Find out how MAYAH’s audio andvideo codecs cover DVB-H, UMTS/3G,SNG, 5.1 multichannel streaming,gateway and backup

New MAYAH Projects and International Distributors

DVB-H, UMTS/3G and 5.1 Multichannel Applications

IO [io] – MAYAH gets the picture

CENTAURI® 5th Anniversary

IP Protocols

ganymed Point-of-Sale Projects

MERK II – Reporting via ISDN and mobile UMTS

Flashman colour editions

A M S T E R D A M09 – 13.09.2005

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CompanyProfile

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MAYAH Pro-jects & DistriNews 2005

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DVB-H UMTS Multi-channel

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IO [io]

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CENTAURI®

5th anniver-sary

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IP Protocols

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ganymed

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MERK II,Flashmancolor

MAYAH Communications: an expanding companywith a serious vision

MAYAH's founders Joerg Rimkus andDetlef Wiese are well known in the broad-cast and telecommunications industry.Their backgrounds cover algorithm deve-lopment, system design and production,resulting in a variety of patents and suc-cessful products. Detlef Wiese, GeneralManager, states: ”We are commited tohigh quality and industry standardsincombination with the newest technolo-gies. The transition to new and costeffective communications solutions incombination with MPEG 4, and a varietyof other algorithms, is central to our pro-fessional Internet and Broadcastingdevelopments. The strategic extension ofour business from just audio, into the

video world, has started very successfullywhile our strong position in the audiomarket has been extended with productslike CENTAURI® II, MERK II and Flash-man. Another important step was theintroduction of the ganymed range of IPdecoders in early 2005 which, in additionto the broadcast market, are also beingused for PoS and PoI applications. Wehave always had a reputation for playing akey role in broadcast transmission tech-nology and this vision combined with ourinnovative team of development engineershas kept us at the cutting edge of all newkey applications, such as DVB-H,UMTS/3G, multichannel audio, AVC,SNG, ipTV and others.”

During 2005, MAYAH has been furtherexpanding its operations in the Internet,Corporate and Conventional Broadcastingmarkets with a variety of audio and audio-video encoders / decoders which can beadapted and customized for sales, OEMand licensing.

MAYAH places great importance on con-tinuously adapting to our customersneeds. As a core development company itis important to regularly touch base withclients, in particular those planning theirown networks and operating equipment.All MAYAH audio and audio/video codecsare the result of such co-operation.

MAYAH is located in a modern office parkjust a few minutes drive from MunichAirport and a short distance from ourRadio and TV customers in the mediametropole Munich. MAYAH also has anoptimum location for international busi-ness – our proximity to Munich airportgreatly reduces travelling time for ourbusiness partners, customers and all thosetaking part in our regular seminars, work-shops and training-days.

MAYAH® Communications’ main objectives are the development and distribution of innovative hiqh quality solutions for audio and audio/video

communications in broadcast and corporate networks. Focus is given to international standardized formats, such as MPEG 4 for applications in

DVB-H, UMTS, SNG, ipTV, reporting, distribution and contribution. MAYAH’s audio codec family CENTAURI® is the standard audio codec in the

broadcast industry, whether for ISDN, dedicated line or IP environments.

Milestones

1997 Founded in Munich by Joerg Rimkus and Detlef Wiese

1998 SendIt: Worlds first Software Audio Codec for live applications

1999 EditPro: Worlds first mp3-Editor

2000 CENTAURI®: Worlds first IP/ISDN Audio Codec

2001 First financial round with investor BayBGCENTAURI® 24 Channel Program Concentrator for Olympic Games in Athens

2002 CENTAURI® StreamingServer – more than 14 audio codec algorithms supportedFlashman launched; Digital MPEG/Linear Audio RecorderOEM Agreement with APT

2003 ganymed 1102 IP only CodecDRM2010: Unique 2nd generation Digital Radio Mondiale Receiver

2004 MERK II: Portable Audio Codec/Mixer for Events/Reporting

2005 CENTAURI® II 2nd generation for Gateway, Backup, …, any codec applicationIO [io] Audio Video Codec with AVC for DVB-H, ipTV, SNGganymed 1002 IP Audio Decoder for Broadcast and PoS applicationsUMTS/3G with MERK II and CENTAURI® II5.1/7.1 Multichannel CENTAURI® II

The BavarianBroadcastingCompany uses

MAYAH products to transmit the opening ofthe Allianz Soccer Arena Bayerischer Rundfunk uses CENTAURI®

3001 Audio Codecs in the newly openedAllianz Arena Football Stadium in Munichfor the ISDN transmissions between the

stadium and BRs headquarter in downtownMunich. One of CENTAURI®s advancedfeatures is transmitting 20 kHz stereobandwidth with AAC HE (aacPlus) via onlyone ISDN 64 kbps B-channel. CENTAURI®

II 3001 can also be easily updated withmultichannel capabilities in order to meetfuture requirements to transmit 5.1 audiofrom the arena to the broadcasting center.BR is already using MAYAH products in a variety ofapplications in Radio as well as TV, for distributionand reporting.

