L I V E V I D EO P RO C E S S O R

Electra® XOS is a high-performance live video processor designed for broadcast and OTT delivery.
It is powered by the Harmonic PURE Compression Engine™, a software-based solution that is continually updated with the latest technology
innovations. This enables broadcasters and cable operators to pack more SD, HD and UHD channels into a limited amount of bandwidth.
Artificial intelligence, deep tuning for Intel® processors and a strong expertise in video algorithms enable the Electra XOS processor to deliver
exceptional video quality in applications where bandwidth is limited.

Electra XOS includes a vanguard feature set, including UHD with statistical multiplexing, HDR processing, uncompressed IP inputs, and
integrated packaging, simplifying live video workflows. It can be deployed as a software application on standard IP infrastructure or on a
standard server with optional SDI interfaces.

Top Business Benefits

Optimize cost of ownership
With Electra XOS, you improve your cost of ownership through the use of standard IT servers, as well as Electra’s unparalleled function
integration. In addition to its market-leading compression engine, Electra XOS integrates a broad range of audio codecs including Dolby®
AC-4, an advanced video pre-processing engine and an extended support for data insertion.
Application versatility
Electra XOS can be used for broadcast and OTT delivery applications, and is easily adaptable to multiple deployment environments.
Electra XOS addresses legacy infrastructures with SDI support and also full IP architectures without any single point of failure and hitless
source redundancy. It supports compressed formats and the latest SMPTE ST 2110 standard with or without mezzanine compression.
Future-proof solution
Electra XOS features a common software architecture that is shared with the cloud so that you can rapidly respond to market needs and
immediately benefit from performance increases.
UHD at its best
Electra XOS delivers UHD statmux and OTT encoding with multiple UHD profiles to make UHD a reality on any distribution network. Its
integrated HDR processor with Dolby® Vison support and HDR tone expansion delivers true outstanding pictures.

• Harmonic Pure Compression Engine • Best-in-class OTT packager • Harmonic Hub to enable a smooth
and EyeQ™ content-aware encoding supporting fragmented HLS, low transition to the cloud
provide market-leading video quality latency and CMAF
HIGHLIGHTS • Ready for full IP workflows with
at low bitrate
• Extensive redundancy schemes uncompressed video over IP
• Pristine UHD support, including
HDR processing

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Unified Broadcast / OTT Headend / HbbTV

HbbTV BROADCAST DELIVERY

DVB-S/S2/S2X
EPG CAS Modulate & RF Switch
RF
MCX7000
Mux/Scramble
/T2 Gateway DTH
MPTS/
SPTS
DVB-S/S2/S2X Encode ProStream X Smart Switch
IRD/Decode SD/HD/UHD
TS T2-MI
ProStream X ProSwitch
Proview 7100 Electra X2
TS/IP DVB-T2

GPS
Proview 8100 Electra XOS
SDI NETWORK

IPTV/Cable
TS/IP, SMPTE 2022-6, Electra XT
SMPTE ST 2110 OTT / HBBTV DELIVERY
NETWORK

DRM CMS

KMS and CMS

API

FTP Playout/Ad Insertion Package/Origin

TSoIP
SDI
Spectrum XE MediaGrid
MBTS Live, VOD and Time-shift
HTTP-Pull
MediaGrid VOS SW Cluster Shield cache/CDN

TS
NETWORK
Package
MBTS Files

Packager XOS CDN with Origin

Live-only
HTTP-Push
MBTS – Multi-bitrate TS

NMX NETWORK MANAGEMENT

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Unique Features
Video compression excellence
Powered by our PURE Compression Engine, Electra XOS delivers excellent picture quality at any bitrate and optimizes CPU power
consumption. Relying on AI-based algorithms, Electra XOS reduces bitrates, even for existing MPEG-2 applications.
Flawless UHD
Electra XOS allows you to support multiple UHD 10-bit transcoding in a single 1-RU server in addition to SD and HD encoding for multi-profile
encoding. Additionally, Electra XOS performs statistical multiplexing for optimal bandwidth usage on cable, terrestrial and satellite networks.

