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CryptoPLAY – The AFFORDABLE End-to-End IPTV/OTT Solution

On-premises solution including multi-DRM.
Complete solution provided by CryptoGuard.

Deploying OTT services is a challenge for video service providers as the needed technology has been very expensive – until now! CryptoGuard is proud to announce its new IPTV/OTT solution CryptoPLAY, that helps operators start up their own OTT business and becoming profitable also on OTT services.

The Solution

CryptoPLAY is the affordable and scalable on-premise End-to-end IPTV/OTT solution that offers any-size operator to cost-effectively deliver advanced TV features to any screen. It also includes CryptoGuard multi-DRM content protection approved by major studios.

The complete solution is in-house developed by CryptoGuard which ensures its reliability and eliminates complicated and expensive integration of systems and new features from third party suppliers. This makes CryptoPLAY a cost-effective, time saving and easy to deploy on-premise IPTV/OTT solution that is affordable.

CryptoPLAY OTT system has superb scaling capability with a pay-as-you-grow business model, ideal for any size operator.

The solution offers enhanced viewer experience with advanced TV features such as Live-TV, Time shifting, Catchup, Start-over, nPVR and VOD. The DRM formats including Google-Widevine, Apple-FairPlay and Microsoft-PlayReady are supported enabling a highly secure content delivery. These DRMs are natively supported by the browser, mobile device or set-top box and are approved by major studios.

The Solution

CryptoPLAY is the affordable and scalable on-premise End-to-end IPTV/OTT solution that offers any-size operator to cost-effectively deliver advanced TV features to any screen. It also includes CryptoGuard multi-DRM content protection approved by major studios.

The complete solution is in-house developed by CryptoGuard which ensures its reliability and eliminates complicated and expensive integration of systems and new features from third party suppliers. This makes CryptoPLAY a cost-effective, time saving and easy to deploy on-premise IPTV/OTT solution that is affordable.

CryptoPLAY OTT system has superb scaling capability with a pay-as-you-grow business model, ideal for any size operator.

The solution offers enhanced viewer experience with advanced TV features such as Live-TV, Time shifting, Catchup, Start-over, nPVR and VOD. The DRM formats including Google-Widevine, Apple-FairPlay and Microsoft-PlayReady are supported enabling a highly secure content delivery. These DRMs are natively supported by the browser, mobile device or set-top box and are approved by major studios.

CryptoPLAY schematic overview

OTT System Overview

Transcoder

Features:

The Transcoder converts input streams to several different Adaptive Bit Rates (ABR).

For example, one 4 Mbps input stream is converted to 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps and 500 kbps streams which are automatically selected depending on the user’s bandwidth, permitting little buffering when streaming high-resolution feeds (begins with low-resolution and increases).

Transcodes assets (TV channel or movie)
Supports mobile SD, SD, HD ready, Full HD, and 4K
Normally 3 speed profiles (kbps) are used per asset
Each speed profile can be packaged in HLS Apple, HLS Microsoft and/or MPEG DASH streams
This generates 3 streams per asset
Multiple audio tracks
AC for sound and H264 or H265* for Video
Dolby supported on AC
Multiple subtitling CEA608

*Many legacy devices do not support H265

Origin server & Storage

Features:

The Origin Server packages the video streams to HTTP deliverable format, process and responds the video streams to incoming requests from clients.
Both HLS and MPEG-DASH video formats are supported.
All storage for VoD, Catchup TV, nPVR is in the origin server and can be on the fly upgradeble.
Software-based load balancer

CDN Server & On-the-fly encryption

Features:

The CDN Server manages network traffic and provides QoS on IP networks. It is used for example, to provide low-latency on critical network traffic, such as video delivery, while providing best effort service to non-critical services, such as web traffic.
The CDN Server encrypts the video files on-the-fly when requested by a client device. Our software only needs one version of the streams, which can encrypt into the required variant based on the run-in request. The encryptor is able to work with a live broadcast, re-playable content, and content on demand (VOD).

DRM Key Server

Features:

The Key Server verifies the client requests and delivers the key to the user

Device for decryption of the content. Runs Microsoft PlayReady, Apple FairPlay and Google Widevine Key servers
Software-based load balancer

OTT Server

Features:

The OTT Server provides text, images, trailers and metadata for all content enabling users to browse between live TV channels, catch-up and video on demand. The OTT Server also performs login and authentication of users.

Feeds all clients with VOD metadata, EPG info, menus etc.
Housekeep Catch-up and Time shift assets in the CDN network
Controls users and rights in the CryptoGuard CAS and DRM system
Maintains information about users viewing pattern
Controls ingest and housekeeping of VOD assets
Controls the entire data flow in the entire system
Interfaces with third party subscriber management systems
One server can handle 20 k users
Software-based load balancer

Core & HE Server

Features:

The Core and Headend Server handles customers, channel packages and configuration.
Is a common server for CAS and DRM
Can also control STBs with CryptoGuard Smart Cards or CryptoGuard Cardless
Unified head end to control right for both broadcast and broadband
Contains Subscriber Management System to control Broadcast and OTT
Contains hardware security to operate secure also in less secure environments