WDR with MAYAH’sinnovative UMTS solu-tion

During the Popes visit to the 20th WorldYouth Day 2005 in Cologne, MAYAH washappy to assist our Partner WestdeutscherRundfunk (WDR) with a state-of-the-artcommunication solution – UMTS. Whilesailing on the Rhine and preaching fromthe bow of a cruise ship, the Popes wordswere broadcast to WDR HQ in Cologne viaa MAYAH CENTAURI® and UMTS. Whilestrong winds along the Rhine were makinglife difficult for the GSM broadcasts of itscompetitors, WDR and its UMTS broadcastwere completely untroubled by the condi-tions. The configuration is plug-and-playsimple; just connect MAYAH’s UMTS BoxSEDNA to a MERK II or CENTAURI® II andit is able to broadcast immediately to a VPNserver connected to another CENTAURI® II.High quality AAC HE (aacPlus) with 48 kbpsstereo can be transmitted bi-directional.

Denmark Radioinstalls 22 MAYAH CENTAURI® 3001 in itsnew Master Control RoomThe 22 units are used as ISDN codecs foraudio contribution for both radio and tele-vision. The delivery, installation andsystem integration was implemented byDanish company, Danmon System GroupA/S and sold through MAYAH’s Danish dis-tributor Kinovox A/S.Kinovox have already sold and installedMAYAH video and audio codecs to theFaeroe Islands, Greenland Radio stationand, through other installers, video codecsfor use in live applications.The feedback from the market has beenvery positive with Kinovox receiving highlyfavourable responses from clients.

BIRTV Exhibition in BejingSkydragon, MAYAH’s business partner inChina with David Lawrence presenting IOand CENTAURI® to Chinese customers

At AES in Barcelona MAYAHsuccessfully presented itsCENTAURI® II 2nd generationaudio gateway codec. At the well attended pressconference many new pro-

ducts were introduced. The MAYAH standwas also one of the most visited and custo-mer response and the resulting businesswas also excellent. In particular MAYAH’snew CENTAURI® II was considered to beamongst the top products at the show.

MAYAH partner and project news – connecting agrowing business with innovative and visionarycustomers

Australian audio networkwith DMG Radio applyingIP and ISDNIn recent months DMGRadio in Australia havebeen busy building newdigital radio studios inSydney, Brisbane andMelbourne. Connectedby a fibre link stretching

over three states and 2,000 km, it suppliesthe studios with network-program andcommercial content. When building thenetwork backbone, DMG chose the MAYAH3001 CENTAURI® Audio Gateways suppliedby Comsyst. Adrian Harper, EngineeringManager at DMG, found the 3001 CEN-TAURI® to be the ideal solution for theirnetwork requirements. ”With the deliveryof content over IP the MAYAH 3001 CEN-TAURI® Audio Gateways are the idealchoice for broadcasters, providing a rangeof interfaces for all applications”. DMGchoose the 4 BRI, 8 x 64 kBit/s in order tosupport higher bit rates via ISDN as wellas point-to-multipoint. The project is theresult of an excellent partnership betweenComsyst, DMG Radio and MAYAH.

Alfacam use ISDN CENTAURI®s during therecent RED BULL X-Fighters 3D Event

Alfacam, a well known eventtransmission company, usedsix MAYAH CENTAURI® 3001Codecs at the RED BULL X-Fighters 3D Event to broadcastthe audio from their OB Vans

to the broadcasting station. The energydrink company organises many extremesports events thoughout the year, whichare all broadcast live on television.Alfacam chose CENTAURI® for its provenrelialibility – critical for live events.

XM Radio with LiveBroadcast for Live8 XM Radio, the largestsatellite radio servicein the USA, used 8CENTAURI® 3001s atthe Live8 event tosend the London andPhiladelphia concertsto its Washington HQ.The concerts werebroadcast by 182 tele-vision and more than2,000 radio networks.Using AAC HE, their

customers received the signal in CD likequality, using only a 128 kbit isdn connec-tion. AAC HE (also AAC + SBR or aacPlus)is the class leading audio encoding stan-dard of MPEG 4 and supports extremelylow bit rates while maintaining the highquality needed for broadcasting applica-tions. AAC HE has been developed byCoding Technologies, Sweden/Germany, aspin off of Fraunhofer IIS, Erlangen.XM Radio is already using MAYAH CENTAURI®s foraudio transmission from their affiliates to WashingtonD.C. using AAC 320 kbps and 256 kbps via IP@T1with backup via ISDN at up to 256 kbps in order toobtain the maximum in audio quality.

RFE Radio Free Europe expands their CEN-TAURI® IP networkRFE recently ordered 15 CENTAURI® II3001s, to expand their existing audio IPnetwork. in Europe. The 3001s will beused at locations in Munich, Germany andPrague, Czech Republic.

Broadcom delivers 400ganymed 1002 for bankprojectBroadcom, UK distribu-

tor for all MAYAH audio and audio/videoproducts, recently delivered more than400 ganymed 1002’s and several Stream-ingServer 4001s for a Point-of-Salesproject in the banking sector. This represents an excellent opportunity forMAYAH to expand its business in the PoSbusiness area.

DVB-H Demonstra-tion at IFA in BerlinMAYAH CENTAU-RI® Audio

Encoders and Streamers were used by T-Systems at the IFA for Stereo andMultichannel Encoding and Streamingwithin the DVB-H Multiplex. DVB-H isbased on DVB-T and is backwards compa-tible. It provides many additional featuresto support Handheld portable and mobilereception. This is a highly attractive andrapidly expanding business segment forboth content providers and end users.

