### Beam

#### Input

**Baseband input**  
- 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI  
- SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)  
- SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, IS-05

#### Output

**Formats**  
- SPTS, MPTS

**Protocols**  
- IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP/RTMPS, ASI

**Reliable transport**  
- SRT, RIST, Zixi

**Satellite modulation**  
- DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVBS2X

#### Content security

**Encryption**  
- BISS Mode 1 & E, BISS CA, Fixed key 128/256 AES

#### Video encoding

**Video codecs**  
- HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS

**Chroma & bit depth**  
- 4:2:2 10-bit / 8-bit  
- 4:2:0 8-bit (10-bit UHD)

**Resolutions**  
- 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)

**Framerates**  
- 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

#### Audio encoding

**Audio codecs**  
- MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1&v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1, Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

**Audio channels**  
- Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

**Passthrough**  
- Linear PCM, Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®

**Data rate**  
- From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)

#### Metadata

**Subtitles**  
- Passthrough and translation for EIA-608/CEA-608 and EIA-708/CEA-708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27

#### Monitoring & control

**Cloud control**  
- MK.IO

**Interface**  
- Web interface or REST API

**Standard protocols**  
- SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.

### Input

**Compressed input**  
- IP inputs with IGMPv3-based redundancy, dual multicast redundancy  
- Pro-MPEG FEC, SRT  
- RTMP, MPEG-2 TS  
- **Satellite**  
- Demodulation: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X

### Video decoding

**Video codecs**  
- HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS

**Chroma & bit depth**  
- 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 10-bit / 8-bit

**Transcoding**  
- MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC 4:2:0 to MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC 4:2:0

**HD to SD downconversion**

**Resolutions**  
- 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)

**Framerates**  
- 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

#### Audio decoding

**Audio codecs**  
- MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1&v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1  
- Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

**Audio channels**  
- Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

**Passthrough**  
- Linear PCM, Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®

### Compressed output

**Format**  
- SPTS, MPTS

**Reliable transport**  
- SRT caller/listener mode, RIST sender/listener mode, Zixi sender/receiver mode

**Protocols**  
- IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP/RTMPS, ASI

**Line rate**  
- Up to 25GbE

### Uncompressed output

**Baseband over IP**  
- SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, 05 and PTP  
- SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)

**SDI**  
- Up to 8xHD-SDI or 8x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI

**Connector**  
- BNC (F) 75 ohms

### Metadata

**Subtitles**  
- Passthrough and translation for EIA 608/708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27

#### Content replacement

**Ad insertion**  
- Ingested MPEG-TS stored locally (max. 90m)  
- Scheduled based on SCTE-35  
- Out-of-band fallback

#### Content security

**Decryption**  
- BISS Mode 1 & E, BISS CA, Fixed key 128/256 AES  
- **Common interface**  
- All major CAMs supported

#### Monitoring & control

**Cloud control**  
- MK.IO

**Interface**  
- Web interface or REST API

**Standard protocols**  
- SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.

### Input

**Compressed input**  
- IP inputs with IGMPv3-based redundancy, dual multicast redundancy  
- Pro-MPEG FEC, SRT  
- RTMP, MPEG-2 TS  
- **Baseband input**  
- 3G/HD/SD-SDI  
- SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)  
- SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, IS-05

### Video encoding

**Video codecs**  
- HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2

**HDR compatibility**  
- HDR10, HLG10, PQ10, and Dolby Vision 8.1 & 5.0

**Rate control**  
- CBR, VBR, and CVQ

**Data rate**  
- 100 kbps to 60 Mbps

### Audio encoding

**Audio codecs**  
- MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1 & v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1  
- Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

**Audio channels**  
- Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

**Passthrough**  
- MPEG 1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3)

**Data rates**  
- From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)

**Processing**  
- Loudness control

### Metadata and ad insertion

**Subtitles**  
- Passthrough and translation for EIA 608/708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27, and ARIB B24

**Streaming subtitles**  
- WebVTT for HLS, DFXP for HSS, WebVTT or SMPTE-TT for DASH

**Ad insertion**  
- EBIF/EISS/AIT, SCTE-35 passthrough

**Nielsen**  
- Watermark extraction for multi-screen devices

### Broadcast output

**Formats**  
- SPTS, MPTS

**Protocol**  
- IP, ASI

**Multiplexing**  
- Full remuxing with SI/PSI generation, HbbTV, terrestrial

**Encryption**  
- DVB-CSA, BISS CA, AES, Director

### Streaming output

**Streaming**  
- Apple HTTP Live Streaming (over CMAF or TS), Microsoft Smooth Streaming, DASH

**Low-latency chunking**  
- RTMP

**Multi-audio**  
- Multiple audio streams per output for HLS, Smooth Streaming, and DASH

**Content protection**  
- Microsoft PlayReady DRM for HLS/TS, Smooth Streaming, and DASH  
- Apple Segment for HLS/TS, FairPlay for HLS/TS and HLS/CMAF  
- Adobe Primetime Access  
- Widevine, PlayReady, and Marlin for DASH

**Content publishing**  
- Pull scenarios in just-in-time packaging and publishing to local storage or to WebDAV servers

**CDN integration**  
- Interface with leading CDNs  
- Certified with Akamai MSL 4 for HLS and DASH

### Monitoring & control

**Cloud control**  
- MK.IO

**Interface**  
- Web interface or REST API

**Standard protocols**  
- SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.