Minerva Networks IP Television Solution

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Minerva NetworksIP Television Solution
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Our Business

• We put Telephone Companies in the business of
  delivering television services over ADSL and FTTH
  networks.

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Company Overview

• Long history of video technology innovation
• 1996 First MPEG-2 human-assisted encoder for
  Video CD and DVD publishing
• 1998 Leading DVD authoring software (100K
  units shipped)
• 1999 First MPEG-2 video networking appliance
  (3K units shipped)
• 2002 Number one selling IP Television
  middleware (15 Installations WW)
• 2003 Shipped third-generation video processing
  platform
• Five (5) patents issued and eighteen (18)
  pending
• Leading supplier of IP Television solutions
• Largest number of IP Television installations
  worldwide
• HQ in Silicon Valley, CA
• North American sales offices in MI, MA, NC, DC
• International offices in London, UK and Shanghai,
  China
• Committed team and financial backers
• Executive team on board since 1994
• Raised 28M from leading venture capital firms
  and corporate partners
• US Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Intel,
  Pirelli and CIR Ventures
• Closed new round of financing in April of 2003

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Minervas WW IP Television Customers
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US Deployments
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Minerva IP Television Solution

• Service Management Software
• Interactive TV Client
• Customer Premise Hardware
• Headend Systems

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The Minerva IP Television Solution Software,
Systems and Services

• Comprehensive middleware solution

• High-quality video processing platform

• Proven professional services organization

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Minerva iTVManager MiddlewareClient/Server
Application
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Minerva iTVManager Client

• Services
• Electronic Program Guide
• Video-on-Demand
• NVOD
• SVOD
• Live Pay Per View
• On Screen Caller ID
• Web Portal Access
• Web Email Access
• Bill Preview
• On Screen Messaging
• Self Provisioning
• Multiple User Accounts
• Parental Control
• MPAA (Movies)
• Live TV Ratings

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iTVManager Video Services Mangement
Browser Based Administration Module Provides

• Content Acquisition and Distribution subsystem
• Conditional Access (IP Layer)
• Billing and Invoicing
• Video Server Manager
• Asset management
• Pay Per View Management
• PPV Scheduling
• NVOD Scheduling
• SVOD Bundling
• EPG creation and maintenance
• Pricing and service provision
• T-commerce packages
• Targeted ad insertion (analog domain)
• Usage Analysis and Reporting
• VOD and Live
• Scheduled client messaging
• Emergency Alert System

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Minerva iTVManager Features Benefits
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Minerva STB Plan 2002-2003andClient Strategy

• Minerva Networks, Inc.

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Choice is Good!
Today
Q3 2003
Q2 2002
Thomson DSL1500
Kreatel IP-500
Thomson Viper
Humax RG300
Amino AmiNet100
Pace DSL4000
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Minerva Client Strategy

• Implement Hybrid Client Model (HCM) for
• Responsiveness
• Minimum service guarantee
• Scalability
• Provide STBs from experienced vendors at
  multiple price-feature levels
• Add new support based on STB market dynamics and
  operators needs
• Support complete set-box development program

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Hybrid Client Model (HCM)

• Implement highly used TV apps (EPG, Navigation
  and Info Bar) as STB based code
• Only use HTML for modules and services involving
  frequently changed data (e.g. VOD Rental
  interface) and transaction screens.
• HCM guarantees minimum service of EPG and live TV
  even when servers are offline
• HCM requires less server investments
• Leverage STB CPU for heavily used apps - EPG
• HCM is highly scalable
• HCM avoids unnecessary network bandwidth
  requirements no request-response round trips
  for most user actions

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The Minerva VC8000 Platform Highest-quality Video
Encoding Gateway Platform
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Minerva VC8000
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VC8000 Configuration

• 4RU Chassis with 10 Slots
• Any combination of 10 blades
• Dual 100BaseT and Gigabit output
• MPEG-2 Encoder Blade
• DVB to IP Blade

• 3 Load Balancing Fans
• All Hot-Swappable
• Front blades, Rear input board
• AC or 48V DC Power Supplies