ORF – Austrian Broadcasting use MAYAH’s5.1 multichannel codec CENTAURI® II 3301to transmit Carmen from Graz to ViennaThe new CENTAURI® II Audio Codecs offerrealtime multichannel audio en-/decoding,streaming and transmission in a widerange of audio formats. ORF connected 6discrete audio channels from the digitalmixing console in Graz directly to theMAYAH multichannel equipment via AES/EBU. For the high quality required,Enhanced apt-X was used with a total bitrate of 1152 kbps net. The IP-signal wasconnected to ORFs ATM network anddecoded at its Vienna Broadcasting Centerwith another CENTAURI® II 3301. Themultichannel audio signal was converted toDolby (5.1) and then encoded in AC-3 forthe multiplexer and the satellite uplink.Austrian Broadcasting is already using more than 250CENTAURI®s for distribution and contribution withintheir double ring ATM network using formats such as linear, Layer 2 and AAC.

International Data-casting

Corporation delivers MAYAH CENTAURI®s toNPR National Public BroadcastingNational Public Radio, one of the most pres-tigious broadcast networks in the USA, areusing MAYAH CENTAURI®s in their newstreaming audio network to encode real timeaudio content for its Public Radio SatelliteSystem. So far a total of 60 units have beendelivered.

WDR is already using MAYAH products in a variety of applica-tions in Radio as well as TV, for distribution and reporting.

Plug and play installation for UMTS transmission

Danmon Svenska ABchosen as new Swedishdistributor

Since July, Danmon Svenska AB is thenew distributor for MAYAH in Sweden.Danmon Svenska AB already representssome of the world´s most distinguishedbroadcasting equipment manufacturersand perfectly matches MAYAH’s distri-bution partner requirements.Danmon Svenska AB is located atTäby, near Stockholm. Please contactchrister.jansson@danmon.se, mobile +46 70 237 9535.

LAMAR Systems

is MAYAH’s new US distributorLamar is a design and integrationcompany specializing in products thatsimplify the process of deliveringhigh-quality audio and video overmany different wireless and wired net-works. US clients are asked to contactChad Boss, general manager of Lamarat 918 694 8572, info@lamarsys-tems.com

SKY DRAGON partner

MAYAH in ChinaDavid Lawrance heads up Sky DragonsBroadcast Transmission Division andwhen it comes to experience, he isclearly in a special position; sincemoving to Hong Kong 1997 David hasbeen involved in many broadcast andtelecom installations. The partnersfirst joint presentation was at BIRTVin July in Bejing. Contact via: david@skydragon.hk

Libor distributes MAYAH’s

full product range in Brasil Libor specialises in Broadcast and ProAudio. Located in Sao Paulo, thecompany supplies products and solu-tions to the radio and TV markets.MAYAH is pleased to have signed sucha competent partner. Contact HenrySpong at Libor at: (11) 3104 8339,libor@libor.com.br, www.libor.com.br

DAXCO DIGITAL is distribu-

tor in SingaporeDAXCO DIGITAL providesconsultation, equipment

supply, design and system integrationin the fields of Pro-Audio, Sound Re-inforcement, Broadcast, Film andStreaming Media. MAYAH has recentlystarted a co-operation to supply audiocodec products and Flashman withDaxco, which can be reached by phoneat: +65-6742 2219, sales@daxcodigital.com

MAYAH in modern applications

Reduced Costs – Increased Flexibility and Quality: UMTS/3GP Reporting

DVB-H reaching millions of mobiles and PDAs with audio-video content

High Quality 5.1 Multichannel withCENTAURI® II 3300/3301

The new CENTAURI® II Audio Codecs offermultichannel audio en-/decoding,streaming and transmission in a widerange of audio formats. Multichannelaudio transmission is a rapidly expandingmarket and the requirements vary greatlydepending on the specific application. Sofar, two major applications have beenaddressed using the CENTAURI® II3300/3301:

- Production quality for contribution anddistribution using linear audio, apt-X orEnhanced apt-X in IP and/or E1 networkswith bit rates between 1 and 6 mbps.

- monitoring/pre-listening applicationsusing AAC or AAC+SBR (MPEG 4 AAC HE)in IP and/or ISDN networks with bitrates as low as 160 kbps.

This flexible concept allows CENTAURI® tobe used in various environments and incombination with Dolby E or Dolby AC-3technology.

Existing CENTAURI® I or II 3000/3001scan be easily upgraded to multichannelcapability with the appropriate multi-channel audio I/O. Both digital andanalog versions are available.

Carmen opera in 5.1 live from Graz to Vienna

In June 2005, ORF transmitted the operaCarmen from the Franz-Liszt hall in Grazto the ORF Broadcasting Center in Viennafor the first time using multichannel 5.1audio. The successful transmission

continued via satellite on ORF 1 (÷1) tothe listeners. The 6 discrete audiochannels were connected directly, viaAES/EBU, between the digital mixingconsole and the MAYAH multichannelequipment; an AES/ADAT optical converterand the multichannel audio codecCENTAURI® II 3301for realtime encodingand streaming. For the desired highquality, Enhanced apt-X was used with atotal bit rate of 152 kbps net. The IPsignal was connected to the ATM-networkof ORF (L-NET) and the audio was thendecoded with another CENTAURI® II 3301at ORF’s Broadcasting Center in Vienna.The multichannel audio signal was thenturned into DolbyE (5.1) and thenencoded in AC-3 in order to be insertedinto the multiplexer for the satelliteuplink. This modern and efficient way ofmultichannel transmission allows ORF touse cost-effective IP connections fortransmission and to avoid using additionalencoders. ORF considers it particularlyadvantageous to use CENTAURI® 3301

bi-directionally, thus obtaining amonitoring signal of the final broadcastaudio. This shortens any activity in case oftransmission problems and simplifies thecontrol of the start and end of thebroadcasted multichannel program.

