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Sun Microsystems MEDIACENTER 2.1 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-3

FIGURE 1-1

High-level Hardware Architecture

Content is loaded onto the Sun MediaCenter server via the server ’s Content
Manager, over a LAN or using 4- or 8-mm DAT tape. Video streams are controlled
through network interfaces distinct from the network interfaces used for video
output, using the Media Stream Manager (RPC-based) interface described in the Sun
MediaCenter Server Programmer’s Guide
.

Sun MediaCenter Server

Content

Control

From tape,

Media Streams

(Fast Ethernet or ATM)

Files

Fast/Wide or Ultra

SCSI

Media

File System

network-accessible file,
or live source