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The Aperi A1105 1RU Switch/Compute platform comprises of 10/40 GbE, industry-leading wire-speed switching silicon and five accelerated, pluggable microservers providing unequaled density and integration of low-latency switching and high performance computing.

The consolidation of Ethernet switching fabric and microserver compute elements enables the lowest rack density and power efficiency possible while ensuring optimal reliability for service aggregation in an architecture that scales perfectly for data center and network access low-latency service applications. Depending on applications the microserver hardware acceleration can achieve multiples of compute over traditional x86 processing at a fraction of the consumed power resulting in tens of rack units of servers, associated cabling and switching collapsing into a 1RU A1105. The 10/40GbE switch executes all standard and high performance L2/L3 protocols through the Broadcom Fastpath networking software. The A1105 is Open Flow capable. Integrated network clock synchronization is achieved using PTPv2 or externally fed sync. The A1105 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch offers 6 ports of 10/100/1000BASE-T with 8 ports of wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet via SFP+ cages and 2 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet via QSFP cages. Exceptional reliability and serviceability are ensured with dual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies and hot-swappable redundant fans featuring front to back airflow.

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The Aperi H.264 App offers a unidirectional H.264 encoder/decoder supporting up to 2 channels of SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI SMPTE compliant video signals. Each channel operates completely independent of the other, with support for video sources running in different formats and at different frame rates. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel and packetizes each H.264 compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression and ancillary data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow and aggregated into 10GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. The decoder receives an IP flow for processing, which removes the SMPTE 2022 encapsulation and converts the signal into a transport stream (TS). The stream is separated into video, audio, and ancillary elementary streams which are synchronized via a traffic clock that is closely matched to the encoder. The elementary video data is then decoded, producing an uncompressed video signal. The management interface is accessible via an open RESTful API in addition to an intuitive graphical user interface via integrated web server to configure and monitor the app directly through the API.

Technical Information

• Detection of two unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259, SMPTE 292/274, and SMPTE 424/274.


• H.264 transport stream mapping compliant with IEC 13818-1. ▪ YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 150Mbps (I-frame only) and down to 5Mbps for IP frame GOP.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC insertion as per SMPTE 2022-1. ▪ Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Configurable to Baseline, Main, High, High 10, and High 4:2:2 H.264 profiles.


• Ultra-low latency, configurable to less than 1ms.


• Configurable GOP structure.


• Automatic Dolby E audio pass-through.


• MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression up to 384 Kbps.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• Decoder PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Decoders with and without B-frame Decoding available.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi IP Multiviewer App (“Multiviewer”) is an FPGA-based application designed to run on an Aperi microserver and is available from the Aperi App Store.

Multiviewer receives IP video input from three sources: on the leftmost “SFP 1” 10 GbE front panel port, and on the two 10 GbE back plane Ethernet ports. The two 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports support up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds per port (12 total). The front input supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds via the Aperi Uncompressed over IP App.

Multiviewer output is split into a 16 tile HD-SDI for display, forming a 4x4 mosaic which is outputted via HD-SDI on the rightmost front panel “SFP 4” port. Each tile can be labeled to show its multicast address, as well as incorporating dynamically definable and static text.

Each input includes an analyzer, which detects for frozen picture, blank screen, or audio loss from any particular source. If an error is detected, the UI will indicate an issue with that particular tile via the alarm system. This alarm system is available via a common interface, and is exposed in the Multiviewer API.

Technical Information

• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from the 10 GbE SFP 1 port on an Aperi Microserver.


• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from each of the 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports (6 + 6) on the Aperi A1105 Chassis.


• 16-tile 4x4 mosaic display of all video sources, outputted via HD-SDI on SFP 4.


• Support for quick-switching any stream from the 16x16 mosaic into full screen display.


• Full labeling support for each tile, displaying multicast address or user-definable text.


• Detection of frozen picture, blank screen, and audio loss via a common alarm interface.


• Graphical user interface available via HTTPS, accessible via any modern web browser.


• Built upon a RESTful API according to industry best practices, along with full API documentation accessible directly via the Multiviewer UI.


• Included Multiviewer User Guide PDF document packaged with the app, and available directly from the UI.

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The Aperi JPEG 2000 (“J2K”) Encoder and Decoder Apps are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi's microserver platform, and are available from the Aperi App Store. These apps enable up to a four-channel unidirectional J2K encoder along with up to a four-channel J2K decoder for SD, HD, and up to two channels of 3G SMPTE compliant video signals. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel, and packetizes each J2K compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with audio and data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow, and aggregates them into 10 GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. Each J2K compressed IP flow is duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encoder to enable diverse routing. The J2K decoder includes the capability to receive duplicate flows on separate, temporally aligned physical interfaces prior to packet validation & selection. This process provides the hitless switching capability for the apps. The J2K apps are ideal for scenarios requiring preserved picture quality in a compressed format. It delivers visually lossless (and mathematically lossless for some content) reconstruction at higher elementary stream rates. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It seamlessly integrates under any orchestration platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M or SMPTE 424M.


• JPEG 2000 mapping compliant with TR-01.


• YCrCb 4:2:2, 10 bit, J2K ISO/IEC 15444-1 code stream.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 460Mbps for HD-SDI.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• Selectable two or four AES uncompressed audio per video in accordance with SMPTE 302 and TR-01.


• Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi ‘ASI Transport Stream to IP Network Adapter App’ is an FPGA based app that has been designed to run on Aperi’s SDMP microserver. The app can be downloaded to an SDMP from an app store. An Aperi license is needed to create an entitlement to run the app. The app consists of a 4 channel uni-directional transport stream encapsulator and a 4 channel uni-directional de-encapsulator for ASI video signals compliant with DVB and ISO/IEC MPEG-2 transport stream standards. The encapsulation process is compliant with SMPTE 2022-2. The Encapsulator app will automatically detect any valid 188 byte or 204 byte ASI video input on each channel for processing. The Encapsulator app aggregates IP encapsulated MPEG-2 single or multi-program transport streams into a 10GbE interface and also provides a duplicate 10GbE signal for protection purposes. The inverse functions are applied to all receive channels and a PDV buffer is included on each receive channel to absorb network jitter. FEC can be added to each of the 4 IP flows created at the encapsulator which is compliant with SMPTE 2022-1 and the two flows received at the de-encapsulator can be temporally aligned, validated and selected to provide a SMPTE 2022-7 capability. The ASI outputs are presented in packet mode as defined in the DVB-ASI specification. The app can be used in application where it is necessary to connect a standards compliant ASI signal to an Ethernet network or vice-versa. This could be at the ASI output of any Encoder that uses MPEG-2 transport streams. The app is also ideal for transporting ASI singles from over an Ethernet network as a service in a contribution or distribution broadcast network. The user interface is built above an Open RESTful API that exposes all monitoring and configuration parameters. The API has been designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and to enable compliance with the evolving industry standards for device registration and discovery. The API can also be accessed by higher level management systems to allow integration within a single network control platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 uni-directional channels of ASI compliant with EN 50083-9 carrying single or multi-program transport streams.