An identical configuration is used totransmit the ”Salzburger Festspiele” toVienna in 5.1 technique with CENTAURI®.

Economic efficiency; Bi-directional 5.1 via IP

Until now, multichannel audiotransmissions were very cost intensivebecause of equipment and line capacities.With CENTAURI® 3300/3301 this haschanged; the equipment is a standardMAYAH product with multichannel I/O.The required bit rates depend on theapplication and can be as low as 160kbps with AAC+SBR (MPEG 4 AAC HE) orup to 6 mbps with linear audio. As thebest compromise, Eapt-X with bitratesbetween 1 and 2 mbps is recommended.Connectivity via both IP and ISDN ispossible and access to such networks istoday standard .

Complex setup or plug and play?

The experience of ORF for their concerttransmissions between Graz and Viennademonstrates the simplicity of the MAYAHsolution, simply needing multichannelaudio connections and access to a networkwith the required capacity. Since theirinitial success, ORF have been using thesystem for further events, including somemobile installations; another example ofits plug-and-play simplicity.

IO [io] 8000/8001

Access Point

DVB-HPDA/Phone

3G Phone

PDA

IP Encapsulator / Modulator

3G Streaming Server

e.g. R&S, UDCAST

oder

Streaming Server

e.g. Darwin

WLANCENTAURI® StreamingServer

DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting –Handheld) is the new digital broadcaststandard for the transmission of content tohandheld devices; developed by the DVBProject and recently published by ETSI(European Telecommunications StandardsInstitute).

DVB-H is based on the DVB-T standard fordigital, terrestrial television but enhancedand adapted to the special requirementsof pocket-size products, such as mobiles,PDAs, etc. It is expected to become amulti billion EUR business by 2010.

MAYAH’s first presentation of DVB-H wasat this years IFA in Berlin. At the IBC inAmsterdam MAYAH will be demonstrating”Mobile TV” using its new IO [io] 8001,

with AVC/ AAC Encoding, communicatingwith a server platform for mobile televisionand handsets/PDAs running AVC Playersfrom Fraunhofer IIS and others. Thanks toour extensive product range we will also bedemonstrating audio only via DVB-H,supporting stereo and multichannel audio.

MAYAH equipment enables mobileoperators to conduct DVB-H trials to testflexibility in bit rates and formats as wellas the level of acceptance for Mobile TVand audio by consumers.

Mobile data communications are evolvingquickly because of Internet, Intranet,Laptops, PDAs and the increasing need ofbusiness applications. 3G UMTS will bethe commercial convergence of conventio-nal telephony with mobile and informationtechnology.

The UMTS transport network is designedto deliver high speed, specific content tousers at mobile and temporary locations.For professional broadcast reportingMAYAH combined the strength of UMTSwith powerful encoding to achieve very lowbit rates.

CENTAURI® Audio Codecs offer a widerange of audio formats via IP; e.g UMTS, amobile paket service with up- anddownload and interconnectivity with VPNnetworks for increased security. Realtimeaudio streaming/reporting over the UMTSnetwork requires algorithms capable ofachieving the lowest possible bit rates inorder to assure a continuous broadcast.CENTAURI® offers the newest version ofAAC+SBR (MPEG 4 AAC HE) with bit ratesas low as 24, 32 or 48 kBit/s. The extensive UMTS coverage alreadyavailable in most industrialised nationsmeans that high quality, mobile reportingis available in large parts of the worldtoday.

WDR premieres UMTS (3G) realtime audiotransmission

In preparation for the Pope´s visit toCologne for the World Youth Day somespecial requirements needed to be met forthe audio transmission. A live audio linkwas required from a ship on the Rhine tothe WDR studios in the centre of Colognefrom where they would be broadcast. As analternative to satellite transmission, UMTSwas considered and successfully tested.MAYAH CENTAURI® codecs were used foraudio streaming at low bit rates via aVodafone UMTS data card into a VPNnetwork connected to another CENTAURI®,all bi-directional.

Economic advantages of UMTS (3G) reporting

Reporting typically needs particular equip-ment and network or satellite connections.Both require fixed or temporary installationsand incurr rental charges. Satellite needsspecialised equipment such as a dish,

modulator, etc. and provisions thatadequate satellite capacity is available at acertain time. Terrestrial lines, such asISDN need pre-ordering at the responsibleTelcos.

UMTS (3G) has the advantage that theequipment is small, available and, due tothe mass market factor, low priced.Further, UMTS (3G) is an inceasinglyavailable service with extremely low feesfor data services – even flat rates exist andmake a lot of sense for realtime streaming.

Complex setup or plug-and-play?

MAYAH is offering its UMTS (3G) trans-mission solution as a plug-and-playpackage. It consists of two UMTSConnection Boxes, each carrying a PCMCIAUMTS Vodafone data card and the choiceof MAYAH CENTAURI® I or IIs, MERK II organymed en/decoders.

