management
| Management |
Features |
Details |
| Secure web dashboard |
Manage the CDN in just 7 screens |
professional interface |
| Servers management |
Manage, cluster delivery servers |
Define delivery roles |
| Networks management |
Manage geographical ranges |
IP ranges, GeoISP or GeoCountry |
| Redirection management |
N-N ranges-servers matching |
Instant, two click geo optimization |
| Products management |
Manage commercial products |
Manage commercial products |
| Accounts management |
Provision customers |
Automated provisioning |
| CDN Statistics |
Oversee realtime CDN activity |
Graphical CDN activity overview |
| CDN Status + NOC |
Oversee realtime CDN status |
Graphical CDN status overview |
Customer self service center
| Self service center |
Features |
Details |
| Secure web dashboard |
Manage CDN account in 5 screens |
professional interface |
| Account overview |
Oversee customer details |
Oversee account setup, status |
| Asset ingest |
Drag&Drop and batch ingest |
Manually and automated asset ingest |
| Asset & Relay management |
Oversee, delete, distribute, lock |
Includes advanced publishing wizard |
| Live relay setup wizard |
MMS, RTMP, RTSP encoders |
Three click live stream setup wizard |
| Asset & relay statistics |
Realtime statistics per asset |
Detailed stats for all assets |
| Account statistics |
Realtime statistics per account |
Detailed stats for the account |
| Account reports |
In-depth, accurate and rich reports |
Advanced web based, graphical reports |
Account API's
| Account API's |
Features |
Details |
| Asset ingest |
Batch drop via FTP and FTP TLS |
Professional workflow integration |
| XML Feedback |
Secure assets & relays status report |
Includes Name, URL, MD5, Size, quota details |
| SOAP API |
Manage assets and relays |
Professional workflow integration |
| Token security |
Lock assets and relays |
Generate tokens to control access |
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