• Extracts 188 byte or 204 byte transport streams from ASI inputs.


• Encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC protection compliant with SMPTE 2022-1.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• De-encapsulator PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms. - ASI transport stream outputs linearized in packet mode.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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Aperi's Network Address Translation & Firewall app (“NAT app”) is an FPGA-based application designed for the microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi
App Store. Providing seamless inbound and outbound re-routing of RTP streams within your network infrastructure, NAT app also includes RTP stream health monitoring, which will automatically shut down streams that deviate from a specified policy. Stream replication allows for two distinct output streams with independent IP addresses, ports, and VLANs. Failover can merge multiple source streams, selecting the highest quality single stream and automatically switching to a perfect replication should the
original stream degrade in quality or deviate from policy. The supports the SMPTE 2022 standard for transporting both compressed (2022-2) and uncompressed (2022-6) media flows via IP. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route varying numbers of compressed (2022-2) streams depending on size, and up to 6 uncompressed (2022-6) streams per SFP port. It also provides support for the SMPTE 2110 standard, and can route video (2110-20), audio (2110-30), and ancillary data (2110-40) flows independently through networks. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route up to 64 independent media flows per port. It offers stream duplication for media flows via SFP, and A/B failover for flows outputting through SFPs.

Technical Information
Firewall
 4-layer inspection for basic ACL:
 Ethernet: mac.dst, mac.src, vlan, vlanid
 IP: ip.dst, ip.src
 UDP: udp.dst, udp.src
 RTP: rtp.src
 Additional inspection of RTP payloads for ACL
 Ensure 2022-2 payloads conform to transport stream structure and have correct packet count
 Ensure 2022-6 payloads include RTP header extension, SDI types in headers match configured values, and detect if frame size of encapsulated SDI matches configured value
 Ensure presence of RFC4175 payload header and indicated frame size matches configured values; ensure encapsulated raster video frame size matches configured value
Address Translation
 4-layer packet header rewrite enforces complete re-addressing of every packet before egress
 All unicast/multicast mappings are supported
 For multicast flows, flood, IGMPv2 and v3 are supported
Monitoring and Stats
 Ingress statistics include:
 Ethernet: Frames received, FCS errors, packet rate, and total average bandwidth
 Firewall-overall & firewall-per-flow counts total packets dropped, accepted, average speed and bandwidth
 RTP flow shows RTP type (and payload header if applicable), sequence number, transport stream checking, and PDV/inter packet arrival time
 For 2022-2, shows TS packets per payload, TS lock, TS rate, and payload alignment
 For 2022-6, shows SDI type indicated by payload header versus one detected by line/sample counting, and SDI TRS lock and errors
 For RFC4175, shows video raster type indicated by payload header versus type detected by line/sample counting
 Egress statistics show total packet count, packet speed, and average rate per flow and for Ethernet
Hitless Merge
 Configurable PDV buffer depth
 Creates a new regenerated hitless transport with new addressing
 Counts total number of recovered and unrecoverable packets, along with the differential delay between input flows

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The SDMP-4S or Software Defined Media Platform is a modular microserver designed to run software applications (apps) that require intense computational processing power and very low latency. Although the SDMP has a system architecture that has similarities to conventional servers, it uses state-of-the-art technology that provides the processing capabilities needed in apps such as live television production, financial trading and deep machine learning. Multiple apps can be staged on a microserver simultaneously enabling extensive adaptability for the platform. The microserver is based on the data concept of ‘single unit of deployment’ to run all apps. The apps can be downloaded as containerized bit files from an app store or repository and then run from memory in the low latency recomposable processor (FPGA). Physical access to the SDMP is accommodated via four SFP+/video SFP (small form factor pluggable) cages on the front panel of the microserver and two 10GbE parallel interface card edge connections at the rear. The microserver operates in the Aperi A1105 Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform (see A1105 data sheet). The A1105 platform can house up to five microservers and each microserver interfaces to ports on the Ethernet Switch in the A1105 via the two 10GbE ports on the microserver edge connector. This topology enables the seamless deployment of clusters of Ethernet connected microservers in a truly elastic architecture. The microserver has its own Linux based Aperi operating system. This OS has an associated ‘infrastructure API’ which is independent of the Open APIs that are integrated within each app that runs on the microserver. The microserver API assists with the orchestration and deployment of apps onto a microserver from an app repository.

Any app running on the microserver has as an integrated web server with an automatically discoverable intuitive user interface. The web server is accessed via the management port of the platform in which the microserver running the app is populated. Comprehensive information related to the microserver hardware on which the app is running is also accessible via this UI.

• Chassis - Populatse Aperi A1105 1RU Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform
• Module Form Factor - Industry standard telecommunications form factor defined by PICMG specifications
• Data Plane Processor - Xilinx FPGA with 2.5GBytes of DDR3–1.6GHz (also available with a quad core FPGA)
• Control Plane Processor - Processor with quad core using full Linux operating System
• App Staging on Microserver - Includes 16GBytes of flash memory to enable many different apps and app versions and instantaneously switch between them
• Networking - Dual 10GbE connections via card edge IEEE802.3 (also available in with dual 40GbE connections via card edge)
• Synchronization - Dual reference timing input for GPS, 1PPS or application layer (video) clock. IEEE 1588 capable.
• Application Layer Physical Interface - 4 x small form factor pluggable (SFP/SFP+) cages for any standards compliant modules
• Application Programming Interface - Open RESTFUL API using standard cloud model
• Graphical User Interface - Integrated web server with intuitive UI via HTTPS for all apps including microserver hardware status and authentication and authorization for security
• App Store - Apps can be managed and downloaded from an ‘app
store’ or app repository and run using an Aperi app license
• Applications - The microserver is ideal for low latency and intense computational processing applications including live
production, financial trading and image processing

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Aperi’s TICO Encoder and Decoder are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi’s microserver platform and are available from the Aperi App Store.

