Server LevTVoD – is the main element of the LevTv solution, used for the creation and implementation of VoD services. Designed LevTVoD server for recording and transmission of a large number of concurrent streams that fully meet international standards and are compatible with most IP STB. Video transfer can be arranged in two ways:
- VoD – video on demand. VoD – is the very interesting service for users which is unparalleled in other digital TV networks. VoD allows users to view video content stored on a operator’s server at any time convenient for the subscriber. Via a subscriber receiver (Set-top-Box) the subscriber accesses to the Middleware system, which provides easy searching of the content by genres. During the film broadcasting, the subscriber can to use the additional functions: manage of current broadcast “pause”, “stop” and the “fast” forward or backward.
- nVoD – “virtual cinema”, near video on Demand or video on a schedule. NVoD broadcast service is providing by a predefined schedule, at a fixed time. But this type of the service will not provide such functions as “pause”, “record” and “stop”.Server LevTVoD supports a well-known format AVC / H.264, which makes it possible to optimize storage and thus provide the highest quality video. LevTv VoD server provides the provision of such popular services as video on demand (Video On Demand) and video on a schedule (Near Video-on-Demand), and allows you to control the speech Protocol RTSP ( “Start”, “Pause”, “Stop “,” fast “, etc.) and can be easily integrated with any digital video equipment.An important feature that makes the LevTv VoD solution more economical is the fact that the services Near Video-on-Demand implemented by the server, not a separate middleware software (middleware).
LevTVoD can be integrated with other applications. It is designed as an open system that has standardized interfaces and formats.