VPN ServerMERK II CENTAURI ®

SEDNAUMTS Box

Main transmission via UMTS

Mic

IP IP

SEDNAUMTS BoxLine

UMTS/3GP Reporting

DVB-H / 3G / WLAN

ORF, Austrian Broadcasting uses MAYAH’s 5.1 multichannel codec solution totransmit Carmen from Graz to Vienna

IO [io] 8000/8001 Audio Video En/DecoderDesigned for 24/7 operation, its embedded realtime OS guarantees solid, reliable operation in low latency applications (>250 ms ”end-to-end”)

MAYAH’s new IO [io] series en/decoders aretaking MPEG 4 to the next level in termsof picture quality and line cost efficiencywith full D1 PAL/NTSC resolution starting at 1–2 Mbit/s and going down progressively forPDA/mobile applications. The MPEG 4 ISMA-compliant stream is a ”universal stream”covering broadcast, enterprise and webcast-ing applications.

Supporting MPEG 4 SP, ASP and AVC (H.264),IO [io] audio video en/decoders cover therequiements of mid-range broadcasting andcorporate applications covering DVB-H,UMTS/3G, SNG, reporting, distribution,inhouse-streaming and ipTV.

Best of all, the IO [io] series combination ofMPEG 4 AVC and IP, achieves dramaticreductions on investment and monthly costs.

With ISMA compliant streams – supportedby QuickTime, Windows Media, Real, VLC,and various PDAs, mobiles, DVB-H receiversand set-top boxes – full inter-operability isobtained. And with full D1 at 768 x 576/480 for PAL/NTSC and up to 25/30 fpsIO’s, MPEG 4 is challenging MPEG 2, butwith less than half the bit rate. This allowshuge cost reductions for the network lines– E1/T1, IP over satellite, ATM etc. – anda possible return on investment in weeksor months instead of years.

Key features include:

- Auto reboot after power down in 20 secs

- Auto reconnect after IP/Ethernet down,

- SAP, session announcement protocol

IO [io] 8000 running as a decoder allowsa permanent ”stand by” mode and startsdecoding once the IO [io] 8000 encodere.g. in an OB van starts streaming.

Applications for IO [io] products are:

- Broadcast quality

- Unicast and multicast

- Audio & Video over IP challenging MPEG 2

- SNG

- Outside Broadcast Units

- Remote Studio Link

- Back-Haul

- Talk-Back

- Confidence Monitoring

- Web Casting

- Corporate Communications/Journalist Previewing.

MPEG 4 part 10 AVC (H.264) – bringing video transmission to the next level

MPEG 4 part10, also known as H.264 or AVC is the state-of-the-artnew compression standard.

As with MPEG 4 part 2, MAYAH supports ISMA 2.0, a worldwide stan-dard for IP-based streaming, allowing seamless integration andinteroperability with other hardware-decoders, set-top boxes or softwareplayers offering the same ”multiple use” of a stream created by an IO [io] 8000.

MPEG 4 part 2 – proven technology in the IO [io] range

MPEG 4 part 2 is a mature, worldwide adopted standard for applica-tions ranging from video contribution (e.g. SNG) and corporatestreaming down to web casting using feature-sets of the new MPEG 4part 10, H.264/AVC compression standard.

The bandwidth used by MPEG 2 can be ”cut by half” when usingMPEG 4, allowing savings on transmission costs on satellite links, or by going to IP/DSL lines or E1/T1 lines.

The beauty of MPEG 4 part 2 ISMA compliant streaming is the inter-operability with ”any” ISMA compliant device such as set-top boxes orsoftware players like QuickTime, Real10, Windows Media Player*, VLCand many more.

In multicast mode one single stream created by the IO [io] 8000 canbe played back via the IO [io] 8000 as a decoder for broadcast qualityvideo and at the same time plays back on any of the above mentionedsoftware players or set-top boxes for e.g. monitoring applications orjournalist previewing.

MAYAH’s MPEG 4 part 2 implementation is optimized for ”low latency”up to full D1 SD-resolution video in the range of 500 ms for ”end toend” transmissions.

BROADCASTSNG, satellite news gathering, re-broadcasting in high audio & video quality using low cost links

Back-haul applications, journalist previewing, remote studio link using existing IT infrastructures

DVB-H Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds,UMTS/3G for mobiles

IP-TVNext generation TV reaching billion of households via Internet with push and on-demand services

WEBCASTINGISMA-compliant corporate/business streaming reaching Quick-time, VLC, Windows Media andReal Player as well as PDAs and Setop-Boxes

IO [io] 8000/8001 – a powerful, audio videoproduct family introducing hiqh quality, costefficiency and interoperability

MPEG 4H.264AVC

PAL& NTSC

@ 2 Mbit/s

IO [io] 8000 A

IO [io] 8000 A is an audio and videoencoder and decoder offering MPEG 4SP/ASP and AVC / H.264 encoding,including automatic scene change detec-tion as well as HSS. Drawing on MAYAH’slong experience in IP-based solutions wealso support QoS / Diff. Serv. in order togive a stream the highest priorization pos-sible in a LAN/WAN or ”IP over satellite”scenario.

The IO [io] 8000 can also run as adecoder thus offering high flexibility aswell as a saving on investment. The IO [io]8000’s extremely low latency in the range≥ 250 ms for ”end to end” IP-based con-nections makes it the ideal tool for ”live”situations. Whenever changes are appliedto the encoder settings the IO [io] 8000running as a decoder will automatically re-sync to the encoder. Using MAYAH’scontrol software or Telnet/ SNMP it istherefore possible to remote control theunits from anywhere in the world.