The TICO Encoder and Decoder app enables a 4K UHD channel that provides virtually lossless quality. The 4K UHD signal is received as four 3G feeds and employs the TICO mezzanine compression to create a codestream that is packetized and encapsulated per SMPTE RDD35, conforming to SMPTE 2110/VSF TR-03 standards. It’s formatted as a quad-link 2SI.

Audio data is de-embedded from the first channel, and mapped into IP with either AES67 or RFC-3190. Ancillary data is encapsulated into IP with the SMPTE 2038 specification.

In the 3G quad link SDI mode, up to four bidirectional channels can simultaneously process all de-embedding, compression, and encapsulation, effectively bypassing the quad-link formatter, and processing independently. SMPTE 2022-7 RTP replication and merging is used for network protection.

Extensive flexibility and precise configuration options make Aperi’s TICO encoder and decoder ideal for a variety of scenarios. It effectively can encode and decode 4K UHD with near mathematically lossless 4K and 3G SDI quality, all at extremely low-latencies.

Technical Information

Supported Formats

• 4K UHD Quad-Link 3G-SDI per ST 425-5 with one simultaneous encoding or decoding channel.


• 4x 3G-SDI with up to four simultaneous encoding or decoding channels. Compression


• Offers TICO Encode (Profile 2) and TICO Decode (Profile 1 & 2).


• Visually lossless at 4:1 CBR, and virtually mathematically lossless at 2:1 CBR. RTP Encapsulation


• Video encapsulated according to SMPTE RDD35.


• Audio encapsulated according to AES67.


• Ancillary data encapsulated according to SMPTE 2038. Timing and Synchronization.


• SMPTE 2059-2 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) used when available.


• High quality reference if PTP isn’t available.

Networking

• RTP replication and hitless merging according to SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP v2 and IGMP v3.


• Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.

User Interface

• Open RESTful HTTP HAL & JSON open media API


• Automatically discoverable, highly intuitive interface offering extensive monitoring and configuration

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The Aperi Uncompressed SDI over IP (S22-567) App is an FPGA-based application designed for our microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi App Store. Offering up to four-channel bidirectional SDI encapsulator and decapsulator for SD, HD, and 3G SMPTE compliant video signals, it automatically detects any valid source on each input for processing. The app aggregates the IP encapsulated signals into 10 GbE interfaces, with supported FEC capability. FEC packets are added at the RTP layer of each encapsulated IP flow. Inverse functions are applied to all channels, with a PDV buffer on each to absorb network jitter. Uncompressed flows are duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encapsulator, enabling the use of diverse routing. Each decapsulator can receive duplicate flows on separate physical interfaces, which are temporally aligned prior to packet validation and selection. These features provide a hitless switching capability. Our uncompressed SDI to IP network adaptor app provides unparalleled performance in transporting SDI signals over an Ethernet network. Additional use cases, such as replacing an SDI router with an Ethernet switch in an SDI plant. The versatility of transporting SDI via Ethernet lends the app to numerous present uses cases, along with uses in larger Ethernet networks in the future.

An integrated web server is included with the app, which is automatically detected and can be easily accessed via the chassis management port and viewed in any modern internet browser. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It easily integrates under any orchestration platform.

• Detection of 4 bi-directional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M.


• SDI jitter management per SMPTE RP184YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into/from RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-6.


• Per-channel protection via FEC in compliant with SMPTE 2022-5.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Network over-subscription policing on all SDI inputs.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Network management, monitoring and orchestration »

V-Stack is the next-generation cloud management software developed by Aperi for managing the A1105 platform. V-Stack offers powerful tools to manage your chassis, SDMP microservers, and all of your apps.

As a single point of view for chassis management, V-Stack manages all of the microservers, Aperi Apps logistics, and provides dynamic information about the operation of a chassis. With V-Stack, Aperi SDMP microservers are automatically configured for use and kept track of within the software. Aperi Apps can be easily imported via V-Stack from the Aperi App Store, and then launched directly to installed microservers with just a few clicks.

V-Stack also offers an intuitive web-based user interface that adheres to standard design principles, along with a documented REST API for developers to automate their chassis management.

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The Densité 3+ XIP-3901 from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is an agile processing platform that focuses on high-quality live production for HD, 1080p, 4K UHD and HDR. This platform is a bridge for the hybrid world, consisting of today’s proven SDI technology and the IP connectivity of tomorrow. To meet customers’ needs both now and in the future, the XIP-3901 uses a flexible “virtualized” hardware platform. Based on a powerful FPGA engine, the XIP-3901 can be reconfigured with software updates for different applications as requirements change.

The XIP-3901 agile processing platform with a rear XIP-3901-3+DRP comes with all the 12G/quad link 3G/3G/HD-SDI connectivity to support two 4K UHD processing paths with dual 25 GbE SFP cages for future IP I/O migration. The XIP-3901 is installed in the established Densité modular frame. Due to advanced processing capabilities and power requirements, the XIP-3901 is supported by the Densité 3+ FR1 and FR4 frames. The initial applications for the XIP-3901 agile IP/SDI processing platform provides full functionality of up/down/framesync-gearbox processing capability delivered through three applications that allow your live productions — either from trucks, venues or stadiums — to make the most of the new 4K UHD and HDR formats. This includes playout channels where output of a 4K UHD HDR channel needs to be downconverted for an HD SDR simulcast version.

Densité 3+ XIP-3901-UC is an application that provides a dual-channel 12G/quad link 3G/3G/HD-SDI upconverter, which is designed to synchronize, upconvert and process HD and 3G 1080p signals for both 1080p and 4K UHD 2160p broadcast production. The XIP-3901-UC application features broadcast-quality scalers, motion-adaptive de-interlacers and color space conversions from ITU-R BT.709 to ITU-R BT.2020. Densité 3+ XIP-3901-DC* is an application that provide a dual-channel 12G/quad link 3G/3G/HD downconverter, which is designed to synchronize, downconvert and process 4K UHD 2160p and 1080p for both 1080p and HD broadcast production. The XIP-3901-DC application features broadcast-quality down-scalers, interlacers and color space conversions from ITU-R BT.2020 to ITU-R BT.709. Densité 3+ XIP-3901-FS* is an application that provide a dual-channel 12G/quad link 3G/3G/HD frame synchronizer with gearbox functionality, which is designed to synchronize and convert color space between ITU-R BT.2020 and ITU-R BT.709 in 4K UHD, 1080p and HD broadcast productions. All applications will delay 12G/3G/HD embedded audio and metadata to maintain synchronization with video. The optional HDR processor, XIP-3901-UDCHDR, allows conversion between SDR and HDR formats, supporting HLG (ITU-R BT.2100), PQ (SMPTE ST 2084, ITU-R BT.2100) and S-Log3/S-Gamut3 formats, with conversion between formats.

