Recommended Hardware
Here you can find hardware requirements for the SmartTUBE Service Delivery Platform depending on the scale of the subscriber base and the system functionality.
Demo Configuration
IPTV / OTT | ≤ 10 subscribers | 1 month EPG history | non-scalable | non-redundant
All components might be deployed on a single server.
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Component |
Hardware |
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1 х SmartTUBE Server |
CPU Intel Core i5 (4 core) or better, 8GB RAM, 100GB HDD |
Initial Configuration
IPTV / OTT | ≤ 10,000 subscribers | ≤ 100 live TV channels* | ≤ 1,000 VoD* |
1 month EPG history | scalable architecture | non-redundant architecture
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Component |
Hardware* |
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1 х DB PostgreSQL |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 or better, 16 GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 250GB SSD, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 х SmartTUBE + Cache |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 or better, 16 GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 250GB SSD, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 х Report |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 or better, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 250GB SSD, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet |
Real configuration depends on the actually used service model. HW should run Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.x (>7.3), x86_64 and CentOS 7.x (>7.3), x86_64. Virtual environment can be used.
* It also requires additional HW for streaming, e.g. SmartMEDIA.
Standard Configuration
IPTV / OTT | ≤ 50,000 subscribers | ≤ 200 live TV channels* | ≤ 2,000 VoD* |
1 month EPG history | scalable architecture | redundant architecture
This configuration is intended for small IPTV and OTT service providers, who need high service availability and scalability.
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Component |
Hardware* |
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2 х DB PostgreSQL |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB HDD, 2x250GB SSD (recommended), Gigabit Ethernet |
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3 х SmartTUBE + Cache |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x500GB SSD, Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 х Report** |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB SSD, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet |
Real configuration depends on the actually used service model. HW should run Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.x (>7.3), x86_64 and CentOS 7.x (>7.3), x86_64. Virtual environment can be used.
* It also requires additional HW for streaming, e.g. SmartMEDIA.
** Unnecessary when SmartCARE is installed.
Medium Configuration
IPTV / OTT | 50,000 – 200,000 subscribers | ≤ 300 live TV channels* | 2,000+ VoD* |
1 month EPG history | scalable architecture | redundant architecture
This configuration is intended for medium IPTV and OTT service providers, who need high service availability and scalability:
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Component |
Hardware* |
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2 х DB PostgreSQL |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 32GB RAM (minimal) / 64GB RAM (recommended), 2x100GB HDD, 2x250GB SSD (recommended), 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 x DB PostgreSQL backup and management server |
CPU Intel® Xeon 4-core or above, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x100GB HDD, 2x1000GB HDD( minimal, depends at the DB size ) 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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2 х SmartTUBE Server |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB SSD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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3 х SmartTUBE Cache |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 32GB RAM (minimal) / 64GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB SSD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 х Report** |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB HDD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 x Platform Management |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x500GB HDD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
Real configuration depends on the actually used service model. HW should run Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.x (>7.3), x86_64 and CentOS 7.x (>7.3), x86_64. Virtual environment can be used.
* It also requires additional HW for streaming, e.g. SmartMEDIA.
** Unnecessary when SmartCARE is installed.
Advanced Configuration
IPTV / OTT | 200,000+ subscribers | ≤ 400 live TV channels* | 2,000+ VoD* |
1 month EPG history | scalable architecture | redundant architecture
This configuration is intended for large IPTV and OTT service providers, who need high service availability and scalability and ultimate service performance.
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Component |
Hardware* |
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2 х DB PostgreSQL |
Dual CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar (32 cores total), 32GB RAM (minimal) / 64GB RAM (recommended), 2x100GB HDD + 2x250GB SSD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 x DB PostgreSQL backup and management server |
CPU Intel® Xeon 4-core or above, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x100GB HDD, 2x1000GB HDD( minimal, depends at the DB size ) 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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N+1 х SmartTUBE Server |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar (16 cores minimum), 32GB RAM (minimal) / 64GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB HDD + 2x500GB SSD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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2N+1 х SmartTUBE Cache |
Dual CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar (32 cores total), 64GB RAM (minimal) / 128GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB HDD + 2x500GB SSD, 4 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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N+1 х Report** |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar (16 cores minimum), 32GB RAM (minimal) / 64GB RAM (recommended), 2x250GB HDD + 2x500GB SSD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
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1 x Platform Management |
CPU Intel® Xeon® E5-2697 v4 core or similar, 16GB RAM (minimal) / 32GB RAM (recommended), 2x500GB HDD, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet |
Real configuration depends on the actually used service model. HW should run Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.x (>7.3), x86_64 and CentOS 7.x (>7.3), x86_64. Virtual environment can be used.
* It also requires additional HW for streaming, e.g. SmartMEDIA.
** Unnecessary when SmartCARE is installed.
Scalability
For 200k subscribers N=2. N increases by +1 for each additional 100k subscribers.