ARRIS M3 Media Server Family Scalable and Reliable Delivery of Live and On-Demand Content The ARRIS M3 Media Server product line efficiently and reliably delivers content for advanced, value-added services such as video on-demand (VOD), Time-Shifted TV (TSTV), and network digital video recording (ndvr) services to set-top and consumer electronic devices. Powered by high-performance Linux-based server platforms with solid-state storage for streaming, the M3 Media Server Family provides exceptional performance, reliability and flexibility. The M3 Media Servers are part of the ARRIS Content Delivery Network (CDN) solution and provide content streaming, library storage and network recording capabilities. The M3 Media Servers can be deployed in clusters of rack-mount servers to optimize streaming and storage capacity for both VOD and ndvr services. Key Features The M3 Media Servers uniquely bring the following benefits to video service providers looking to deliver advanced on-demand services to their customers across networks and devices. High Performance Utilizes enterprise-class high performance rack mounted servers High-density performance with solid-state technology for streaming Leverages adaptive content management to optimize network, streaming and storage resources Simultaneous Ingest and Streaming in support of TSTV and ndvr services
Scalability Seamlessly scales from low-density edge streaming to large centralized high-density deployments Supports intelligent edge caching to enable virtually unlimited content libraries Independently grow streaming or and/or ingest/recording capacity by adding servers to M3 clusters Broad range of server platforms to support wide range of ingest/recording and streaming requirements Efficiency Adaptive Media intelligently positions content and assigns streams to optimize streaming, storage and network resources Aggregates the cache of a cluster of servers for VOD services Leverages a single platform for delivery across all devices and networks Scales streaming and storage independently to lower CapEx Supports on the fly trick modes without the need for separate trick files that can consume up to 30% of the content library Flexibility Supports VOD and ndvr video services from the same platforms Designed for advanced services such as Time-Shifted TV and On Demand Advertising Integrates with leading cable back office and IPTV middleware solutions Ingest and streaming of fixed rate and multi-bit rate (MBR) content in support of legacy set-tops and advanced consumer electronics devices Supports pre-, post- and mid-roll ad insertion (ranged playlists) Multi-speed trick modes with restrictions by playlist element M3 Clusters can ingest, cache and stream content from anywhere in the CDN network Reliability Fault-resistant, carrier-class platforms with redundant power, fans, network interfaces and other components Redundant content storage with automatic replication across servers and geographic redundancy across clusters Solid-state flash technology and RAID protects against drive failure and maintains content in case of power loss Robust remote management capabilities
The ARRIS M3 Media Server Family is comprised of the S100, S200, S400, and S410 platforms, which can be configured to meet virtually any networking topology for streaming, storage or recording requirements. Server General Server Features Available Internal Storage Drives RAID S100 Media Server - Streamer S200 Media Server Library High performance Dual Intel Multi-Core Processors 48GB high-speed DDR3 registered system memory High-efficiency hot-swappable redundant AC or DC power supply units Redundant fans with front to rear airflow Streamer Library/Recorder Streamer Eight Hot-pluggable 256GB or 512GB Solid-State Drives (SSD) 24 Hot-plugable 1TB Hard- Disk Drives (HDD) 22T Effective Storage S200 Media Server - Streamer 24 Hot-plugable 512G Solid- State Drives (SSD) RAID5 (One group of 7+1) RAID6 (One group of 22+1) RAID5 (Three groups of 7+1) Storage Capacity 2TB (1.8TB usable) SSD 4TB (3.5TB usable) SSD Interfaces Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Interfaces for Ingress and Streaming Interfaces for CDN and Library Ingress Interface for M3 Cluster Interface Power