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The IQUCP50 is a user configurable multi-channel video over IP transceiver developed for use within low latency and high bandwidth Ethernet IP networks. Using RTP VSF TR-03 (SMPTE 2110), TR-04 and SMPTE 2022-6 encoding and encapsulation schemes, along with clause 74 FEC, enables the IQUCP50 to encode or decode up to 16 SDI signals and transport them over redundant 50GbE links (SMPTE 2022-7) with either dual or single port options. To enable hardware processing flexibility IQUCP50 has a variety of Software Defined Cores (SDCs) available that can be purchased and loaded as operational needs demand. SDCs can be installed via a licensing mechanism and include; essence processing for SDI to IP gateway type applications, signal monitoring for multi-viewer style applications, network processing for IP transcoding and NAT firewall applications, and signal processing for broadcast quality conversion and processing requirements. With it’s essence processing SDC IQUCP50 provides frame synchronized SDI outputs along with both uncompressed and compressed (using SMPTE-2042 - VC2) modes of IP operation. Encapsulation of signals in a SMPTE 2022-6 transport stream is also catered for. IQUCP50 is fully compatible with GV’s new broadcast centric IP routing and network management solution designed to migrate Broadcasters from a traditional baseband routing and control environment to new Hybrid SDI and IP workflows.

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A key building block of Nevion’s virtualization strategy, Nevion Virtuoso is a software-defined media node platform, designed to perform a variety of real-time media transport, processing, and monitoring in both LANs (e.g. facilities) and WANs (e.g. contribution). Its functionality is upgradable and configurable through software, known as media function virtualization. It is standards based and ready to be deployed rapidly in a modern NMOS and ST 2110 environment, as well as a more traditional SDI setting.

Proven

Nevion Virtuoso is the culmination of over 20 years of Nevion experience in the media and broadcasting industry, and 15 years delivering IP solutions. It is being used in applications as diverse as IP in the facilities, contribution, remote production and DTT, by broadcasters and service providers across the world, including TV2 (Norway), Plazamedia (Germany), Portugal Telecom, ALTICE (Portugal), Synterra Media (Russia), as well as large media organizations in the US and Asia.

Media functions

Nevion Virtuoso is all about the software, or Media Functions.

Since it was first launched at IBC 2016, Nevion Virtuoso has undergone regular software updates, enhancing and increasing its functionality. Nevion Virtuoso’s Media Functions now number over 50, designed to handle all of the challenges associated with IP-based, live production environments in which the distinction between local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), used in contribution, remote production and distribution) is becoming blurred.

These Media Functions include:

• video & audio processing (embedding/de-embedding; audio routing, shuffling, delay and gain; clean switching)


• transport adaption (SDI / ST 2110 / ST 2022-6)


• protection (ST 2022-7, ST 2022-1/5)


• monitoring and switching (TS and SDI)


• encoding/decoding for SD, HD. 3G, 4K/UHD, HDR, slo-mo, HFR (High frequency rate), stereoscopic 3D and 2K/4K cinema, including JPEG 2000, JPEG XS, H.264, and TICO


• encryption (BISS-1, BISS-2, BISS-CA)

Media servers

Uniquely amongst software-defined media nodes, the Nevion Virtuoso platform has been designed to allow for the provision of Media Servers (appliances) with different characteristics, such as size, number of Media Accelerators they can accommodate and level of modularity, in order to suit virtually any requirement.

Management

Centrally managing Nevion Virtuosos in the field could not be simpler – thanks to Nevion VideoIPath orchestration and SDN management software. Nevion VideoIPath can be used to set-up Media Functions on the Nevion Virtuosos (in a plan and organized way), route signals to and from Media Functions on any Nevion Virtuoso in the media network, and the appliances in the network.

Virtuoso also supports NMOS IS-04 and IS-05.

Backed by expertise

Behind Virtuoso is a whole organization, with experts in all the relevant fields (broadcasting, telecoms, baseband, IP and more), ready to help plan and deliver projects, as well as provide the required training and any support needed.

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The vm_avp “virtual module” app is a versatile audio and video processing software application that provides routing, processing and glue functionality for the V__matrix eco-system — a complete IP infrastructure solution that also provides a multitude of audio and video processing functions.

In base form, vm_avp provides encapsulation and de-encapsulation of 3G, HD and SD-SDI (ST2022-6/7 only) to IP ST2022-6 and ST2110-20/21/30/31/40, making vm_avp is the logical choice for both gateway and purely IP-based A/V processing, providing up to 160 SDIIP conversions in 3RU. ST2022-7 seamless protection switching is standard, with IP stream format conversion and frame accurate video switching using destination-timed clean and quiet switching (MBB & BBM) with audio V-fade during switching.

To further expand the usefulness of vm_avp, several optional add-on licenses are available:

• +audio – adds embedding/de-embedding and shuffling of audio from both IP and baseband I/O with sample rate conversion. 40 TX and RX instances of RAVENNA/AES67/ST2110-30/-31 streaming and an audio crossbar of 512 x 512.


• +audio_matrix – an additional upgrade to the +audio option, the +audio_matrix option provides a total of 88RX and 128TX instances of RAVENNA/AES67/ST2110-30/-31 streaming and an increased audio crossbar of up to 5,312 x 5,312.


• +madi – enables use of V__matrix BNC inputs and outputs to interface with MADI signals (AES10, 48kHz, 64 channels).


• +fs – adds framesync, frame phaser, sample rate conversion and audio/video delay functionality for both IP and baseband video inputs; also provides Dolby-E® auto-alignment functionality.


• +vc2 – adds visually lossless VC2/DiracPro ultra-low latency encoding and decoding; ST2042 low-delay profile.


• +proc_cc – adds YUV & RGB color correction, test pattern generator/inserter, and test tone generator.