IO [io] 8000 AD Pro

Containing all the features of the IO [io]8000 A, the IO [io] 8000 AD Pro alsooffers SDI with embedded audio in an ”allin one” system, making it the ideal broad-cast solution. Regardless of video source,the IO [io] 8000 AD Pro can handle thejob. Although it supports SDI embeddedaudio you might want to use the IO [io]8000 AD Pro’s analog and AES/EBU audioInputs and Outputs in parallel with ”SDIvideo only” thus allowing you to use yourcurrent equipment infrastructure andavoiding the need to invest in costly audiode/embedder cards for monitors etc. Just

like the IO [io] 8000 A the IO [io] 8000AD Pro is an ISMA compliant systemallowing you to stream to Mac/PC desktopsusing QuickTime, Real10, WindowsMedia9or even PDA’s and smart phones. If PCsare not applicable the stream can also bedisplayed by the extremely cost effectiveset-top box, the IO [io] 4500.

IO [io] 5000

MAYAH’s new IO [io] 5000 is an affordable solution targeted at enterprisecommunications and web streaming solu-tions with support for resolutions up toCIF (384 x 288). The IO [io] 5000 is anISMA compliant encoder offering MPEG 4SP/ASP and a proven interoperatibilitywith players like QuickTime, Real and Win-dowsMedia9, PDA’s, smart phones andMPEG 4 set-top boxes such as the IO [io]4500 driving Plasma displays or a TV set.

IO [io] 4500

MAYAH’s IO [io] 4500 set-top box comeswith a MAYAH software implementation forplug & play MPEG 4 streaming. The IO[io] 4500 hooks up directly to your TV setoffering resolutions up to Full D1 PAL/NTSC. The IO [io] 4500 VGA OUT can beused for computer screens or Plasma dis-plays. Operation using the IR remotecouldn’t be simpler. The IO [io] 4500 offers extensive, custom-izable options such as:

■ DVB-S support – reception of DVB FTAand IP encapsulated streams andrecording to HDD

■ DVB-T support – recording of DVB-Tprograms to HDD. VOD Support forISMA compliant VOD streaming server

■ HTML Browsing interface supportingvideo overlays

■ Implementation of a playlist parser fortime and event controlled XML basedplaylists

■ Support for complete, device remotecontrol via commands on UDP ports

■ User Interface integration and cus-tomization

■ Support for WLAN on USB or PCI■ Windows Desktop Access via VNC

IO [io] 8000/8001 comes in 2 versions:

■ IO [io] 8000/8001 A analog– audio & video in/out

■ IO [io] 8000/8001 AD Pro– sames as analog– + SDI in/out

IO [

io]

8001

IO [

io]

8000

IO [io] 5000 IO [io] 4500 IO [io] IO [io] 8000/ MAYAH PD-WLAN Windows QuickTime Real8000 / 8001 8001 AD Pro Personal Decoder Media

Order number IO [io] 5000 IO [io] 4500 IO [io] 8000 A IO [io] 8000 AD IO-PDIO [io] 8001 A IO [io] 8001 AD

Application enterprise, enterprise broadcast broadcast enterprisewebcast

Software

Operating system Real-Time Linux Real-Time Real-time Pocket PC > Vers. 9 > Ver. 6.5 > Ver. 10embedded embedded embedded >2002 Mac/Win Mac/Win

Custom. Software ■ ■Engineering

Remote Software / Win remote Win remote Win remote Telnet Telnet TelnetWin Telnet

Audio Video Coding

Encoder / Decoder Encoder Decoder Encoder / Encoder / SW-Decoder SW-Decoder SW-Decoder SW-DecoderDecoder Decoder

Video formats PAL / NTSC PAL / NTSC PAL / NTSC PAL / NTSC progressive progressive progressive progressive

Max. video resolution 384 x 288 720 x 576 720 x 576 720 x 576 depending480 480 480 on PDA

MPEG 4 simple profile ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ (plug-in) ■ ■

MPEG 4 adv.simple profile ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ (plug-in)

MPEG 4 AAC (audio) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

H.264 ■ ■ ■

Quality of Service ■ ■ ■Diff. Serv.

Latency ≥ 250 ms approx. 3 sec. ≥ 250 ms ≥ 250 ms approx. 3 sec. approx. 3 sec. approx. 3 sec. approx. 3 s.

Automatic decoder ■ ■resync

Auto scene change ■ ■ ■detection

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Composite video RCA RCA BNC BNCvideo in video out video in & out video in & out

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SDI in & out

VGA out out out dep. on PDA out / PC out / Mac/PC out /Mac/PC

Bit rates 30 kbps – < 1,600 kbps 30 kbps – 30 kbps – dep. on PDA >30 kbps >30 kbps >30 kbps15 mbps 15 mbps 15 mbps

Stereo, analog RCA, RCA, XLR, XLR, dep. on PDA PC or Mac PC or Mac PC or Macunbalanced unbalanced balanced balanced

Stereo, AES/EBU Sub-D, 9-Pin

Stereo, SDI embedded BNC, embedded audio

Size 19", 2U desk top model 19", 2U 19", 2U

IP-basedE1/T1, Satellite,

ISDN, ATM, etc.

Happy BirthdayCENTAURI® – theworld’s first IPAudio Codec stillsets the standard

After five successfulyears we are proud toannounce the newCENTAURI® II GatewayMultichannel Codec

Five years ago we launched CENTAURI®, the world’s first

IP Audio Codec, featuring remarkable speed and unprece-

dented compatibility by utilizing MAYAH’s FLASHCAST®

technology. The first projects with CENTAURI® were the

European Soccer Championships in Belgium / The Nether-

lands in May 2000.

