Media Flow Controller
Next generation caching and content delivery software system that improves QoE, reduces costs and delivers increased scale.
Consumers today expect all types of content to be available at any time and on any device. This shift in consumer demand means that network service providers and content providers alike require an innovative approach to new media content delivery. For all involved in the content delivery ecosystem, it is critical to be able to deliver rich media content to all connected devices with improved efficiency, increased scale, and superior economics.
Juniper Networks Media Flow is the industry's only purpose-built new media content delivery and caching solution. The Media Flow product portfolio combines groundbreaking media delivery software, Media Flow Controller with high- performance, carrier-class Juniper platforms to enable scalable and efficient content delivery over a single, converged infrastructure.
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Media Flow Controller is a next-generation content delivery software system that enables customers to reduce costs and improve the profitability of delivering rich media content. Its groundbreaking software architecture enables Media Flow Controller to maximize system and disk performance to deliver unmatched throughput, session density, and storage scaling. In addition, Media Flow Controller optimizes the efficiency of cache storage with hierarchical caching — a unique innovation which intelligently aligns the requirements of content with the memory type in which it is stored.
Media Flow Controller is the innovative software system that forms the foundation of the Media Flow Solution. Media Flow Controller is a next-generation content delivery software system that enables customers to reduce costs, and improve the profitability of delivering rich media content, while also improving quality of experience for consumers.
A ground-breaking software architecture enables Media Flow Controller to maximize system and disk performance to deliver unmatched throughput, session density and storage scaling. In addition, Media Flow controller optimizes the efficiency of cache storage with hierarchical caching — a unique innovation which intelligently aligns the requirements of content with the memory type in which it is stored.
Media Flow Controller can be deployed on industry-standard x86-64 servers, or purchased pre-installed on the VXA Series Media Flow Engines. Optional applications such as Media Flow Publisher can further increase the functionality and value of Media Flow Controller.
| Feature | Description | Benefits |
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| Superior performance and scale | Unique software architecture that maximizes the performance of available hardware |
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| Hierarchical cache storage | Creates a hierarchical caching solution that can dynamically shift content between storage tiers |
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| Converged multi-protocol, multi-format delivery | Ability to support all content formats and protocols from a single server |
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| Extensible software architecture | Media Flow Controller's open and extensible software architecture forms the foundation for additional applications |
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| Caching efficiency | Unique intelligence enables maximum cache performance |
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- VXA Series Media Flow Engine
- Select x86 Server Families with at least 4 GB of RAM
HTTP, RTSP, Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), RTMP, RTMP Tunneled (RTMPT), and Encrypted RTMP (RTMPE)
HTTP, Network File System (NFS), and FTP
RTP and RTMP
SSD, SAS, SATA, and NFS
Rich content such as Web pages, thumbnails, ring tones, videos, and software install packages
- Standard video codecs such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, VP6, and VC1
- Widely used audio codecs including MP3, and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
Popular media formats including FLV, MP4, MOV, MPG, WMV, F4V, F4P, ASF, Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and 3GPP2
Adobe Flash, Silverlight, QuickTime/iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, and Move Media Player
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and customizable formats
RADIUS, TACACS+, and local database
Command-line interface (CLI) and GUI through SSHv2 and HTTPS
SNMP (v2), and XML-API
NET-SNMP (includes host resources, interface, IP, network service MIBs)
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For maximum performance, scalability, and reliability, Juniper recommends deploying Media Flow Controller on the VXA Series Media Flow Engines.
Customers can also optionally use the model numbers below to purchase Media Flow Controller as a standalone software system for deployment on general purpose servers.
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| Part Number | Description |
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| VXA-JMF2BAS-RTU | Basic Media Flow Controller with HTTP for 1 Gbps (purchase to use on VXA Series) |
| VXA-JMF2ADV-RTU | Advanced Media Flow Controller with standard and RTP/RTSP OD+L, SmoothPlay for 1 Gbps (purchase to use on VXA Series) |
| S-JMF2BAS-SW | Standard Media Flow Controller with HTTP for 1 Gbps |
| S-JMF2ADV-SW | Advanced Media Flow Controller with standard and RTP/RTSP OD/L, SmoothPlay for 1 Gbps |
| S-JMFFMS-SW | FMS license with 2 Gbps connector |
| S-JMFCACHE-LTU | Media Flow excess cache capacity per TB |
| S-JMFMSTN-SW | Media Flow Manager for 10 nodes |
| S-JMFMA10-RTU | Additional 10 Media Flow Manager nodes |
| S-JMFMA25-RTU | Additional 25 Media Flow Manager nodes |
| S-JMFMA100-RTU | Additional 100 Media Flow Manage nodes |