• +12g – Adds support for 12 Gbps video standards and provides cross conversion capabilities between UHDTV1 Single-Link and Quad-Link.

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The vm_udx “virtual module” is a software app that provides format conversions between SD, HD, 3G and UHD formats in the Lawo V__matrix ecosystem. In addition to up, down and cross conversion the vm_udx also provides audio embedding/de-embedding, proc amp and RGB/YUV color correction and color space conversion (SDR to/from HDR) functionality. Designed from the start for IP networking, the vm_udx app natively supports ST2022-6 and ST2110-20 IP video plus ST2110-30/-31/AES67 and Ravenna IP audio streams. Conversion between IP video and IP audio standards – ST2022 to ST2110, for example – is also possible. To ensure high availability, ST2022-7 hitless protection switching is natively supported.

The vm_udx app provides a format conversion engine capable of processing four SD, HD, 3G or one UHD path for IP and/or SDI signals. Each path provides audio embedding/de-embedding/shuffling functionality. Audio gain, delay and sample rate conversion can be accessed through independent processing blocks, which can be inserted at any point of the processing chain. Eight instances of broadcast quality RGB and YUV color correction and video proc are also available as processing blocks for use by any video source, whether SDI or IP, and available both pre- and post-format conversion.

For even more functionality, add the +HDR option to enable four instances of SDRHDR color space conversion using 3D lookup tables. A large selection of LUTs especially developed for live production are included, and custom LUTs can also be uploaded too. The included LUTs allow for conversion between SDR and HDR in HLG and PQ.

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The X Platform is a high-capacity, versatile, ultra-low latency platform for high-speed video networking, enhanced IP security and advanced compression for the remote production, contribution and distribution markets.

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The XC Platform is the modular head-end platform for IPTV and broadcast, supporting content acquisition, compression, stream processing including scrambling and multiplexing, with distribution options for cable, satellite and terrestrial networks.

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Direkt routers are used for connecting video links, change IP streams between unicast and multicast or to add or remove error correction. Direkt router can be customized with transcoding, multiview and SDI/NDI outputs. It then becomes an advanced receiver with many different areas of use.

Standard Features

• Receive video streams from a number of different units


• Multiple output streams on each channel


• HDMI out for monitoring


• Easy to configure via display and keypad


• Can be controlled via web interface over network


• Settings can be stored in profiles


• Peak programme meter (PPM) shows if audio is present


• By connecting a USB storage, Direkt router can record to files


• ISS – Intinors system for statistics, supervision and troubleshooting


• Backup settings and upgrade software via web interface or ISS


• BRT™ (Bifrost Reliable Transport)


• Web baser router panel


• VPN


• SRT

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Easy Configuration

Direkt receiver is easy to configure from the keypad and the web interface. It is robustly constructed with few moving parts.

Standard Features

•  Easy to configure via display and keypad


• Can be controlled via web interface over network


• Peak Programme Meter (PPM) for calibration of sound level


• ISS – Intinors system for statistics, supervision and troubleshooting


• Backup settings and upgrade software via web interface or ISS


• Can receive video streams from a number of different units


• Black burst sync in


• Automatically detects whether streams are MPEG2 or H.264


• Select output format via web interface – PAL, NTSC or HD


• Automatically scales input streams into selected output format


• Test picture can be customized


• Management via IP2 (secondary network interface)


• BRT™ (Bifrost Reliable Transport)

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Intinor develops different models of Direkt links that are used for high quality live broadcast over the internet. The Direkt link is easy to use, robust and supports many different transport protocols.

Send To:

• Intinors own receivers for SDI/NDI-out


• Intinor Direkt router to re-stream with other protocols or transcode(TCP, UDP, RTP, RTP+fec, SRT, BRT)


• CDNs for web-TV (RTMP/ RTMPS)


• Digital-TV-box for IP-TV


• PC with software VLC (TCP or SRT-pull)


• Receivers from other manufactures (MPEG-ts)

Flexible & Versatile

The Direkt link is offered in a range of models that can be tailored to the needs of each customer using add-on features and individual adaptations. In this way the Direkt link range is extremely flexible and versatile whilst retaining easy-to-use handling characteristics.

How it Works

Video from a camera or video mixer is connected to the Direkt link. Compressed video streams are broadcasted to one or more receivers. The configuration can be adjusted using the display and keypad on the encoder from a local web-interface or via ISS. The Direkt link can also record a broadcast to be used for on-demand-video or file based productions.

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Easy Statistics Access

All incidents are stored in a database. Through a web interface, both Intinor support and the customer can retrieve statistics for several measuring points connected to the video links. Users logs into the ISS management system and gets access to detailed graphs for all the measuring points. This feature is specifically useful if running a complex system using several IP links.

Troubleshooting

ISS is a powerful tool for troubleshooting video links. In a few seconds, the problem can be found and identified to render the right correctional response.

Alarms

ISS management can be configured to report alarms via email or text messages. Alarms can be triggered by loss of connectivity, loss of input signal, abnormal temperatures or hardware malfunctions. The alarms can be sent to Intinor and/or to the customer.

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The broadcast industry lives a major transition, with the move away from baseband video to adopt IP-based video contribution workflows. This move is linked to a transition to IT-centric infrastructures, with the goal of optimizing broadcast infrastructures and production costs. It implies using traditional IT equipment and computer-based solutions where dedicated electronics was needed before.

Besides the well-known VideoMaster SDK dealing with the DELTACAST I/O cards and FLEX products, the DELTACAST portfolio now includes a new SDK (Software Development Kit) component called the IP Virtual Card, offering a new programming interface named VideoMaster IP.

The IP Virtual Card is a new video and multimedia programming interface allowing the use of 3rd-party computer network cards to capture and stream out video just like you are used to do over any DELTACAST card.

Designed from the ground up to allow high-performances multimedia capture and streaming using an off-the-shelf network card, the first version ofthe IP Virtual Card targets ST2110 connectivity.

The IP Virtual Card brings in support for video transport as per ST2110-20, audio transport as per ST2110-30, and ancillary data transport as per ST2110-40. It also includes a PTP synchronization solution compliant to ST2059-1. Thanks to an optimized network stack, the IP Virtual Card insures accurate, PTP locked, media streams compliant to ST2110-21 Type W senders, and it allows implementing ST2110-21 Type A receivers.

