Litton -- another CUBE customer???
Litton Network Access Systems Releases Real-Time
MPEG-2 Codec For Networked Video
ROANOKE, Va--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--Litton Network Access Systems, a
division of Litton, is pleased to announce the release of its newest network-based video delivery
system. Litton Network Access Systems, a worldwide provider of ATM access products, expands
its product line by offering MPEG-2 video encoding and decoding of affordable, broadcast-quality
video for moderated conference and distance learning applications.
Litton Network Access Systems' CAMVision-2TM MPEG-2 Video Encoder/Decoder for ATM
and Ethernet networks gives customers an improved solution compared to current narrowband
video offerings using ISDN. The unit will provide broadcast video quality at reduced bandwidth by
compressing video up to 100:1, yielding variable bit rate (VBR) encoding of 3 to 15 Mbps.
CAMVision-2 initiates MPEG transmission via MPEG-2 in IP packets over ATM. The
rack-mountable unit will also have Web, SNMP, and Telnet network management capability.
Louis Tabor, Division President for Litton Network Access Systems, stated, "Part of today's video
market is surging forward with ISDN, an ineffective solution if you compare the transmission quality
to the equipment investment you will be asked to make. Narrowband solutions cannot begin to offer
the basic advantages broadband networked video brings to the table. In many applications,
CAMVision-2 delivers switched video over an existing network, where other companies require an
MCU or video server with the video codec. Instead of requiring two large expensive pieces of
hardware, Litton Network Access Systems created software solutions to establish and control the
network video sessions through the existing network hardware."
Tabor commented further, "Today's networks have to run faster, work smarter, handle more, yet
deliver quality communications. Our customers want to use current network equipment. They want
to see a crystal-clear picture with minimal latency. They want to switch the video effortlessly. And
CAMVision-2 delivers all three. It is the choice solution for networked video."
CAMVision-2 offers single channel MPEG-2 main level@simple profile video encoding and
decoding for transmitting over OC-3/155 Mbps ATM networks, as well as 25 Mbps ATM and
100 Mbps Fast Ethernet networks. The compatibility with all three network types allows for
customers with ATM switches or Ethernet switches (or hubs) to easily integrate video into their
current infrastructure. CAMVision-2 supports both NTSC and PAL formats, offers user-selectable
video compression, and delivers CD-quality stereo audio channel at 44.1 kHz/ 16-bit.
The CAMVision-2 product line can support an array of video sessions from point-to-point,
point-to-multi-point, multicast as well as continuous presence. CAMVision-2 pricing for single
encoder/decoder configurations begins just under $ 33,000. General availability began June 9, 1998.
Litton Network Access Systems' target markets for CAMVision-2 include systems integrators,
service providers, and end users for corporate conferencing, remote training, distance learning and
other video intensive applications.
The CAMVision-2 product complements Litton Network Access Systems' first video over ATM
product called CAMVision 7610, which is based on Motion JPEG (MJPEG). The MJPEG product
is positioned to provide broadcast-quality video at a lower price point than MPEG-2, but at an
increased bandwidth of 20 - 30 Mbps. Since 1994, Litton Network Access Systems has provided
high-performance ATM access products and has developed leading-edge fiber optic
communications systems for a wide range of applications in both commercial and defense industries
for over 14 years. Litton recently announced Litton Network Access Systems' new division name,
which was formerly FiberCom.
For more information on CAMVision-2, please contact the Litton Network Access Systems New
Product Information Center at 540-777-3322. Also visit our web site at: netaccsys.com,
or send e-mail to: mpeg-2@netaccsys.com.
FiberCom is a registered trademark of Litton Systems, Inc.
CAMVision is a trademark of Litton Systems, Inc.
For more information about CAMVision-2, please contact Janie Osterhaus, Marketing
Communications Manager, at 540-777-3256 or Gary Mangus, Product Marketing Group Manager,
at 540-777-3236.
CONTACT: Litton Network Access Systems
Janie Osterhaus, 540/777-3256
Fax: 540-342-5961
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