Introduces purpose-built video transcoding
appliances based on new Xilinx Real-Time Server reference
architecture; deliver industry’s best video quality at lowest cost
and highest channel density per rack
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and
intelligent computing, today introduced two real-time computing
video appliances for easy-to-scale, ultra-high-density video
transcoding applications. Based on the new Xilinx® Real-Time (RT)
Server reference architecture, these new appliances will enable
service providers delivering applications such as eSports and game
streaming platforms, social and video conferencing, live distance
learning, telemedicine and live broadcast video to optimize video
quality and bitrate at the lowest cost per channel for significant
TCO savings over both software-based and fixed-architecture
approaches.
Designed for edge and on-premise compute-intensive workloads
where video channel density, throughput and latency are critical
requirements, the new Xilinx Real-Time Video Appliances feature
optimized hardware architectures and software to deliver the
industry’s highest channel density and lowest latency performance.
The appliances are available in two pre-configured options
integrating Xilinx® Alveo™ data center accelerator cards – the High
Channel Density Video Appliance and the Ultra-Low Bitrate Video
Appliance.
“As the volume of video streaming increases exponentially,
optimized architectures are becoming critical,” said Donna Yasay,
vice president of marketing, Data Center Group, at Xilinx. “We’re
all experiencing this today in the current COVID-19 remote work,
learn and play environment -- the massive increase in concurrent
channel usage is taxing service provider business models and
driving up bandwidth costs. With these new reference architectures,
Xilinx is enabling solution providers to maximize cost savings,
while delivering high-quality video streaming services.”
Optimized for Video Transcoding
Developed to deliver the lowest cost per channel, the High
Channel Density Video Appliance integrates up to eight Alveo U30
data center acceleration cards, also launching today. The new Alveo
U30 card addresses the need for high-density video processing in a
low-profile form factor accelerator card. The Alveo U30 card is
powered by the Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC, a power-optimized
all-programmable system-on-chip (SoC) with integrated video codec
and graphics engines for ultra-high-definition video. The U30 card
supports both the H.264 and HEVC (H.265) codecs and is capable of
streaming up to sixteen 1080p30 channels per card.
The Ultra-Low Bitrate Optimized Video Appliance is purpose-built
for high-quality live video while reducing bandwidth costs. It
contains up to eight Alveo U50 accelerator cards. Built on Xilinx®
UltraScale+™ architecture and packaged in an efficient 75-watt,
low-profile form factor, the Alveo U50 card includes 8GB HBM2,
100GbE networking and a PCI Express® 4.0 interconnect. It is
capable of streaming up to seven full-HD 1080p60 channels along
with eight full ABR ladders (all at x265 medium preset).
These new appliances are built on the FFmpeg framework to allow
for rapid replacement of existing software and GPGPU-based
transcoder infrastructure by providing system developers with a
common API. Software partners are engaged to build applications to
run above the standard FFmpeg layer. The HEVC codec is rebuilt from
the ground up in a componentized manner to allow for better control
of the codec down to the frame level. This allows system
integrators to adjust rate control and fine-tune other parameters
to optimize video quality and bitrate to suit the particular end
application. This unique flexibility offered by adaptive compute
devices is not possible with ASIC-based options. Both appliances
offer up to a 4x reduction in cost, footprint, and power for H.264
at 1080p30 resolution and x264 medium preset.
The Xilinx RT Server reference architectures are built with
optimized hardware architectures and software stacks, from the
gate-level up to the software and AI stacks, to maximize
performance for specific workloads. Available in a 1RU rackmount
form factor, both appliances support complete Docker container and
Kubernetes management capability to enable easy scale-out
deployments.
HPE ProLiant server qualifications and ISV support
HPE has qualified the Alveo U50 and Alveo U250 accelerator cards
on the HPE ProLiant servers. The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen 10 and HPE
ProLiant DL385 Gen 10 Plus servers will be the first Xilinx
FPGA-powered HPE servers. HPE will be the first tier one server OEM
to offer the bitrate optimized Alveo U50-based video transcoding
appliance. The qualification of Alveo cards on HPE servers adds to
a growing list of OEM server partners and ISV applications
published on the Alveo platform for accelerating cloud and
on-premise workloads.
“Today’s compute-intense workloads are driving the demand for
differentiated video transcoding, video analytics and database
acceleration solutions,” said Michael Mangiafico, Compute
Accelerator Strategist, HPC and MCS, at HPE. “By collaborating with
Xilinx to offer Alveo accelerator-supported products in HPE
ProLiant servers that are high-performing and versatile, we are
enabling a market-ready solution to power a range of capabilities
for emerging live-streaming applications.”
Xilinx value added resellers are integrating the Wowza Streaming
Engine™ media server into RT Server-based appliances. This
web-based GUI application lets users manage live streaming video in
an easy and intuitive way. Integration is expected to be complete
and available in the third quarter of this year.
“Wowza is working closely with Xilinx and its VARs to integrate
the Wowza Streaming Engine media server into RT Server-based
appliances. This integration will in the future offer a complete
solution for cost-effective and easy management of live video
streaming,” said Anthony Lazaro, senior director of product, at
Wowza.
Availability
The Xilinx RT Video Appliances are currently available through
an authorized Xilinx value-added reseller (VAR) or server OEM. To
learn more about the new Xilinx Real-Time Server reference
architecture, please visit www.xilinx.com/RTServer.
One of the first VARs to have an appliance optimized on the
Xilinx RT Server reference architecture is Hypertec, with its CIARA
family of appliance focused on the video transcoding market.
“We’ve collaborated closely with Xilinx on the release of our
upcoming 2U CIARA Appliance designed with a single socket AMD
processor that supports up to seven new Alveo U30 accelerator
cards,” said Benoit Robert, vice president of marketing at
Hypertec. “Together with Xilinx, we’re excited to be delivering a
purpose-built live video streaming appliance that will offer
unprecedented channel density to support customers looking to
scale-up their video streams for more cost-effective infrastructure
deployments.”
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About Xilinx
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platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of
technologies – from the endpoint to the edge to the cloud. Xilinx
is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable SoCs, and the
ACAP, designed to deliver the most dynamic processor technology in
the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent, and connected
world of the future. For more information, visit
www.xilinx.com.
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