R&S Rolls Out ‘Enhanced 5G Broadcast Server’

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A new “extended and enhanced version” of Rohde & Schwarz’ Broadcast Server has been brought to market on a global basis.


It’s Control Center (BSCC), and version 2.0 builds on the success of its predecessor, which R&S says “is providing the beating heart of proof of concept 5G Broadcast / Multicast trials in regional markets as diverse as Germany, Brazil and China.”

Using the BSCC2.0, broadcasters and network operators can deliver many more mobile
services, such as over-the-air updates and upgrades, venue casting, automotive services,
e-Learning, multimedia streaming on demand, public warning announcements, e-Sports, e-
Agriculture, live casting and live commerce.

A cornerstone of 5G Broadcast is its ability to provide mobile users with access to super
high-quality video content. To this end, the BSCC2.0 supports a wide range of streaming
platforms. “These new streaming services will become a reality as new algorithms and
protocols are implemented within the 5G Broadcast environment including FLUTE (File
Delivery over Unidirectional Transport Stream), DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Steaming over
HTTP) and HLS (HTTP Live Streaming),” R&S says.

Rohde & Schwarz‘s new All-In-One 5G Broadcast/Multicast core network “delivers the
flexibility, scalability, and performance customers need for mobile broadcast services and
leads the customers’ journey into the 5G Broadcast/Multicast world,” R&S adds.

The Munich, Germany-based company adds that BSCC2.0 “represents a new and radically different approach to 5G Broadcast / Multicast operations management.”

A number of key factors differentiate it from similar products, including 3GPP Release 16 support, the integration of Transport Streams over IP (TsoIP) protocols and multi-service support.

BSCC 2.0 has embedded multi-TX connection support, as well as single frequency network (SFN) and multi frequency network (MFN) transmission support.