Over-The-Top (OTT) is a term used to describe video services which are taking leverage of the user internet access. It can be either deployed over managed or non managed network. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast, and satellite television platforms, the companies that traditionally act as a controller or distributor of such . . . Read more
QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) is a digital encoding scheme used to transmit data over Radio Frequency (RF). For example, QAM is used for Digital TV (DTV) video transmission (both live and VOD) over last mile (e.g. Fiber/Coaxial) from a CMTS (which has a QAM subsystem sending out data onto the . . . Read more
RDK is an open-source software platform for the connected home that standardizes core functions used in broadband devices and set-top boxes.
Protocol developed by the IETF and published in 1998 as RFC 2326 (later revised in RFC 7826), for use in streaming media systems. RTSP lets a client remotely control a streaming media server, issuing VCR like commands such as “play” and “pause”, and allowing time-based access to files on a . . . Read more
A type of proxy server that directs customer requests to the appropriate source server, providing a level of abstraction to the content source and ensuring smooth flow of traffic between client devices and servers.
Second screen technology refers to the use of a mobile device (or another device) to provide an enhanced viewing experience for other content usually with interactive features.
Server-side ad insertion (SSAI) is a server-side technology that enables publishers to insert video ads, typically targeted to an individual or household, into live linear programming and video on demand content. SSAI does this by fetching ads from one or more ad servers and stitching those ads into the video . . . Read more
Cache server located in front of the origin servers in order to enhance their capabilities and offer content to an increasing number of CDN origin access points without increasing the number of origin servers. The downstream CDN elements will fetch the object from the shield cache rather than pulling from . . . Read more
