The Cisco® Digital Media Suite (DMS) is a comprehensive offering of webcasting and video sharing, digital signage and business IPTV applications that can help transform how organizations learn, grow, communiate, and collaborate. Support from the broad Cisco partner ecosystem of deployment, solution-development, and content-creation partners help ensure a successful digital media implementation.
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder (DME) 1100 is an integrated component of Cisco DMS for the Cisco Show and Share Application.
Cisco Digital Media Encoder 1100
The Cisco DME 1100 (Figure 1) is a portable encoder that provides live and on-demand streaming digital media, including video and audio, across an IP network anywhere an event or meeting can occur.
Designed for both professionals and novices, the Cisco DME 1100 features push-button control access to predefined Microsoft Windows Media, Adobe Flash (on-demand), and MPEG-4/H.264 encoder profiles. An LCD display is also mounted on the front panel for access to configuration and operation information. With its rugged design and minimal weight, the Cisco DME 1100 can take video production out of the studio.
Figure 1. Cisco Digital Media Encoder 1100
The Cisco DME 1100 provides several different audio and digital media connections as well as both 1-GB and 10/100-Mb Ethernet connections.
You can use the Cisco DME 1100 as a standalone encoder or as an integrated component of the overall Cisco DMS (Figure 2). The Cisco Digital Media Manager (DMM) includes functions to set up and control multiple encoders, including the Cisco DME 1100; schedule live streaming events; and publish both on-demand and live streaming content to viewers anywhere on your IP network.
Figure 2. Cisco Digital Media Suite
For optimal network performance and end-user delivery of digital media, the Cisco DME 1100 integrates with a variety of streaming systems, including the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS). Cisco ACNS provides both live unicast and multicast streaming services and on-demand access in which video and audio files are cached locally for retrieval and viewed over the WAN at LAN speeds (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Cisco DME 1100 and Cisco ACNS
More information about Cisco ACNS and Cisco Wide Area Application Engines (WAEs) is available at http://www.cisco.com/go/acns.
Main Features and Benefits
Table 1 lists the main features and benefits of the Cisco DME 1100.
Table 1. Features and Benefits of Cisco DME 1100
Feature
Benefit
Lightweight and portable
Live events can be streamed and recorded at any location that has an IP network connection.
Support for a variety of encoding formats
Flexible streaming formats help ensure that viewers are not limited.
Operational controls on front panel
No keyboard, mouse, or monitor is required to operate the encoder.
Integration with Cisco DMS
Live events from multiple encoders can be easily scheduled and managed from the web-based Cisco DMM.
Product Specifications
Table 2 lists the specifications of the Cisco DME 1100.
Table 2. Product Specifications
Product Parameter
Specification
Supported live-streaming formats
• Microsoft Windows Media
• MPEG-4/H.264
• Product Parameter: Supported live-streaming formats for the DMM Live Event Manager (PC Only)
• Specification: Microsoft Windows Media
Supported on-demand formats
• Adobe Flash (flv)
• Microsoft Windows Media
• MPEG-4/H.264
Video inputs
• Composite
• S-video
• Component
Video formats
• National Television System Committee (NTSC): M and M-J
• Phase alternation line (PAL): B, D, H, and I
Audio inputs
• Unbalanced stereo (RCA)
• Balanced stereo (XLR3)
Ethernet ports
• 1 GB
• 10/100 Mb
Available hard disk space
100 GB
RAM
1 GB
Processor
Single, 2.119-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
Additional ports
Two USB 2.0 and VGA monitor
Operating system
Microsoft XP embedded
Physical dimensions
Size (H x W x D): 4.5 x 7.75 x 12 in. (11.43 x 19.67 x 30.48 cm)
Weight: 7.5 lb (3.41 kg)
Standard form factor
Custom and portable
Operating temperature range
0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Operating humidity range
Between 5 and 85% (noncondensing) at 40°C
Operating altitude range
0 to 10,0000 ft (0 to 3084m)
Power
• 110 to 220 VAC
• 50 to 60 Hz
• 0.5 to 1A, load and input voltage dependent
• 60W power supply
• 204 BTU/hr
Mean time between failure
(MTBF; estimated)
More than 140,000 hr
Usage Recommendations
The Cisco DME 1100 is intended for webcast broadcasts such as executive updates, company meetings, lectures, and product introductions of no more than 2 hours duration. A different encoder product should be considered for use cases that require non-stop encoding for greater than 2 hours. Table 3 lists several recommended upper limits for encoder format settings according to the intended use for the Cisco DME 1100. The recommended upper limits for window size and bit rate are based on a maximum CPU usage of 60 percent on the Cisco DME 1100. The Cisco DME 1100 is also compatible with the slide synchronization function of the Cisco DMM Live Event Module.
Table 3. Usage Recommendations
Application
Encoder Type
Maximum Window Size
Maximum Bit Rate
Number of Simultaneous Output Streams
General webcasting for live and on-demand content
Microsoft Windows Media
640 x 480
2 Mbps
1
General webcasting for live and on-demand content
MPEG-4/H.264
640 x 480
2 Mbps
1
Cisco DMM Live Event Module (for use with slide synchronization for live events)
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