The Telstra T-Box is based around a N8000 Series NetBox built by the French IPTV specialist Netgem. The T-Box includes two digital TV tuners and a 320GB hard disk for high definition video recording as well as network connectivity compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11n.
The basic operating system for the device is Linux supporting Apache websever software, which in turn supports Javascript, allowing for the smooth delivery of dynamic content. The interface is a proprietary browser, written by Netgem for the NetBox and T-Box.
The Linux OS combined with Sun Microsystem’s Apache webserver is recognised as one of the world’s most stable platforms. Indeed, the open source Apache webserver represents a massive 59% (compared to just 22% for Microsoft’s web server IIS) of the world’s web servers
(Tech Tips, 2012).
The use of Apache and Javascript allows for constant expandability and the flexibility of supporting most web based applications, including:
- HTML 4.01
- JavaScript 1.5
- CSS1&2
- DOM1/2 Events IGMP
- HTTP1.1
- SSL 2&3
- RTP/RTSP
- SNMP
- HCP
- VOD & Web TV: RTSP, Progressive download, Apple HTTP Live streaming, Microsoft Smooth streaming.
(Netgem, 2011)
Additionally, as the device supports web-based applications, content can be streamed directly from Telstra’s Media division, as well as other third-party services such as YouTube.
While the T-Box uses the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard to combat piracy, it allows the user to record standard and high-definition free to air broadcasts directly to the T-Box’s hard disk.
References
Tech Tips Website, 2011, http://techtips.salon.com/secure-microsoft-iis-server-apache-server-1575.html
Netgem Data sheet, 2011, Hybrid STB & MediaCenterN8200, available online from Netgem: http://www.netgem.com/
Netgem Data sheet, 2011, Middleware, available online from Netgem: http://www.netgem.com/
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