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To: J Fieb who wrote (36782)	10/16/1998 8:27:00 PM
From: DoggyDogWorld	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

The high volume interactive settop will contain very few chips. Today's designs, with separate chips for QAM, MPEG2/AC-3, HTML/Java, etc., are not long for this world. I see two ways CUBE could partner with BRCM: 1. Produce reference design with BRCM chip (QAM+MIPS core) and CUBE chip (MPEG2+AC3+graphic overlay) 2. License MPEG2/AC3 core to BRCM for single chip design BRCM's QAM position is stronger than CUBE's MPEG position, so BRCM holds the upper hand in negotiations. Also note that interactive settops have powerful CPUs, so software decode is a threat. With some special instructions the MIPS core could run MPEG-2/AC3 in its spare time.

To: J Fieb who wrote (36782)	10/17/1998 9:03:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

AG Communications Systems codec. This test did not include Optivision(C-Cube customer), but there is a reference to them. AG Communications did the MPEG-2 encoding and decoding. They must use Optivision encoders.............................. techweb.com The Spectrum Enterprise Manager monitored the entire configuration, including the Optivision equipment. <<snip>> The video was provided by a pair of Pioneer DVD players attached to the ATM network through codecs (coder/decoders) provided by AG Communication Systems. They delivered clear, real-time, two-way broadcast-quality video streams between the core switches. The AG Communication Systems' codecs provided MPEG-2 (Motion Picture Experts Group) video.