MediaKind Beam for reception brochure rev10.pdf
Beam for reception
CLOUD MEETS ON-PREM
Highly adaptable cloud-connected professional receiver
Beam for reception is engineered to meet the evolving demands of processing at the edge of your network, delivering high-quality video and audio decode with maximum efficiency. Its flexible architecture allows for seamless integration into existing workflows, providing a future-proof solution for content turnaround and distribution.
Tech specs
- Compressed input: IP inputs with IGMPv3-based redundancy, dual multicast redundancy, Pro-MPEG FEC, SRT.
- Audio decoding: RTMP, MPEG-2 TS
- Satellite Demodulation: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X
- Video DEcoding: Chroma & bit depth 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 10-bit / 8-bit
- Audio codecs: MP1 L2, AAC, AAC 5.1, HE-AAC v1 & v2, HE-AAC 5.1, Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1
- Resolutions: 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)
- Audio channels: Up to 8 stereo pairs per service
- Framerates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
- Transcoding: MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC to MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC
- Monitoring & Control: Conversion HDR to SDR, UHD to HD, HD to HD (1080p to 1080i and 1080p to 720i), HD to SD
- Passthrough: Linear PCM, Dolby E, Dolby ED2, DD, DD +
- Compressed Output:
- Cloud control MK.IO
- Interface: Web interface or REST API
- Format: SPTS, MPTS
- Protocols: IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP/RTMPS, ASI
- Reliable transport: SRT caller/listener mode, RIST sender/listener mode, Zixi sender/receiver
- Line rate: Up to 25GbE
- Standard protocols: SNMP, NTP, IGMP
- 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 8 x HD-SDI or 8 x3G-SDI or 1 x 12G-SDI
- Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohms
- 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, scheduled based on SCTE-35, Out-of-band fallback
Content security
- Decryption: BISS Mode 1 & E, BISS CA, Fixed key 128/256 AES, Director v6
- Common interface: All major CAMs supported
Commercial
MK.IO Beam is charged on-demand, per channel to align with your distribution consumption.
Perpetual
| $3,400 | |
| Adds UHD and JPEG-XS | $7,200 |
Pay as you go
| Per channel rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Decode | $91 /month | $3.80 /hour |
| + | + | |
| Standard transcode | $124 /month | $5.14 /hour |
| Premium transcode | Adds UHD and JPEG-XS | $260 /month |
Pricing valid until 06/30/2026
Dimensioning
MK.IO Beam runs on certified COTS servers or on servers provided by MediaKind.
A-SERIES
| Form factor | Economical, low | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| - X | 2 | 2 |
E-SERIES
Standard form factor, high density, high I/O
| AV | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - X | 2 | 2 |
HARDWARE support
Beam Hardware
For Beam deployments on Beam hardware.
- Hardware repair services
- MediaKind remote diagnostics
- Coverage includes Beam hardware and I/O cards (not software)
Software support
Beam Base
- Access to ticketing system
Beam Enhanced
Everything in Beam Base and:
- Reactive support services with service-level agreement (SLA) and service credits
- Access to latest software releases
- Technical support ops available on chargeable basis
Beam Premier
Everything in Beam Enhanced and:
- Assigned customer success manager
- Dedicated Slack channel
- 5 hours per month of technical ops support
- Additional technical support ops hours at discounted rate
SLA response times
| Severity | Response | Remedy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – Critical | 30 min | |
| 2 – Major | 8 hours | |
| 3 – Minor | Restore 1 hour | 16 business hours |
| 4 – Technical query | 12 business hours | Date shared within 10 |
Cold spares
Customers are encouraged to purchase cold spares :
- Ideal for mission-critical environments
- Beam software entitlements are easily transferred to spare units
- Beam licences tied to MK.IO account for seamless reallocation