Now, after five successful years, in which the CENTAURI®

family has continued to grow in terms of possible hard-

and software options, most major Radio and TV Stations

worldwide are using or connecting to MAYAH CENTAURI®s

on a daily basis via ISDN, E1 and X.21/V.35 or, increas-

ingly, via IP in LANs and WANs as well as over the

Internet.

The next generation of CENTAURI®; the CENTAURI® II Multichannel

Audio Gateway – combining impressive plug-and-play simplicity

with power-user performance and features:

■ All broadcast interfaces –ISDN, Ethernet (multi-/unicast), X.21, E1

■ All broadcast algorithms –G.711, G.722, MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 2/3, AAC, AAC LD,MPEG 4 AAC HE, apt-X, Eapt-X, ADPCM4SB/MICDA,linear audio, J.41, J.57, mp3PRO, etc.

■ Broad compatibility with existing infrastructuresusing MAYAH’s Flashcast Technology

■ Extensive audio I/O –mono, stereo, 4x stereo, 5.1 & 7.1 multichannel and

■ The unique combination of

GATEWAY 01

BACKUP 02

MULTICHANNEL 03

POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT 04

DUAL CODEC 05

FLASHCAST® 06

STREAMING SERVER 07

01 GATEWAY means:

■ Receive via ISDN and Streaming to a Server, or

■ Receive an IP stream with e.g. Layer 2at 384 kbps stereo then re-encode orre-stream it with MPEG 4 AAC HE, or

■ Catching an IP AAC HE stream andsending it via ISDN in Layer 3 toanother destination

02 BACKUP means:

■ Main transmission via X.21 or IP andbackup via ISDN, or

■ Main transmission via IP and watchinganother IP stream in case of failure onthe main stream

03 MULTICHANNEL means:

■ Transmission of 4x stereo with variousalgorithms via IP, e.g. Eapt-X, or

■ Transmission of 5.1 multichannel or7.1 multichannel via IP or ISDN withvarious algorithms, e.g. AAC HE

04 POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT means:

■ Distribution of Audio via ISDN to amaximum of 8 destinations with e.g.MPEG 4 AAC HE stereo, 64 kbps, or

■ Distribution of Audio via ISDN to e.g. 4 destinations with MPEG 1 Layer 3stereo, 128 kbps

05 DUAL CODEC means:

■ Simultaneous transmission between Codec A and B as well as Codec A andC, with e.g. 128 kbps Layer 2 mono, or

■ Simultaneous transmission between Codec A and B as well as Codec A andC, with e.g. 64 kbps AAC mono

06 FLASHCAST® means:

■ Detection of received audio codecalgorithm by sending test patterns and/or analyzing the bit stream. Flashcast works for more than 90 % of all encoded audio signals received.Operators do not have to get involved to get a synchronized connection.

07 STREAMING SERVER means:

■ Streaming of up to 4 stereo signalswith different encoding formats, e.g.128 kbps Layer 3, 64 kbps MPEG 4AAC HE, 384 kbps MPEG Layer 2 and1.5 mbps linear audio

■ Streaming in unicast (> 1000 streams)and multicast

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CENTAURI® II5.1 / 7.1Multichannel

8x analog

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ISDN

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Eapt-X 8 x 192 kbps

AAC HE (aacPlus)5.1 with 160 kbps

Main transmissionvia IP

Backup via ISDN

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IP Protocols – MAYAH has a wide range of streaming products suitable for integration innearly any solution

ISMA INDUSTRY STREAMING MEDIAALLIANCE PROTOCOL

Allows product interoperability betweenmanufactures belonging to this strategicalliance.

Examples:

■ Professional MPEG 4 Video Encoders(IO [io] 8000/8001) with Quicktimeor Windows Media Players

■ Professional MPEG 4 Video Encoders(IO [io] 8000/8001) with PDAs,mobile phones

RTCP, Real Time Control Protocol

■ Synchronisation of source signal (Audio-Video-Sync)

■ Clock generation, jitter control

RTP/RTSP

Allows controlled streaming betweenhardware or hardware and softwareproducts, audio/video on demand,remote control, e.g. start, stop, pause

Examples:

■ CENTAURI® 3000/3001 withganymed 1002 IP Decoder

■ CENTAURI® 4000/4001 StreamingServer with Winamp, Realplayer using MPEG 4 AAC or AAC HE

■ Icecast/Shoutcast with ganymed 1002 using mp3 or AAC

Allows the use of CENTAURI®, ganymed 1102 and IO [io] products inDVB-H environments.

Examples:

■ CENTAURI® 4001 with PDAs, mobile phones via DVB-H

■ Audio/Video on Demand

■ Remote Control (Start, Stop, Pause)

SAP Session Announcement Protocol

Allows the signaling of available audioor audio/video streams within a givennetwork, supports uni-directional connections

Examples:

■ IO [io] 8000 with Set-top Boxes,VLC-Player

■ CENTAURI® 3001 with VLC-Playersoftware

NTP Network Time Protocol

■ Time synchronisation, protocol syn-chronizing, deriving time over ISDN,providing time to clients

SDP, Session Description Protocol

■ Description of session, e.g. algorithm, etc.

