Zixi releases next generation Zixi Edge Compute streaming system
Zixi has unveiled Zixi Edge Compute (ZEC), an edge video streaming system that is installed on-premises as a Zixi endpoint, replacing legacy Zixi Feeder and Zixi Receiver software.
Said to bring high performance connectivity to the network edge and unlock the full benefits of the Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), ZEC is designed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of live video distribution and support diverse delivery workflows with higher performance and greater uptime.
ZEC is installed on infrastructure at the network edge, facilitating a high-performance connection to Zixi Broadcaster, managing connections in and out. With ZEC, all sources and target destinations are connected with the Zixi Protocol, continuously and dynamically optimising video delivery to achieve ultra-low latency, reliability and security, and providing an average 50% reduction in transport stream egress costs.
The ZEC software can be configured to function as a Zixi Feeder for contribution, as a Zixi Receiver for distribution, or as both a Feeder and Receiver. Additional local protocol support is available for workflows where users might otherwise use HLS, RTMP, RTSP, etc, to contribute from the local network over the public internet to the cloud.
ZEC can ingest those streams on the local network and use the Zixi protocol to contribute to the cloud. Similarly, if another protocol is needed on the receive side ZEC allows users to utilise the Zixi protocol to pull the stream down from the cloud, saving on egress cost, and then make the stream available in the other protocol on the local network. ZEC also provides protocol diversity along with richer API options for interoperable integrations and advanced telemetry and analytics with Zixi Zen Master.
ZEC licensing can be upgraded to enable fixed or temporary provisioning for additional normalisation and curation with the SDVP Broadcaster platform. Programmatic REST APIs allow for schedulable cloud infrastructure provisioning and ZEC provides agility to be commercially upgraded to a fully functional SDVP and allows Zixi Broadcaster to serve as an IPTV/OTT packager with transmuxing to HLS, LL DASH and RTMP to customer CDN origins for distribution. ZEC also future proofs any need for SCTE to out-cues and vice versa with any of the forementioned protocols.
“Zixi continues to innovate the delivery of live video and support many more diverse workflows with higher performance and greater uptime,” said Tim Baldwin, VP of products, Zixi. “The release of ZEC provides our worldwide, market-leading customers and partners with the ability to deliver cutting-edge, broadcast-quality live video deployments and new business models at reduced cost.”