Cable

Harmonic is the leader in native IP digital headend solutions, offering customers a portfolio of products that perform the full range of video processing functions including: satellite and terrestrial reception of digital content, encoding, grooming, statistical multiplexing, encryption, IP transport to the remote headend, IP-based edge processing, and service management. With a focus on open systems, Harmonic designs solutions that support the DVB standard and are fully integrated with leading conditional access systems.

Harmonic’s groundbreaking Electra 8000, the world’s first 1-RU multi-codec, multi-standard, multi-service, multi-resolution encoder, offers high performance at ultra-low bit-rates. The Electra 8000 gives operators maximum flexibility, with the ability to deliver up to four HD or SD channels per 1-RU using MPEG-2 or AVC, CBR or VBR. Able to simultaneously output both an SD MPEG-2 and an HD AVC output from a single HD input, the Electra 8000 enables continued compatibility with legacy SD MPEG-2 STBs while rolling out new, advanced HD services.

In addition to offering superior video compression, Harmonic’s DiviTrack™ statistical multiplexing solutions (IP or ASI) further enhance bandwidth efficiency and allow operators to invest incrementally and create multiplexes as needed. ”Cable operators today are implementing Harmonic statistical multiplexing for 3:1 conversion of their existing HD channels and addition of more HD to the channel lineup.