Features

System Requirements

Astra works on any Linux-based distribution for x86 64-bit CPUs. We recommend using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

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Receiving content

Astra supports various types of sources:

  • DVB, including satellite, cable, and terrestrial
  • HLS and HTTP MPEG-TS streams
  • Multicast streams in IP networks with UDP or RTP
  • SRT protocol in caller or listenner modes
  • RTSP streams from IP cameras

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Processing content

Astra prepares received channels for delivery using MPEG-TS processing features:

  • MPEG-TS Demultiplexing to extract channels from multi-program streams
  • Streams filtering and remapping
  • Descrambling with DVB-CI and Conditional Access Modules
  • Analyzing streams
  • Stream redundancy by automatically switching to backup sources

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Delivering content

Broadcasting & Streaming content over different networks:

  • Preparing streams and MPEG-TS multiplexing for cable, terrestrial, and satellite networks
  • Scrambling using DVB Simulcrypt
  • HLS and HTTP MPEG-TS streaming with access authentication
  • Delivery streams over IP networks with UDP Multicast
  • SRT protocol in listenner or caller modes

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Management

  • Responsive Web-Interface
  • Realtime monitoring
  • Integration with Zabbix, Grafana, and InfluxDB
  • API
  • Lua scripts