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VBrick Systems introduces EtherneTV. The first IP based media distribution system. The EtherneTV system provides a complete solution that provides users the ability to see DVD quality full screen video on either computer desktops or television screens.

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White Papers and Application Notes

Read the white papers available below on how VBrick introduces innovative ways of making video available over a network.

An Introduction to MPEG for the Network Professional
Closed Captioning
Video Bandwidth — Will It Kill Your Network?
Analog Vs. Digital Video for Distribution — Which is Right For You?
Transcoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 for Internet Streaming
VBrick and Cisco IP/TV
MPEG-2 over IP/ATM
Video Everywhere
Instant Two-Way Television
Switchless Switching
A Guide To Better Video
An Introduction to Multicasting
3D Video
MPEG and RTP
Simple Streaming With MPEG-4
Intelligent Transportation Systems — The Network is the Switch
All About MPEG-4 Streaming

An Introduction to MPEG for the Network Professional
MPEG explained from the perspective of a digital network system engineer
250 Kb pdf

Closed Captioning
It is not just for people with hearing difficulties .
870 kb pdf

Video Bandwidth - Will It Kill Your Network?
You may have more bandwidth than you think.
485 kb pdf

Analog Vs. Digital Video for Distribution — Which is Right For You?
Explains the basic differences between analog and digital video.
441 kb pdf

Transcoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 for Internet Streaming
No more encoding to the "lowest common denominator".
36 kb pdf

VBrick and Cisco IP/TV
Explains how VBrick dual streaming supports both standard MPEG and RTP/RTCP enabling IP/TV to display VBrick streams.
118 kb pdf

MPEG-2 Over IP/ATM
Explains how MPEG-2 is transported over ATM using the Internet Protocol.
78 kb pdf

Video Everywhere
Explains basics of video compression, networking, and applications.
141 kb pdf

Instant Two-Way Television
How VBrick provides instant video for video conferencing applications.
69 kb pdf

Switchless Switching
Explains how ATM can be used without ATM switches, and how video can be deployed on ATM networks without having to add ATM ports.
64 kb pdf

A Guide to Better Video
How to get the most out of MPEG video.
14 kb pdf

An Introduction to Multicasting
The basics of IP multicasting.
41 kb pdf

3D Video
How to show live video with 2 dimensions (stored video).
244 kb pdf

MPEG and RTP
How MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 is and is not sent via Real Time Protocol.
20 kb pdf

Simple Streaming with MPEG-4
How easy it is to stream live video everywhere!
475 kb pdf

Intelligent Transportation Systems — The Network is the Switch
Transportation departments can benefit from looking at video in a new way.
477 kb pdf

All About MPEG-4 Streaming
MPEG-4 is many things to many people.
579 kb pdf