Off-the-shelf Audio & Video Processing
Available in various integration levels
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These applications are predominantly developed by media gateway, media server and IMS equipment manufacturers in the telecommunication infrastructure field. Jump Straight to Surf Communications Products >> Surf's product family is comprised of the following components:
The Surf engine is an off-the-shelf fully converged audio/video media processing subsystem that integrates easily into media gateways and servers. It is available in various integration levels, such as AdvancedMC, PTMC, PCIe and PCI form factor resource boards or DSP chips, which are pre-integrated with leading AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA and cPCI carrier boards and blades.
Surf Communications' customers can significantly reduce time-to-market while supporting market demands for true convergence of all media types: audio/voice, video, and data (fax/modem), over all networks: IP, mobile, wireline, and wireless - all processed simultaneously on a single DSP.
Surf's development platform enables convergence of Voice + Video + Data across Wireline and Wireless networks. This development platform is supplied with high-level APIs allowing developers to perform all media transcoding functions, as well as hardware-related functions and advanced media channel processing configurations. It is based on SurfWare-Media™ flagship technology, which enables open Universal Port solutions that combine a wide range of conversion engines. These solutions are offered in various levels of software and hardware integration, from chip-level solutions to DSP-farm resource boards.
In addition, Surf's 3G-324M package enables developers to build 3G mobile network gateway applications using a simple and flexible API. Implementation of the package is in compliance with the 3GPP 3G-324M standard for mobile environments. Together with SurfWare-Media package, the Surf 3G-324M package can be used to build a wide variety of applications including 3G-to-IP audio/video gateways, 3G video-mail servers, video conferencing servers, and more.
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Provides Complete DSP Solution for Media over Packet Triple Play Telecom
Surf offers a variety of DSP-level solutions for the development of telecom infrastructure applications, each of which comprises a complete media processing solution offering simultaneous support for multimedia convergence-audio/voice, video, fax and/or modem-all running on a single DSP. Equipment manufacturers who develop Media Gateways, Media Servers,
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PCI Form Factor DSP Resource Board for Robust Media Processing
The SurfAce-112/PCI is a fully integrated ¾-size PCI form-factor DSP resource board providing robust processing capabilities. Featuring cost-effective unmatched processing power and Surf's patent-pending Open Framework design, which allows seamless integration of user-defined and proprietary algorithms, the SurfAce-112/PCI is the ideal choice for the cost-efficient development of a wide range PCI convergence solutions for enterprise and
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Surf Communications PCI Express Board
Modular PCI Express DSP Multimedia Processing Board for
The SurfExpress/PCIe™ is a RoHS-compliant single-lane, half-length, full height PCI Express form-factor DSP farm with multimedia processing capabilities. Providing two Gigabit Ethernet ports and a CT bus for additional TDM interfaces, the SurfExpress/PCIe is designed to meet the requirements of V²oIP enterprise-scale media servers, media gateways, 3G-324M video servers, MMSC content adaptation engines, and CTI applications. Optimized for mobile applications, the SurfExpress/PCIe also provides convergence of audio, video and data across other wireless and wireline networks.
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Surf Communications AMC Form Factor Board
Modular AMC DSP Multimedia Processing Board for Carrier Grade Applications
The SurfRider/AMC is a fully-integrated RoHS-compliant AMC DSP resource board providing flexible yet heavy-duty multimedia processing capabilities. Featuring Surf's revolutionary patent-pending modular design and Open Framework approach, which allows seamless integration of user-defined and proprietary algorithms, the SurfRider/AMC meets IMS requirements and is the ideal choice for development of a wide range of carrier-grade telecom applications. It is field-proven, having already been implemented by a number of Tier-1 TEMs.
Surf Communications PTMC Form Factor Board
PMC/PTMC Form Factor DSP Multimedia Processing Board for Carrier Grade Applications
The SurfRider-812/PTMC is a fully integrated RoHS-compliant PMC/PTMC DSP resource board providing multimedia processing capabilities. Featuring cost-effective processing power and Surf's patent-pending Open Framework design, which allows seamless integration of user-defined and proprietary algorithms, the SurfRider-812/PTMC meets IMS requirements and is the ideal choice for development of a wide range of carrier-grade telecom applications. It is field-proven, having already been implemented by a number of Tier-1 TEMs.
New from Surf Communications:
OnSurf™: MONETISED MOBILE MEDIA DELIVERY PLATFORM
OnSurf™: Video Content Delivery for Mobile Handsets Customer benefits
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New and Increased Revenue Streams - By taking advantage of new service offerings such as Mobile TV, Video on Demand, ad-funded content, personalized services, and Web-to-mobile video repurposing.
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Superior User Experience - Real-time video adaptation to maximize handset capabilities that lead to greater service adoption and usage.
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Ad-Funded Services - Targeted video advertising allows operators to subsidize mobile video services and generate ad-related revenue streams.
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Personalized Services - Comprehensive video toolbox to accommodate various formats, such as overlay of animated banners, and text on video to guarantee subscribers a personalized experience that increases user stickiness.
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Simplified Content Management - Maintaining a single copy of video content (file or live stream) leads to a more cost-effective content management, and storage.
OnSurf Product Overview
The OnSurf mobile video delivery platform is Surf's unique solution for enabling services such as mobile TV, VoD, ad-funded content, personalized services, and web-to-mobile video repurposing. OnSurf overcomes the challenges of delivering rich and compelling video content, in a wide variety of formats, to different types of mobile devices and networks.
OnSurf performs real-time video content adaptation with high efficiency. It delivers superb video quality and avoids the need to duplicate the source content off-line in different formats to match different handsets. The dynamic bit rate adaption process handles fluctuating mobile network conditions while maintaining service continuity.
By harnessing the power of the OnSurf solution, any mobile operator offering streaming content can enjoy additional revenue streams quickly and cost effectively by delivering mobile-ready, premium video content, and targeted, interactive, advertising to thousands of viewers simultaneously.
Features Highlights
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Superb video quality - Utilizing advanced, real-time video encoding technology, such as H.264 and MPEG-4
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Real-time video adaption
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Transcoding and resizing from supported formats and codecs such as WMV, H.264, MPEG4 and other popular codecs to 3GP standard, while matching the best video capabilities of any handset
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On-the-fly bit rate adaptation to accommodate handset capabilities and fluctuating mobile network conditions.
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Real-time protocol conversion from the source network to the delivery network, including conversion of HTTP streaming and progressive download to RTSP
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Simplified content management - Only a single copy of content (file or stream) needs maintaining, as media is manipulated on-the-fly to match different handsets
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Innovative video toolbox - Enables any type of overlay on video in real-time (logo, banners, text, etc.) and support for pre, mid, and post-roll ad insertion.
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Service personalization and targeting capabilities - Serves different ads to different users watching the same content
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Flexible integration - OnSurf uses industry standard scripting language to allow easy integration with external services, such as subscriber repository, billing systems, content management systems and application/ad servers
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Scalability and high availability - OnSurf can be deployed as a high availability system through the use of full redundant architecture. Scalability ranges from entry level installation up to geographically distributed deployment supporting very large scale installations
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Best price-performance ratio - 10 times the performance as compared to common software based solutions (x86 architecture) at the same power consumption and rack space
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