■ Basis for SAP, RTSP

■ Via HTTP, e.g. if decoder does notsupport SAP, RTSP

Thanks to MAYAH’s extensive experience with audio via IP over the last five years, a variety of streaming protocols have been established in

MAYAH products. Thus, MAYAH products can be easily integrated into exisiting software streaming solutions with existing servers and/or

clients, as well as in DVB-H projects or for providing streams for nearly any type of compatible hardware and software.

ganymed Product Family – new IP NetworkingSolutions for Audio Distribution.

The ganymed 1002A and PRO are the receiving end members for stereo audio via IP networks. They receive e.g. an RTP stream with MPEG 1 or 2

Layer 2, Layer 3, AAC encoded audio signals or even linear audio and convert those streams to analog (ganymed 1002A) and/or digital (ganymed

1002PRO) audio in professional level and format. The Ethernet-to-Audio ganymed products have been developed for applications receiving audio

in the field of ”InHouseStreaming”, Audio Contribution and Distribution. They are easily distinguishable from existing streaming solutions, thanks

to their broad range of quality levels, ranging from very low bit rates with AAC up to linear audio.

Thank selectable audio coding algorithms itis possible to cover widely varying require-ments and applications in the broadcastinghouse simultaneously and with the sameinstallation. Streams can be generated byproducts like CENTAURI® II 3000, 3300and CENTAURI® II 4000/4001 as well asthe ganymed 1102.

ganymed 1002 draws on the same tech-nology and know-how as MAYAH’s highlysuccessful and acclaimed CENTAURI®

which is used in the field of high qualityaudio transmission via synchronous andpacket orientated transmission networks.

ganymed 1002 can be used at the trans-mitter location to receive the digital audiosignal and provide it in analog or digitalform for the modulator for conventional

AM/FM or digital broadcasting. They canalso be found in studios for the inhousedistribution of audio.

Further applications are in the area of cor-porate networks, e.g. Point-of-Saleapplications for distributing advertising toshops or Point-of-Interest applications fordistributing news-announcements.

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Flashman – Digital Audio MPEG/Linear Recorder.Colour your world

MERK II – Portable Audio Codec Mixer –Mix and Send

MERK II is based on the established and well known CENTAURI® product family.

The MERK II was designed with extended features and increased functionality for broadcasting:

MERK II supports dual codec mode as wellas point-to-multipoint transmissions – thedream of every reporter; to reach up to 8destinations simultaneously with e.g.64 kBit/s AAC HE stereo audio quality. Alternatively, up to four people can betransmitted simultaneously for extendedinterview groups, or a combination of origi-nal stadium sound plus two interviewpartners in stereo, with all mixing parame-ters under control. And individuallycontrollable send/receive levels for head-phone monitoring allow just the right mixfor each interview partner.

With the built-in Flashcast® technology,connectivity is as easy as pushing abutton. Directories of complete set-upsand phone book entries are easilyaccessed. Compatibility with a high per-centage of available audio codecs isprovided with the same professionalism asthe CENTAURI® Audio Gateway Codecs.Ergonomic studies have resulted in thecontrols and LCD display being presentedin an extremely user friendly manner. Theeight key potentiometers are electronicallycontrolled and are either level, pan or gain.The selection is performed by four functionkeys. The tried-and-tested keypad from theCENTAURI® is used for navigation and itsalphanumeric input is also retained.

Flashman is the portable, digital, MPEG/linear audio

recorder solution. Its strength lies in its combination

of high audio quality coupled with an intuitive user

interface.

Flashman is a professional recorder with professional features:

■ MPEG Layer 2 (silver model only), Layer 3 (MP3) and Linear Audio formats

■ XLR mic in with phantom power, digital and analog I/O

■ Flashcard support up to 2 GByte – > 30 h high quality Layer 3 recording, – > 3 h high quality linear audio

* Offer ends September 30th, 2005. ** plus VAT and Postage & Packing

For a limited period* we are offering Flashmanin the colours DaytonaYellow, Brooklands Green,Monza Red & LeMans Bluefor an unbeatable

EUR 777,-**

■ 4 switchable MIC/LINE Inputs, 2 Line IN/OUT, 4 Headphone Outputs

■ Switchable Phantom Power 48 V with LED indication

■ 2 or 4 ISDN BRIs

■ 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet for Audio-via-IP and Wireless-LAN

■ Extended mixing capabilitites including monitor & control

■ Flashcast for compatibility with nearly all available audio codecs

■ Extremely low delay algorithms with apt-X, ADPCM4SB and AAC Low Delay

■ Electronically controlled potentiometers for full audio mixing remote control

■ Efficient UMTS/3G transmission with AAC HE (aacPlus) in stereo

Am Soeldnermoos 1785399 Hallbergmoos

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 811 - 55 17-0Fax: +49 (0) 811 - 55 17-55

e-mail: info@mayah.com

www.mayah.com

Detailed technical data and up-to-date information is available at www.mayah.com

Layer 2 is licensed from Audio MPEG (code from IRT and Coding Technologies)

Layer 3 is licensed from Thomson (code from Fraunhofer Institute)

mp3PRO is licensed from Thomson

ADPCM4SB is licensed from France Telekom

apt-X and Eapt-X is licensed from APT

AAC and AAC HE is licensed from Via Licensing (code from Coding Technologies)

© Copyright MAYAH Communications GmbH, 2005. All rights reserved. CENTAURI®, MAYAH, Flashman and FlashCast are reg-istered trademarks. Patents pending. CT-aacPlus is a trademark of coding technologies. apt-X is a trademark of APT. mp3PRO isa trademark of Thomson. Product information and technical specifications are subject to change without notice.