Network Cards

Requirements for an "EticS Streaming Box"
Application: play of MPEG-4 encoded video stream, transmitted over DVB-IP, with IP-based scrambling.

•  Interfaces
o  Satellite input
o  Power 220 VAC 50 Hz
o  SCART output
o  IR (for remote control)
o  optional: Ethernet, IP stack, access to SMB shares
o  optional: USB, access to external hard disks
•  Satellite and IP
o  DVB-S protocol and DVB-IP
o  2 to 45 Msym/s
o  support for MPE
o  support for PSI tables (in particular SDT, PAT, PMT, EIT, TDT/TOT)
o  Ability to filter at least 4 PIDs
o  Ability to join/leave IP multicast groups
•  Video decoding
o  Hardware video decoding of MPEG-4 SD streams (or equivalent) transported over IP multicast
o  Supported codecs (please specify):
•  ISO/ISMA
•  H.264
•  Windows Media 9
•  other
o  Decoding rate at least 2 Mbps
o  TV Output resolution 720 x 576 full D1
•  Software platform and User interaction: it shall be possible to implement (minimal) interaction with user, showing Program Guide, subscription status, etc.
o  (please specify available options: native, browser, ...)
o  optional: Java environment (e.g. Java Micro Edition)
•  Signalling: in order to update settings and other parameters, i.e. list of channels
o  either within DVB tables or IP multicast streams
o  (please specify preferred option)
•  Security functions: it shall be possible to integrate a proprietary Conditional Access system on the box.
o  CPU power to descramble IP packets at 2 Mbps
o  unique ID for each box
o  hooks to integrate decryption either in the IP stack or in the rendering application
o  C++ cross-compiler for compilation of security modules
•  Other
o  memory: RAM 32 MB, flash 16 MB (to be confirmed, according to choices for software implementation)
o  remote control
o  fan-less
o  target retail price of 120�� (175 USD)