Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Network Device K-12 - Manual (Page 11)

Alcatel-Lucent | Creating Digital Learning Spaces - Solutions for K-12 11
content provider (telco, cable or
satellite) and distribute channels
to classrooms and libraries.
Teachers can easily take clips from
the Discovery Channel or a
foreign language program and add
multimedia that enriches the
lesson and helps students
remember key concepts. Or, if a
school or district has video
cameras, it can do its own live
streaming and broadcast school
assemblies, performances, or
athletic events over the network.
Video Distribution
Integrating video can dramatically
improve the blended learning
environment. In addition to video
conferencing, Alcatel-Lucent can
provide video distribution for
streaming live video or delivering
video on demand into the
classroom.
A school can digitize its media
assets—purchased or created by
the teachers and students—and
store them within the system for
on demand availability across the
district. For live television, the
district can work with a local
VIDEO SOLUTION FEATURES
• Clientless
• No special video players or browsers
• Saves on administration time and cost
• Live streaming
• Broadcast/cable/satellite TV distribution
• School or district TV stations
• Video on demand
• Digitized media assets
• Meta-tagging for searchable content
• Operates over Ethernet
• No need to run coaxial cable in new buildings or campus expansions
• Delivers content to a PC or TV with set-top box
• Standards based – MPEG 1/2/4
SOLUTION COMPONENTS
• OmniSwitch Family – a reliable, high-speed data infrastructure that supports the bandwidth requirements of unicast
and multicast video
• OmniVista – powerful network management for traffic monitoring and quality of service
• Video Distribution Hardware and Software (in partnership with Video Furnace) – standards-based (MPEG 1/2/4)
solution offers clientless viewing, live encoding and playback, and fully integrated programming guide