pvServer is a 3GPP/2 standards compliant multimedia server that provides streaming and broadcast services to mobile devices. pvServer is developed by PacketVideo Network Solution
a wholly owned company of
Alcatel-Lucent
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. pvServer delivers multiple streams of live and pre-recorded audio / video content (
MPEG-4,
H.263 and
H.264
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, Enhanced
aacPlus
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, etc.) to devices with a
3GPP-compatible player. Besides RTSP, It also supports HTTP and RTMP streaming, all with rate-adaptive capability.
Overview
The pvServer consists of the following modules:
# The Streaming Module, which is a Unix-based "software appliance" for standards compliant multimedia streaming via RTSP/RTP connections to wireless clients.
# The Download Module, which is a Unix-based "software appliance" for standards compliant multimedia download via HTTP connection to wireless clients. This is commonly known as
HTTP Streaming
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.
# The Integration Services Module, which is a
Java
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-based platform for multimedia service development and integration.
Major Customers
*T-Mobile
*Telus
*Orange
External links
PacketVideo Network Solutions- PacketVideo Network Solutions's official site
Alcatel-Lucent- Alcatel-Lucent official site
Servers (computing)