The IP Virtual Card implements an optimized network stack based on the operating system sockets, so that it is compatible with any NIC brand and model, and so that it can be used under Windows and Linux, and also targetting virtualization environments and execution in containers. For most demanding applications, the IP Virtual Card also exists in a version based on the DPDK kernel bypass.

Using the IP Virtual Card features requires installing a license. Please contact us for further details about this.

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The greenMachine HDR Evie+ (Enhanced Video Image Engine), 1 RU half 19” rackmount, is a real-time segmented frame-by-frame broadcast-quality High Dynamic Range (HDR) to Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) converter, with frame sync supporting formats up to 4K UHD (3840x2160). It is the world’s first system that uses the advanced algorithm for sectional dynamic tone mapping, which automatically analyzes different sections of an image in HDR stream and applies optimal corrections on a frame by frame basis in real-time. This unique capability is unlike any other solution today. It is the perfect real-time production tool for sports or any live broadcast event needing high-quality real-time HDR to SDR conversions. HDR EVIE+ fits best in the single native HDR workflow reducing the cost of equipment and manual operations.

The sectional dynamic tone mapping technique is applied to several spatial areas (sectors) in the image. In this type of tone mapping technique, the algorithm adjusts the signal by using several dynamic curves, one per image segment/sector. The algorithm then combines the result with global dynamic curves based on the entire image. While the dynamic curves of the different sectors are perfectly adapted to the respective image content of their segments, the global curve is perfectly adapted to the content of the entire image. Depending on the image content within these sectors, the algorithm reacts dynamically, which allows lights and shadows to be treated independently. Therefore, dark areas can be brightened, and the bright areas can be darkened without getting a flat gradation of the image. “

HDR EVIE+ provides a 1x 4K/UHD processing channel supporting down-conversion from HDR transfer characteristics to SDR through appropriate sectional dynamic tone mapping. It also supports the Wide Color Gamut (WCG) needs of broadcasters and professional AV live events requirements. HDR Evie+ package also includes HDR Static configuration for Static HDR SDR conversions, which performs static tone mapping to realize UP/Down/Cross conversions between HDR and SDR, suited best for the studios or the environments where the light conditions do not change dynamically.

 

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Cosmos provides software based playout engines for Broadcasters, Over The Top service providers and Broadcast Services companies.

The distributive virtualised architecture of the playout engine from Cosmos provides a fast and trusted cloud based playout solution enabling broadcasters and service providers to spin up both OTT and traditional TV channels in a few minutes thus lowering the cost of ownership.

Channels can be hosted from data  centres or from your own Master Control Room over a private or public cloud. Cosmos also gives you the ability to playout both file based and live services .

Cosmos is an open system which enables all the features of a playout engine be implemented on a service basis. Cosmos reduces the need to invest in capital infrastructure. It removes the need to find space for technical equipment and the ongoing cost of technical maintenance.

Channel owners in worldwide gain the freedom to outsource practically all the technical equipment traditionally required for broadcasting.

Cosmos virtualises the process of channel management under control from a standard enterprise computer via a firewall-protected secure internet connection. Programme playout can be automated to any required extent while always retaining the freedom to insert live content.

Cosmos offers established broadcasters and content owners the ability to introduce new programme channels at very short notice, whether a permanent additional to an existing bouquet or a supplementary programme stream covering a temporary event. It can be matched to a wide variety of deployment models, enabling consistent operation across baseband, hybrid IP, and virtualised, cloud-based networks.

Cosmos also enables independent content producers to establish television channels without the high start-up cost usually inherent in such ventures.

Cosmos delivers unsurpassed flexibility in format handling and transcoding. It supports practically any technical standard in today's fast-evolving television industry, whether for terrestrial, satellite or online viewing, live, near-live or catch-up.

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The OG-DA-8-UHD and OG-DA-4-UHD now include 12G support for UHD applications. The models include 1x4 and 1x8 distribution amplifiers for auto-detected 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD-SDI signals and are designed specifically for the OGX/3.0 card-based openGear platform.

These are cost effective designs to split one 12G signal into four or eight and are useful in almost any broadcast or professional AV environment where clean signal splitting is required over long cable runs. Cable reach is up to 70 meters for 12G, up to 100 meters for 6G and up to 140 meters for 3G signals.

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JPEG XS compression ​for HD, 4K & 8K ​At the speed of light!

Available for CPU or GPU, implementing the newJPEG-XS standardand many more features, the intoPIX FastTICO-XS SDKs provide the highest quality, lowest latency, visually lossless codec for the optimization of your application. FastTICO-XS SDKs are perfect for all professionals looking to deploy ultra-low latency, lossless encoding over their whole infrastructure and workflows.

Feature overview

Quality & latency

• Best-in-class visually lossless video codec , compliant with JPEG XS


• Adjustable compression ratio (on frame by frame) with constant bitrate throughput (CBR)


• From Lossless down to near-lossless / visually lossless


• Ultra-low latency capability (down to only few lines in CPU) with an optimal API


• Optimized for real-time operations

Processors (CPU / GPU)

• Highly parallelized processing in encode/decode


• x86-64 Intel / AMD CPU   (SSE 4.1, AVX2 or newer) in CPU


• Nvidia GPU (CUDA)

Image formats & frame rates

• Supports monochrome (4:0:0, Alpha) up to 16bit,


• Support 4:2:2  and 4:4:4 8/10/12 bit


• Validated up 8K UHDTV-1 (8192)


• Frame rate depends on CPU/GPU performance & SDK packages

Compression

• Compliant with JPEG XS standard & profiles


• Additional advanced features by intoPIX improving performances & quality.

Rate control

• Adjustable compression rate


• Constant (predictable) bitrate (CBR)

Operating systems

• Windows & Linux (32-bit/64-bit) + macOS (64 bit)

Add-ons

• Embedded Downscaler Add-On: Proxy x1 & x2 decoding (ie. decode directly HD resolution or 4K resolution from  8K XS-compressed video stream)  and reduce your CPU or GPU load. 


• FFmpeg Add-On : connect directly the intoPIX SDK to FFmpeg


• Insertion/Extraction of Color Specification box / Video Support box from JPEG-XS part 3


• SDI Mapping Add-On: enables users to map 4K/8K effciently over existing 3G/HD-SDI cables. This unique feature reformats the XS codestream to fully map the SDI active area avoiding the forbidden EAV/SAV codes, offering a 20% gain of compression/quality performances.