With Electra XOS, you can simplify conversions between SDR and the different HDR formats and color spaces, including HDR-10, HLG,
BT.709, BT.2020. Feeding legacy networks requiring SDR from a HDR source is easy, as is maintaining a constant output SDR/HDR format
from sources with various dynamic ranges.

Innovative OTT
On Electra XOS you can elect to use EyeQ technology, which reduces your OTT delivery costs and improves viewer experiences. Our EyeQ
content-aware encoding is fully compatible with standard protocols and players. Electra XOS simplifies OTT architectures with its built-in
OTT push packager supporting DASH and fragmented HLS to reach standard broadcast latencies in OTT applications (CMAF).

Prep for the cloud transition

Connect your Electra XOS video processor to the Harmonic Hub for instant access to our experts, faster software upgrades, direct
connection to Harmonic DevOps, and immediate extension of your platform for new services or disaster recovery.

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SPECIFICATIONS
(contact Harmonic for availability)

VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUTS AUDIO PROCESSING

Live Inputs MPEG-2 TS over IP Features Any-to-any audio transcoding
IGMP v2 & v3 Stereo and multi-channel support
MPTS and SPTS Encoding Profiles MPEG-1 Layer II
SDI (SD, HD, 3G, UHD as 4x3G) AAC-LC/HE-ACC v1/v2
Uncompressed over IP (SMPTE 2022-6, 2110) AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
Embedded audio and ancillary data E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)
Visually lossless over IP Dolby AC-4
Source redundancy
Broadcast Live Outputs MPEG-2 TS over IP Decoding Profiles MPEG-1 Layer II
CBR and VBR AAC-LC/HE-ACC v1/v2
AC-3
Multiscreen Outputs ABR encoding support
E-AC-3
MPEG-2 TS over IP (with EBP)
Dolby E with auto switch
Adobe RTMP
Apple® HLS (including fragmented HLS) Automatic Loudness Control EBU R128
Microsoft Smooth Streaming A-weighting
MPEG DASH Processing Capabilities Resampling
VIDEO PROCESSING Stereo/mono conversion
Surround down mixing
Features Broadcast & Mobile/Web encoding Static gain adjustment
Content-aware encoding with EyeQ Delay adjustment
Encoding Profiles
MPEG-2 MP @ ML
MP @ HL MANAGEMENT
MPEG-4 AVC BP @ L3
MP @ L3 User Interfaces Harmonic NMX
HP @ L4 Standalone web-based Interface
High [email protected] API RESTful API
HEVC Main @L5.1 (main tier) SNMP
Main10 @L5.1 (main tier)
Decoding Profiles Redundancy Unit based
MPEG-2 MP @ ML 1+1
MP @ HL N+M
MPEG-4 AVC MP @ L3
HP @ L4
High [email protected] DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
HEVC Main @L5.1 up to 100 Mbps
Main10 @L5.1 up to 100 Mbps Appliances 1-RU server
Sony LLVC HD Hot swappable dual AC power supplies
UHD Dual Intel® Xeon (various models depending
Resolutions and Frame Rates Up to 3840x2160p @ 50/60 fps on requested processing capacity)
Up to 1920x1080i @ 25/30 fps Up to 16 HD-SDI/8-3G-SDI
Frame Rate Adjustment 1-60 fps Up to 8 Gig Ethernet interfaces
Up to dual 10 Gig interfaces
Processing Capabilities Picture resizing (up/down)
Smart deinterlacing Software Application Compatible with COTS servers
Noise reduction Available as bare-metal, VM, Docker
Logo and slate overlays containers
Frame rate conversion
PIP encoding
HDR & WCG Capabilities HDR signaling: HDR-10, HLG, Dolby Vision
WCG signaling: BT.2020, BT.709, BT.601
Tone mapping (HDR-10/HLG -> SDR)
Tone expansion (SDR -> HDR-10/HLG)
Dynamic HDR metadata generation
Broadcast Subtitles Teletext passthrough
Closed-caption passthrough
DVB subtitles passthrough
ARIB passthrough
Ad Insertion SCTE35 passthrough
ESAM compliant
Multiscreen Content Protection AES scrambling
Apple HLS encryption
Microsoft® PlayReady® DRM

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United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. All
product and application features and specifications are subject to change at Harmonic’s sole discretion at any time and without notice.
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