Path 1 Network Technologies supplied the Video-over-IP gateways that were used by Vyvxx for the live HDTV broadcast backhaul of Super Bowl XXXVIII. The HDTV feed was backhauled over an MPLS-enabled fiber-optic network, end-to-end at 270 Mbps.
Path 1’s Cx1000 Video Gateway uses embedded processors and patent-pending algorithms to shield the video signals from severe network impairments and preserve the broadcast-quality video at standard definition, High Definition and uncompressed video at speeds up to 270 Mbps. The gateway handles issues like significant delay, jitter, packet loss, out-of-order packets and error recovery. http://www.path1.com/
- Vyvx provided an HDTV over MPLS backhaul solution for the first time at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Specifically, Vyvx carried two diverse and redundant HDTV compressed feeds from Reliant Stadium in Houston over its fiber-optic network at 40.5 Mbps and 270 Mbps. In addition to the HDTV backhaul, Vyvx delivered standard- definition backhauls of the Super Bowl to broadcasters over its 45 Mbps network. Going forward, Vyvx will offer HDTV-over-MPLS as a new “HD VenueNet” transport service for live high-definition television. HD VenueNet utilizes the same booking procedures as the company’s traditional VenueNet service, and the HD VenueNet box that network production trucks access is consolidated with the current VenueNet box, located within the sports venue. HD VenueNet’s initial deployment includes 17 professional sports venues in seven states.