Operation Manual

Product Overview

The B264 supports up to two H.264 SD/HD encoders, with up to four stereo pairs of audio

encoding. One stereo pair is dedicated to each video encoder, and the remaining two stereo pairs

can be individually associated with either channel. The encoded transport stream can be routed

and replicated to Ethernet and ASI outputs. Both SPTS and MPTS outputs are supported.

The following inputs are available:

 Software-configurable Composite or SDI video inputs, with auto-detection capability

 SDI video inputs support SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI, with auto-detection capability

 Analog unbalanced audio stereo inputs

 SDI embedded audio support

 Two internal test packet generators (which can be used to generate ASI or IP test

streams)

The following outputs are available:

 Two ASI outputs

 Two Ethernet outputs, supporting full-duplex 100 Mb/s and 1 Gb/s operation

Each of the encoder channels in the B264 can operate in one of two modes:

 ASI/IP Streaming: used in traditional broadcast applications. The encoded bitstream be

transmitted over ASI or IP using UDP/RTP protocols, with replication capability.

 OTT Protocols: used for Internet streaming. These include RTMP, HLS and Direct

HTTP. For the modular B264, the control port can be used for stream output in these

modes.

ASI/IP Streaming

For ASI/IP streaming, configuring the B264 includes the following steps:

Step 1: Configure the encoders.

Step 2: Configure the outputs (ASI or IP).

Step 3: Make connections between inputs and outputs (for UDP and RTP).

The connections between inputs and outputs can be made as part of the input or output

configuration steps. The B264 supports many-to-many connections.

The overall architecture is depicted below.