AC or DC Power Supply 340 watts (typical) Negative 40-72 VDC 24TB (22TB useable) HDD 12TB (10.75TB useable) SSD Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Content Propagation and CDN Ingest Quad Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces for CDN and M3 Cluster Interface AC or DC Power Supply 750 watts (typical) Negative 36-72 VDC Environmental Operating temperature: 0 C (32 F) to +35 C (95 F) Storage temperature: 20 C ( 4 F) to +60 C (140 F) Operating humidity: 10% - 90% non condensing Storage humidity 5% - 95% non condensing Physical 1RU, 19 rack mountable 1.70 x 17.125 x 26 in (4.3 x 43.5 x 66 cm) Weight: 40 lbs 2RU, 19 rack mountable 3.45 x 17.5 x 29.5 in (8.8 x 44.5 x 74.9 cm) Weight: 70 lbs Six (6) 10 Gigabit Ethernet Content Propagation and CDN Ingest Interfaces for CDN and Library Ingress Interface for M3 Cluster Interface AC or DC Power Supply 750 watts (typical) Negative 36-72 VDC 2RU, 19 rack mountable 3.45 x 17.5 x 29.5 in 8.8 x 44.5 x 74.9 cm) Weight: 70 lbs
(continued) Server General Server Features Available Internal Storage Drives RAID S400 Media Server Library/ Recorder High performance Dual Intel Multi-Core Processors 96GB high-speed DDR3 registered system memory High-efficiency hot-swappable redundant AC or DC power supply units Redundant fans with front to rear airflow S410 Media Server Library/ Recorder High performance Dual Intel Multi-Core Processors 96GB high-speed DDR3 registered system memory High-efficiency hot-swappable redundant AC or DC power supply units Redundant fans with front to rear airflow Library or Recorder Library or Recorder 72 Hot-plugable 1TB Hard-Disk Drives (HDD) RAID 6 (Three 22+2 RAID 6 Groups) 36 Hot-plugable 3TB Hard-Disk Drives (HDD) RAID50 (Four groups of 8+1) Storage Capacity 72TB (66TB useable) HDD 108TB (96TB useable) HDD Interfaces Recorder - Six 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Interfaces for Recording and Playback Library - Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet Content Propagation Quad Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces for CDN and M3 Cluster Interface Power AC or DC Power Supply Units with Redundant 3+1 1000 watts (typical) to 240 VAC, 50/ 60 Hz Negative 40-72 VDC Environmental Operating temperature: 0o C (32 F) to +35o C (95 F) Storage temperature: -20o C (-4 F) to +60o C (140 F) Operating humidity: 10% - 90% non condensing Storage humidity 5% - 95% non condensing Recorder - Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Interfaces for Recording and Playback Quad Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces for CDN and M3 Cluster Interface AC or DC Power Supply Units with Redundant 1+1 825 watts (typical) to 240 VAC, 50/ 60 Hz Negative 36-72 VDC Physical 4RU, 19 rack mountable 6.93 x 17.5 x 30 in (17.6 x 44.5 x 76.2 cm) Weight: 110 lbs 4RU, 19 rack mountable 7.0 x 17.2 x 27.5 in (17.8 x 43.7 x 69.9 cm) Weight: 104 lbs
(continued) Application ARRIS M3 Media Server Family Context Delivery Applications Video On Demand (VOD), Time-Shifted TV, Network DVR (ndvr) Back Office Support Integrates with leading back office environments through the M3 Cluster Manager including Comcast NGOD/CCDN, ISA (Ericson OpenStream, Time Warner Mystro Business Server), Seachange Axiom & Adrenalin Content Ingest Automatic indexing of single asset trick play without trick files FTP IP Multicast (Time-shift) Video Standards and Formats SD, HD, 3-D MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 MPEG-2 Simultaneous Fixed Rate and Multi-bit Rate (MBR) Ingest and Streaming/Playout GUI and CLI Interfaces SNMP Support Software Minimum software revision: M3 Release 10.2 with CentOS Enterprise OS ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. ( ARRIS ). ARRIS reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of ARRIS to provide notification of such revision or change. ARRIS and the ARRIS logo are all trademarks of ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and the names of their products. ARRIS disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The capabilities, system requirements and/or compatibility with third-party products described herein are subject to change without notice. 365-095-15063 x.4 10/13 www.arrisi.com