Socionext Media Cloud provides a 10x improvement for video processing in the data center. The solution streamlines video processing, saves cost and adds advanced ABR functionality–all in a single 1RU form factor device.

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The Democratization of Media Transformation

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Socionext Media Cloud
provides a 10x improvement
for video processing in the
data center.
The solution streamlines
video processing, saves cost
and adds advanced ABR
functionality–all in a single
1RU form factor device.

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Client
Network
IN OUT
32 x 4Kp60
Equivalent Channels
32 x 4Kp Bundles in HEVC/AVC
128 x 1080p Bundles in HEVC/AVC
256 x 720p Bundles in HEVC/AVC
Content
Source
▪ 1RU power < 1KW
▪ Power per bundle < 5W
▪ Lowest cost per Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR)
▪ FFmpeg, GStreamer, customized plug-in*
▪ MPEG2, AVC, HEVC support

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Individual as a Broadcaster Video Streaming / User-Generated Content
Storage Optimization (HEVC) Video Calling

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▪ 4K60p 4:2:2 10bits HEVC/AVC
real-time encoding and decoding
▪ High-density encoding and
transcoding (e.g. 1080p60 x4ch
@real-time)
▪ 4K60p HEVC/AVC encoding with
ultra-low latency for broadcasting
market
▪ Low power consumption (6.3W
including four embedded DRAMs at
4K60p HEVC encoding operation)
Up to 8 M30 engines can be installed in a GPU PCIe form factor
4K60p Real-time Multi Format Codec

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Engineer
Elegant solution
Ease of integration
Error resilient codecs
Stable hardware platform
Operations
Standard server
Redundant power supplies, 10GBE ...
Tight footprint
CFO
CAPEX
OPEX
Future proof
Product Manager
HEVC
ABR Encoding for all Users
Enable new services
Scale of operations

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Socionext
Dense Server
Hardware
Accelerated
CPU
High-Performance
Data Center CPU
AVC
720P ABR Density / 1RU 256 72 12
Power / ABR Channel 2.5W 7.6W 62.5W
Cost / ABR Channel 1X 2X 4X
HEVC
720P ABR Density / 1RU 256 36 2
Power / ABR Channel 2.5W 15W 375W
Cost / ABR Channel 1.25X 4X 24X

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▪ Sample ABR bundle, 1 in -> 5 out
▪ Input (1920x1080p60
AVC/HEVC ES stream, 4:2:0,
8bits, 10Mbps)
▪ Output (All AVC/HEVC ES
streams, 4:2:0, 8bits)
▪ 1280x720p60 / 3Mbps
▪ 1280x720p30 / 2Mbps
▪ 720x480p30 / 1.5Mbps
▪ 640x360p30 / 500Kbps
▪ 320x240p30 / 200Kbp
▪ M30 supports 4 bundles
▪ 1RU server supports 128 bundles

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Up to 32 x 4K 60p live HEVC profiles per 1RU GPU Server Chassis
Up to 20X rack space and power reduction
The maximum density available in the market
▪ Socionext MB86M30 x8 devices for up to 32 x 4Kp60
live HEVC profiles per rack unit
▪ Support for low-latency HD/UHD HEVC/AVC/MPEG-2
transcoding, adaptive bitrate (ABR), 10 bit color depth
and 4:2:2 chroma sub-sampling
▪ Comprehensive developer tools including Linux and
Windows SDKs, FFmpeg and GStreamer plug-ins, and
virtualization-friendly drivers supporting OpenStack
▪ Hardware and software design and customization
options for maximum deployment flexibility
Low-Latency 8-ch 4K HEVC Transcoding Accelerator
New

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▪ No special rack requirements
▪ 1RU x 25” long chassis
▪ < 500W per 1RU
▪ Single/Dual 850W PSU
▪ PCIe Zero Switch State
▪ PCIe Zero Wait State

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▪ Storage can be used as a temporary or
transient data store prior to offloading to
a storage cluster.
▪ Onboard storage without sacrificing
transcoder density.
▪ Add up to 56TB of SSD storage.
▪ Smaller capacity or slower storage
requirements can be met with 24TB of
HDD

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Socionext is a world-leading supplier
of System-on-Chip solutions, focused
on Imaging, Networking and
Computing technologies that drive a
wide variety of applications.

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adhocracy
/ adˈhäkrəsē /
noun
Flexible and dynamic
innovation (the opposite
of a bureaucracy)

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Contact us for more information about
the Socionext Media Cloud Solution.
socionextus.com/mediacloud
datacenter@us.socionext.com
+1-844-680-3453