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Liberty University Enhances Its Haivision
Furnace IP Video Delivery System With Barracuda H.264 Encoder
Technology
July 28, 2010
Source: HaiVision Systems
Low-Bandwidth Encoding Adds Even Greater
Efficiency to Cost-Effective Model for Live Video Distribution
Haivision Network Video announced that Liberty University,
the largest and fastest growing Christian university in the
world, has upgraded its Furnace end-to-end IP video
delivery system at its Lynchburg, Va., campus with the addition
of Haivision's Barracuda H.264 encoder technology.
The Haivision Furnace system leverages the university's installed
wireless IT infrastructure and the highly-efficient H.264
encoding of the new Barracuda to ensure high-quality, low-bandwidth
delivery of broadcast, university, and special event channels
— as well as a "visitor" video-on-demand channel
— to computers and television displays across campus.
"We chose the Furnace system in particular because of
its ease of use, uniquely low maintenance requirements, and
flexibility in providing multicast services," said Bruce
Braun, executive director for Liberty University New Media
Communications. "Haivision's advanced H.264 encoders
provide a strong foundation for a migration to cost-effective,
high-quality HD video delivery as we continue to grow, refine,
and extend our IPTV service."
The Furnace system has allowed Liberty University to meet
student demand for live TV in dorm rooms and in public spaces,
and the new Barracuda adds high-efficiency H.264 encoding,
supporting both forward error correction and encryption to
ensure the quality and security of each stream.
Based on the H.264 compression standard, the Barracuda encoder
saves more than 50 percent of the bandwidth and disk space
required by MPEG-2 IP video deployments. The Barracuda encoder
also supports a wide variety of IP streaming standards and
can deliver multiple streams at different resolutions and
bitrates to multiple destinations.
Haivision's InStream
player, a platform-independent desktop viewing technology
within the Furnace system, makes IP video available on network-connected
student computers and laptops. Because the player is client/server-based,
IT staff don't have to spend time installing or maintaining
software on student computers. Liberty University also uses
the Furnace system to deliver live television to 20 displays
in public areas, where students and staff can tune in via
Haivision Stingray set-top boxes.
The Haivision installation at Liberty University supports
a wireless multicast IPTV system that provides
students with convenient "anywhere, anytime" access
to multichannel video from any point on campus. The university
has built out wireless distribution of the multi-channel IPTV
service over an Aruba Networks high-speed 802.11n wireless
LAN with more than 750 access points.
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