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VC8000 MPEG-2 Encoder Blade

• Highest quality LSI Logic MPEG-2 encoding engine
• MPEG-1, MPEG-2 video
• 1 to 15 Mb/s bitrate
• Adjustable Video Filters to Fine Tune quality
• Balanced Audio Input
• Dual Stereo Audio Input
• Hot Swappable
• DiffServ IP QoS

Mid Plane Architecture
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MPEG-2 Video Pre-Processing

• PerceptiView maintains superior video quality at
  a lower bit rate
• Extends ADSL loops for a Two TV broadband
  service
• PerceptiView allows for 15 to 20 reduction in
  bit rate
• 3.5 Mb/s without pre-processing
• 3.0 Video
• 0.2 Audio
• 0.3 Transport Mux overhead
• 2.8 Mb/s with pre-processing
• 2.5 Video
• 0.2 Audio
• 0.1 Transport Mux overhead

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Minerva PerceptiView Module

• The Minerva Video Pre-Processor provides powerful
  noise reduction processing before the stream is
  encoded
• Minerva PerceptiView performs a visual lossless
  picture coding based on picture data analysis.
• It defines the visual perception threshold for
  each detail in the picture, reacting accordingly.
  
• For each detail, the Video Pre-Processor
  automatically applies the appropriate adaptive
  filters prior to MPEG-2 video encoding
• Types of Pre Processing
• Impulse noise reduction
• motion compensated temporal filter
• edge adaptive texture filter
• non-linear spatial filter
• noise level estimation

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VC 8000 DVB to IP Blade

• Dual (2) DVB/ASI Inputs per blade
• 2 Multi Program Transport Streams
• Up to 70 Mb/s per ASI input
• Fully tested with NCTC and HITS satellite feeds
• Demultiplexes DVB streams to IP multicasts
• DiffServ IP QoS
• Hot Swappable

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Terayon CherryPicker

• 1 MPEG-2 digital streams management system in
  the world
• Used by ATT, Cox and Time Warner
• Main function for IP Television Rate Shape VBR
  video streams
• Example Dont go over 3.2 Mb/s
• 1 DM3232 will put a cap on up to 32 individual
  VBR video streams
• 1 DM3232 will re-multiplex these 32 video streams
  into 2 DVB/ASI outputs
• 2 DVB/ASI outputs go directly into 1 DVB to IP
  blade in a VC-8000 chassis.

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Terayon CherryPicker
8 IRDs
Transponder 1 Transponder 2 Transponder
3 Transponder 4 Transponder 5 Transponder
6 Transponder 7 Transponder 8
DVB/ASI
DVB/ASI Out
Rate Shape 32 video streams in C.P. (32 x 3.2
Mb/s 110 Mb/s)
IP Multicast
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Minerva VC8000 Control Software
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Minerva VC8000 Features Benefits
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On Screen Caller ID OPTION - iTVManager
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On-Screen Caller ID

• Minimal hardware investment from Innovative
  Systems
• Integrated with Minerva iTVManager Messaging
  Engine
• Installed and supported by Minerva and Innovative
  Systems
• Class 5 Switch integration
• Nortel DMS-10 and DMS-100
• Lucent 5ESS
• Siemens EWSD

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CLASS 5 SWITCH (AIN enabled)
Optional functions beyond caller ID include
telemarketing screening and voice mail
AP (paired for redundancy)
Incoming Call
AIN Trigger
Caller Info Over UDP/IP
Incoming Phone Call
STB
Caller ID Info over IP over ADSL
iTVManager Application Server with Caller ID
Software Module
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• iTVManager delivers caller ID info to STB before
  1st ring
• No additional phone lines required
• No additional CPE equipment required

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Minerva Professional Services OrganizationMost
WW IP Television installations
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Why Minerva?Best ROI at Lowest Risk

• Maximum Revenue
• Superior subscriber experience (Better navigation
  and better video quality)
• Access to more services
• Lowest Operating Expenses
• Superior back-office management software (Assets
  and subscribers management)
• No recurring client fees
• Highest reliability (End-to-end solution)
• Lowest Infrastructure Cost
• Access to newest and most cost effective STBs
• Special bundling prices (Headend and middleware)
• Lowest Deployment Risk
• Most experienced team in IP Television
  deployments
• Intimate knowledge of AFC video solution
• Fewest suppliers

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