USTREAM SOLUTION BRIEF
THE USTREAM ENTERPRISE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - eCDN
With the explosion in the amount of data transfer needed, companies have started utilizing CDN networks
to deliver content to target audiences. To reduce costs and increase availability, video solutions have
evolved with multi-CDN approaches. Ustream’s eCDN delivers content deep inside corporate networks
and is an extension of Ustream’s software defined CDN (SD-CDN) solution to offer a robust solution for
video delivery regardless of network connection limitations.
Ustream’s eCDN edges are delivered as virtual appliances and are deployed close to the target audience,
inside the corporate network. As a result, eCDN reduces the number of streams that need to be
downloaded through ISP links and then distributed internally on the local network.
WITHOUT Ustream eCDN
2000 CLIENT USE CASE
CORPORATE NETWORK
3.4 Gbps
Uplink: 1 Gbps
ROUTER
FIREWALL
2000 CLIENTS
CONNECTIONS
Unnecessary Parallel Connections
Overloaded ISP link
Network Strain
Overloaded Firewall
2000 Streams
WITH Ustream eCDN
Mobile: 500 X 500 Kbps
Tablet: 500 X 800 Kbps
Laptop: 500 X 1.5 Mbps
Desktop: 500 X 4 Mbps
2000 CLIENT USE CASE
CORPORATE NETWORK
6.8 Mbps
Uplink : 1 Gbps
ROUTER
2000 CLIENTS
FIREWALL
USTREAM ECDN
CONNECTIONS
Only Necessary Connections
Stress Free ISP link
4 Streams
No Network Strain
Stress Free Firewall
Mobile: 500 X 500 Kbps
Tablet: 500 X 800 Kbps
Laptop: 500 X 1.5 Mbps
Desktop: 500 X 4 Mbps
USE CASES
TOWNHALL MEETINGS
TRAINING
INTERNAL MEETINGS
BENEFITS
Reduced Network Strain on ISP Links
Firewall Support
Ustream’s eCDN allows your company to avoid
expensive ISP link upgrades and protects you
from occasional bursts in traffic.
Can be used in conjunction with firewalls, only
requiring port 80 (HTTP) and port 443 (HTTPS) to
be opened towards the outside of the network.
No inbound port is required to be open.
Improved Video Quality, No Buffering
With our expert capacity planning enterprises
no longer have to tolerate low quality videos or
buffering and can release video content with
crisp image quality and fluid motion.
Cost Saving
Postpone or possibly even eliminate the need of
network capacity upgrade.
Flexible Deployment
The installation of the eCDN edges takes minutes
and can be deployed to existing hardware.
Versatile Hypervisor Support
Installed as virtual appliances on VMware®
ESXi, Citrix® XenServer™, Microsoft® Hyper-V™
and other hypervisors that support the Open
Virtualization Format.
Monitor Performance
Through built-in panels, administrators are
able to see a health check on nodes and also
view concurrent users. IT administrators can
configure their eCDN fleet and access useful
metrics like network, memory, CPU, & disk usage
along with the number of concurrent viewers
per eCDN edge.
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Install Multiple Instances
Multiple instances of eCDN can be installed,
enhancing support for a single ISP, multiple ISPs
or to support industries with multiple offices,
including at a global level.
Mobile Delivery
Video content distributed through eCDN
supports viewing on desktop and mobile devices,
which is handled through cloud transcoding to
deliver an HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) stream.
Automatic Routing Logic
Each viewer pulls video content from the
appropriate node and does not disrupt normal
delivery over a worldwide network.
Low Maintenance
eCDN edges are automatically updated by
Ustream, keeping it in sync with feature updates.
Built-in Administration
Manage eCDN deployment through a webbased panel that is accessible by any modern
browser, including tablets.
DEPLOYMENT STEPS
2
1
NETWORK
ASSESSMENT
DEPLOYMENT
ARCHITECTURE
7
6
PUBLIC IP
ADRESSES
SETUP
LOCATIONS TO
PUBLIC IP
ASSIGNMENT
RUNNING IN PRODUCTION
ASSESSMENT & PORTAL
Before every eCDN deployment
Ustream examines the topology of
the corporate network and collects
various information - like number of
employees per office locations, public
IP addresses, available bandwidth - as
a prerequisite for the solution design.
Based on the information, Ustream
creates the proposed deployment
architecture and provisions the
customer portal.
The eCDN fleet is managed through
the customer portal. After running
the installer, edges can be assigned to
public IP addresses and locations. The
Ustream platform uses these public IP
addresses to identify valid customers.
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3
DEPLOYMENT
CONFIGURED
IN SD-CDN
8
CUSTOMER
PORTAL
PROVISIONING
4
CUSTOMER
PORTAL
PROVISIONING
9
EDGES TO
LOCATIONS
ASSIGNMENT
5
PORTAL
LOGIN
10
ECDN
TESTING
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware Environment
Dedicated or Shared
Hypervisors
Hypervisors with OVF support
(e.g. VMware® ESXi, Microsoft® Hyper-V, Citrix® XenServer)
OS
The appliance is delivered as an Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS OS
virtual machine
Memory
Minimum requirement: 4 GB
Recommended: 16 GB
Network Interface
Recommended 1 Gbit/s or 10 Gbit/s
Max Suggested Viewers per Instance
In case of 1 Gbit/s NIC ~ 200 users
In case of 10 Gbit/s NIC ~ 2,000 users
Inbound Internet Connection Bandwidth
The sum of the bitrate of inbound stream versions.
Example: 1 channel with 3 resolutions: 1.5 Mbit, 3 Mbit,
8 Mbit average bit rate: 12.5 Mbit
Outbound LAN Connection Bandwidth
Number of concurrent viewers * stream bitrate + overhead.
Example: 500 concurrent viewers, 3 Mbit/s average bit rate
equals 1.5 Gbit/s + ~10% overhead = 1.65 Gbit/s required
outbound bandwidth.
SUMMARY
Using Ustream’s eCDN, combined with the internal facing Ustream
Align service, enterprises can create targeted video assets for specific
audiences without concerns for congesting local connections. “All hands”
meetings, empowering a synchronized workforce, can now easily be
achieved and can target all employees, both local and off premise. eCDN
offers the final piece in enabling enterprises a complete, internal video
solution that can be used to serve restricted content to employees and
stakeholders without having to worry about individual setups or internal
network strain while tapping into the award winning Ustream platform,
which won the Best Streaming Platform Award in 2013, 2014, 2015 and
serves more than 5,300 enterprise customers.
For more information about Ustream for Enterprises, call to speak to an expert at +1 (800) 778-3090