Reliable, Robust, Video Streaming Over IP Networks
The VBrick SSM product family offer video only encoder solutions ideal for security and surveillance monitoring applications where high quality and bandwidth efficient video is required. VBrick now offers solutions using Windows Media® video formats, in rugged appliances that support temperature ranges from -20 to 70 C.

Capabilities
VBrick’s VBSSM Appliances are based on the award winning VB6000 platform, with a conformal coated, ruggedized package.

Encoding
Digitizing and compressing a video signal for delivery over an IP Network

Serving
Serve up to 200 simultaneous unicast video streams

Multicasting
Multicast live video directly from the appliancee

Pushing
Push up to 25 simultaneous streams to VBrick Reflectors or to Windows Media® Servers

Low Delay Windows Media® Video
When combined with VBrick’s Low Delay Windows Media® Technology, the VBSSM-WM can enable real-time video applications such as camera control and security monitoring typically reserved for MPEG formats

Remote Management
Complete remote configuration and management solution via SNMP, or enable automated configuration download (new) via periodic configuration polling

Dual Serial Ports
For in-line camera control

Format Flexibility
VBrick MPEG Appliances support NTSC and PAL video, 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, a wide range of video resolutions, frame rates, and bit rates – including the ability to meter the output of the stream to fit the unique streaming requirements of any network

Benefits
- Robust, reliable, appliance minimizes downtime and IT support requirements
- Conformal coated circuit boards
- Automatic device discovery and configuration
- Low video transmission delay
- Industry standard video formats
- Streams to publishing points via HTTP push, enabling firewall tunneling (Windows Media®)
- Format flexibility enables portability and adaptability to any network requirement


Features and Specifications

Video Encoder	- WM9 Encoding, SMPTE VC-1 compliant
Format-Input	- NTSC, PAL - Composite video
4x3 Resolutions	- 640 x 480, 640 x 240, 320 x 480, 320 x 240, 240 x 180, 160 x 120
16x9 Resolutions	- 640 x 360, 640 x 180, 512 x 288 (PAL only), 384 x 216 (NTSC only), 256 x 144, 128 x 72
Encoding Rates	- 20 kbps - 4 Mbps
Closed Caption	- Line 21 passthrough or user inserted
Frame Rates	- 1, 7.5, 10, 15, 30 fps (NTSC) 1, 5, 10, 12.5, 25 (PAL)
Bit Rate/Frame Rate	- Constant/Constant - Constant/Variable
Key Frame Interval	- User defined
Push	- Up to 25 concurrent HTTP pushes to VBrick Appliances or Windows Media® Servers
Server	- Live multicast server - Live streaming server - up to 200 concurrent live streams
Maintenance Port	- Serial port for local maintenance or data transport - RS232/422/485
Control Port	- Serial port for data transport RS232/422/485
Dimensions	- Width: 8.7" (22 cm) - Height: 1.77" (4.5 cm) - Depth: 12.3" (31.2 cm)
Weight	- Approximately 3 lbs (1.32 kg)
Power Requirements	- +10 to +27.5 VDC (24 Watts)
Power Supply Input	- 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, approx. 55 Watts
Power Supply Output	- +24V up to 3.0 A
Regulatory	- FCC Part 15, UL, CE
Relay	- Dry contact, 75mOhms, 2 A @ 30 VDC, 0.3 A @ 110 VDC, 0.5 A @ 125 VDC
LED Status	- Power in (24VDC), Activity, Link, 10/100
Ethernet Network	- 10/100 Mbps ethernet via RJ-45, Static or DHCP, Auto sense full/half duplex
Protocols	- Unicast/Multicast, DiffServ (QoS), UDP / IP / RTP
Temperature Range	- -20º to +70º Celsius, Operating humidity up to 90%*

*High temperature operation has some dependencies. Please contact VBrick.