Stream games and apps to any device. Use public cloud services like AWS. Utilizing desktop class GPU from Nvidia or AMD to offer full HD game streaming service.
3. ▪ Vast amount of tools,
game engines are
readily available
▪ Millions of active
Android developers
▪ Best in class chrome
based HTM5/WebGL
remote rendering
platform
Android Multimedia Services Platform
4. Untapped Digital Revenue – ADs, Apps
and more
▪ Recognize additional revenue distributing
existing Android games.
▪ Grow and participate in the lucrative digital
advertising and app store revenues
5. Gaming as Service - Taking off!
Developers and Publishers prefer
hosted service.
Support for any and all devices: STB market
has more than 20 different chip set and
software combinations.
Piracy: Protect developers from Android Piracy.
Disk size limitations: Shared hosted storage
eliminates the game size limitations posed by
traditional app stores.
Protracted software update processes: Simplify
software deployment and certification
schedules.
7. Streamline Development and Operations
Provide remote access to:
▪ Linux, Android, Apple iOS and
Windows Phone with client apps
▪ Any HTML 5-enabled device
Centralize app management to:
▪ Eliminate need to install and
upgrade apps on every device
▪ Avoid OS & app compatibility issues
9. Architecture #1: Mobile App Virtualization
VMI Security
Gateway Clients
Authentication
Server
Benefits
▪ Very high density
▪ Apps can share resources like GPU
▪ Easy to manage
▪ No need for expensive storage
64-bit Android
Multi User Extensions
User 1
User 3
User 2
HW Offload
Engines
10. Authentication
Server
Architecture #2: OS Container
Linux Kernel
VMI Security
Gateway Clients
Benefits
▪ Each user gets a full Android
session for complete isolation
▪ Apps can be managed individually
(resolution, device type)
▪ Dedicated resources per user (CPU)
Android
Runtime n
App App
LXC Container
Android
Runtime 1
App App
LXC Container
12. Universal Access
• Android, iOS, Microsoft hololens, Windows10 PC, Windows Mobile,
Android Wear, Android TV, Ubuntu Linux PC and many more.
• Among all remote access vendors, SierraVMI provides the widest
range of client device
• 24x7 Alerts from Email or from applications like Skype and other
Messengers
13. Optimized client – Runs on any device
Optimized for
PowerVR,
MaliGPU
GPU
Efficient use of
x86-MMX, ARM-
Neon, Qualcom
DSP.
Low CPU Usage
2-10x battery
improvement
compared to
native
execution
Very low B/W
requirements
Adaptive Vsync,
DTLS Low latency,
Optimized local
caching
Mutli-media re-
direction. Allows
video files to played
back with zero loss.
4K@60fps
14. XML APIs
Carrier
Billing System
Firewall
SierraVMI
Internet
Deployment
▪ Easy deployment with integrated high availability
▪ Integration with enterprises’ and service providers’ existing
authentication, directory services, and management systems
– Granular user, group and domain-level policies
VPN
Authentication Servers
Centralized
Directory
XML APIs
Carrier
Billing System
Firewall
SierraVMI
Multi-Site A
Multi-Site B
15. Power of Cloud - GPU
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Mobile Disadvantages
• Mobile GPU and CPU severely limits
the quality of games
• Memory size and speeds don’t allow
for feature rich multi player games
VMI Advantages
• A single VM paired with a desktop
class GPU can serve multiple users at
the same time.
• Lower Cost, Higher performance,
Console Quality games
16. Battery life, Performance…
Game developers and
Users worry about
– Game Size
– Battery life
– Performance range of
various devices. Low
to High
Develop games for
high performance
Cloud VMs.
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Galaxy S8 iPhone7 Low Cost
Tablet
Lowt Cost
Phone
Battery LIFE
Native Battery life VMI Battery life
17. Public cloud services like AWS or Private
Data Centers
• AWS, Rack space and more
• OpenStack/KVM
• VMWare
Easy to Integrate with
Billing system using REST API
18. Monitor User and Application Activity
▪ Dashboard of
system status
▪ Detailed logs
of user activity
▪ Easy to bill and
monetize
▪ Geo-tracking
19. Windows Isn’t the Solution for Gaming
Expensive
Windows/VDI Shortcomings
PC apps not suited for
touch input or mobile
screen sizes
VDI = $1000/user/year
Citrix + MS CAL
Not designed for
cellular edge, 3G
networks
1 Microsoft Desktop OS $187 per user, Citrix $100 per user
Requires High
Bandwidth
Designed for
Windows
21. o Low cost platforms with A72 and GPU for less than <$100
o Hosted platforms can provide much richer and better experience
o Availability of ARM Server with 96 Cores will certainly
outperform any console or mobile experience.
o Current services like PSNnow are addressing a small
fragmented closed segment with no ecosystem.
More games are developed for ARM
22. ARM and VMI
▪ Native Android ARM app support.
▪ Easy to deploy and eliminates compatibility issues.
▪ VMI and Android scales well on “Many CPU” cluster.
▪ 100% of apps are developed and tested for ARM
platform.
▪ One box solution with Integrated
– SSL and Security
– Hardware offloaded compression
23. The End
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