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Cobalt’s new mini frame fills a need when space is an issue and functionality can’t be compromised. The BBG-1300-FR is a 1/3 rack width 1RU openGear® compatible frame capable of housing up to two cards.  A built-in network card is Included with the chassis allowing openGear cards to be controlled and monitored in DashBoard™.  This truly miniaturized openGear 3.0 chassis features looping reference, redundant power supplies, and support for high-power delivery (60W usable).

Using the 1RU tray mount, up to three BBG-1300-FR units can fit onto a single 1 RU — perfect for high-density installations when a 2RU frame is not feasible. The BBG-1300 can be employed in remote locations as a standalone when a full-size 2RU 22 slot openGear frame is not required. The integrated LCD buttons and control knob makes status monitoring and network setup a breeze.

 

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Cobalt continues to upgrade its decoder series with the Company’s 9992-DEC-4K-HEVC, an award-winning software defined broadcast decoder perfect for sports, news gathering, video contribution and affiliate distribution.  The openGear® card supports MPEG-2, AVC (H.264) and HEVC (H.265), with resolution up to 4K, and a full complement of audio decoding capabilities up to 32 channels. The module features a flexible licensing structure allowing customers to manage CAPEX while allowing room for future growth as their needs change. RIST enabled, the decoder - companion to Cobalt’s 9992-ENC-4K-HEVC encoder, provides an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art decoding capabilities.

 

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Cobalt’s new 9942-RTR series of 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI routers provide a high-density card-based solution for openGear® with a design specifically optimized for 12G support that fits in a compact 2RU frame. Unprecedented flexibility, ease-of-use and seamless integration make the series exclusive within the platform.

In addition to standard openGear DashBoard™ support, the series offers built-in Ethernet ports for IP-based protocols such as Cobalt’s ReFLEX and SW-P-08.  The 9942-RTR also offers serial and GPIO interfaces.

The routers are available in 24x24 and 12x12.

 

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Cobalt’s new series of distribution amplifiers distributes 12G-SDI signals within an openGear frame in response to the industry’s rising demand for 4K.  The new 9915DA-1x16-12G 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD-SDI 1x16 Reclocking Distribution Amplifier supports an input channel which is distributed to 16 DA outputs. The 9915DA-1x16-12G also offers optional SFP support for fiber input and DA outputs.

Cobalt’s 9915DA-2x16-XPT-12G is a 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD Quad-Channel Multi-Rate Reclocking DA with x4 Output Crosspoint that supports two input channels which can be crosspoint-routed up to 16 DA outputs.

The Cobalt 9915DA-4x16-XPT-12G 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD Quad-Channel Multi-Rate Reclocking DA features the same x4 Output Crosspoint but supports four input channels which can also be crosspoint-routed to up to 16 DA outputs.

The 9915DA-4x16-XPT-12G and 9915-2x16-XPT-12G both include optional SFP support to expand the signal reach beyond the limits of coaxial connections.

 

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Producing HDR broadcasts with a mix of HDR and SDR sources has never been easier than with Cobalt’s implementation of Technicolor’s Intelligent Tone Mapping (ITM) and SL-HDR technology. With the 9904-UDX-4K processing card SDR can be turned into HDR dynamically without operator intervention. Similiarly HDR sources can be fed to SDR trucks or facilities if the production was shot in SDR.

For distribution of HDR content, Cobalt leverages Technicolor’s SL-HDR encode to create an SDR signal with metadata that can be reconstructed downstream to play the original HDR signal, or SDR depending on the capabilities of the TV or set top box. This allows for a single stream of transport to support both HDR and SDR devices. With the 9904-UDX-4K-HDR unit, the end-user can select to use Static, Dynamic, or Intelligent Dynamic HDR.

 

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TICO-XS is a disruptive, innovative, visually lossless, light-weight and line-based compression technology, specifically designed to be used instead of uncompressed video in many applications. It is currently under standardization as JPEG XS.

TICO-XS is a smart upgrade path to manage higher resolutions (4K, 8K, …) and frame rates while assuring visual quality, keeping power and bandwidth at a reasonable budget and significantly reducing the complexity and cost of a system, a chip or an infrastructure.

 

Applications:

From 3G-SDI to IP in 4K

The mapping of the TICO-XS mezzanine compression to carry UHDTV 4K 60P over a single 3G-SDI cable has been specified in the SMPTE RDD35. intoPIX provides the needed building blocks to create a 4K over 3G-SDI solutions. Have a look at the intoPIX TICO-XS IP-cores and peripheral IP to map the compression over SDI.

 

4K with TICO compression over SMPTE2022-6

As SMPTE ST2022-6, defines the transport of HD-SDI or 3G-SDI over IP, using TICO-XS, it is easy to leverage an existing SMPTE 2022-6 system to carry up to three UHDTV 4K 60P streams over a single 10 GbE port using the SMPTE 2022-6 standard.

 

SMPTE 2110 and TICO compression

SMPTE ST2110-22 specifies the transport of compressed video over IP (including JPEG-XS), enabling you to transport any video formats over IP with full flexibility and all the benefits of TICO-XS compression.

 

8K over a single 10GbE

It has already been proven. TICO-XS can enable you to carry with lossless quality a 8K 60fps video stream over a single 10GbE link using TICO RTP payload and a SMPTE 2110-22 transport.

 

8K over a single 12G-SDI

It has already been proven. TICO-XS can enable you to carry a 8K 60fps video stream over a single 12G-SDI link with lossless quality.

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Embrionix SDI-IP (SMPTE ST2110) miniaturized emSFP and emFusion gateways now offer frame synchronization technology on encapsulation. The option allows broadcasters to eliminate the costs and time involved in frame syncing signals before the IP gateway and ensures free-run SDI signals are aligned with the IP system’s PTP Grandmaster. The frame sync will also address timing alignment challenges with non-Epoch-aware equipment while ensuring the alignment of non-genlocked SDI cameras and remote feeds.

Embrionix SDI to IP emSFP-Gateways provides multiple practical interfaces to bridge SDI signals into IP. The modules are based on a small form factor (SFP+ / SFP28) that can either be installed inside a standard 10GE or 25GE IP switch or within the Embrionix 25GE emMODULAR aggregation frame, drastically simplifying the gradual integration of IP and SDI equipment.

“Adding a Frame sync block to our already-dense, low-footprint gateways is a result of listening to the challenges our customers face during their transition to IP and integrating their feedback into one single gateway,” said Embrionix president Renaud Lavoie. “These software-designed modules are like a swiss army knife ̶ allowing our customers to repurpose each miniaturized gateway into a processor, up/down/cross converter, multiviewer or encapsulator with frame sync, depending on their changing needs.”

Embrionix provides very compact, high-density IP gateways, signal processors, converters and multiviewers for broadcast video applications. The company’s innovative low-footprint solutions free up premium rack space, consume less power and close the gap between fiber optic, coaxial and emerging IP technology deployments (including SMPTE ST2110, ST2022-6, ST2022-1/2, HDMI, composite video).

The transition to IP becomes much easier with a highly optimized solution for SDI-to-IP conversion provided by Embrionix. This is made possible with the company’s miniaturized emSFP modules equipped with an IP encapsulator and decapsulator. These miniaturized devices can be installed directly inside 10GE, 25GE COTS IP switches and can convert any SDI legacy equipment within your IP network. Embrionix also offers a series of standalone, compact gateways tailored to monitor and format-convert IP signals and 1RU aggregator processing frames capable of moving 4K UHD over a 25GE network.

With headquarters located outside of Montreal Canada, Embrionix has design, research & development, and sales offices located in countries around the world. The company’s solutions are also available through a global network of professional value added resellers. For more information on pricing and availability, please visit www.embrionix.com or contact us at sales@embrionix.com.

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As the world’s first modular infrastructure platform open to other manufacturers, the Emmy®-award winning openGear provides solutions derived from hundreds of individual cards from dozens of companies. This cooperative effort gives users best of breed product and budget options, all while ensuring common control and monitoring within the DashBoard ecosystem.

Reliable

oGx is the 4th generation openGear modular infrastructure platform built for 24/7 operation. Featuring redundant power and cooling, service is a snap with zero downtime. Front-loading modules and passive backplane ensure ease of maintenance and maximum reliability.

Diverse

Ross offers a wide range of modular infrastructure solutions, including distribution, conversion, branding, fiber, timing and more. The openGear platform is flexible to support a multitude of signal types and formats from analog to UHD to IP.

SDI, IP or Hybrid

The oGx platform has been designed to meet the demands of today’s complex IP and hybrid infrastructures.

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Easily expand Gator’s capabilities by simply activating the appropriate software license.

Key Features:

Ultra-high Def - Gator features a native UHD processing core, featuring 12G-SDI interfaces.

Agile - A platform that becomes what you need it, when you need it. That’s what software-defined processing is all about.

Rock Solid - It has been carefully designed to meet the performance and reliability requirements of today’s demanding broadcast plant. Gator fits into the rock-solid openGear chassis featuring redundant power and cooling to maximize your all-important uptime.

Control - Gator is part of the industry-standard openGear ecosystem. Full control is available via DashBoard, allowing simple configuration, setup and alarm monitoring.

 

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Full Range of SDI & IP SDVN Infrastrucure

Fiber Optics, CC, Multiviewers

RF Routing

Modular Products

PHASE - Serving the Brazilian Television Market since 1980

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MediorNet Compact is the cost-effective and easy-to-use entry to the Riedel MediorNet world of integrated media signal distribution and processing.

 

The first fiber-based 21st-century stage box providing the flexibility of a true real-time media network including integrated signal processing at the cost of simple multiplexing point-to-point products. With a network bandwidth of 50 Gbit/s MediorNet Compact provides enough capacity for bi-directional transport of 12 HD-SDI signal, dozens of MADI streams or GBit-Ethernet signals and hundreds of audio channels or intercom ports – ideal for streamlining the infrastructure of any mobile, studio or live event application.

 

Features

• - Cost-effective fiber signal transport for 3G/HD/SD-SDI video, audio, data & intercom


• - Synchronized real-time network for the price of multiplexing point-to-point fiber products


• - Supports any combination of network topologies


• - Flexible signal routing incl. point-to-multi-point


• - 50 Gbit/s network bandwidth (net 39 Gbit/s)


• - Fully compatible with MediorNet Modular systems


• - Integrated signal processing available at every port


• - Frame Store / Frame Synchronizer, Embedding/De- Embedding, Test Pattern Generator, Caption, Timecode Insertion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Different version are available that can be customized to your exact needs!

 

MediorNet Compact BASIC

• Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


• Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


• Slot for Option Boards


• Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


• Built-in Backup Sync Reference


• Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


• Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


• Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


• 12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


• Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control

 

MediorNet Compact PLUS

• Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


• Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


• Slot for Option Boards


•  Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


• Built-in Backup Sync Reference


• Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


• Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


• Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


• 12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


• Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control

 

MediorNet Compact PRO

•  Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


•  Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


•  Slot for Option Boards


•  Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


•  Built-in Backup Sync Reference


•  Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


•  Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


•  Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


•  12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


•  Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control


•  160 x 49 px colour OLED Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MicroN, an 80G media distribution network device for Riedel Communications’ MediorNet line of real-time media networks, makes it easy and economical for broadcasters to adapt their fiber-based signal transport systems to accommodate the mix of signals and variety of processing functions required by current and future operations.

The newest addition to the MediorNet family, the MicroN provides a highly versatile signal interface that can be used in productions of every size and complexity. In a compact 1-RU form factor ideal for rack-mount applications, MicroN features eight 10G high-speed SFPs, 24 3G-SDI video, two MADI, Gigabit Ethernet, and integrated routing and sync reference I/Os. Built-in video and audio processing capabilities include automatic format detection, a frame sync and framestore on all video outputs, a 16-channel audio embedder/de-embedder, a test pattern generator, on-screen and system VITC displays, an integrated sample-rate converter, and audio/video delay lines.

MicroN is software-defined hardware so can take on several different purposes through the use of apps. Current apps included standalone signal processor, point-to-point transport, decentralized routing, MultiViewer, and IP Gateway.

In large MediorNet networks, MicroN can serve as a breakout box for a Riedel MetroN core fiber router. Working seamlessly with the MediorNet MetroN, MicroN can extend connectivity beyond the fiber I/Os to any type of video and audio I/O required.

Operating in standalone mode, the MicroN can act as a 12x12 router and audio embedder/de-embedder with MADI SRC and delay, and it also provides video frame sync and delay. In a point-to-point deployment, multiple paired MicroN units can provide all of these capabilities plus support for up to 12 bidirectional SDI I/Os, two MADI I/Os, and a Gigabit Ethernet link.

Multiple MicroNs can be integrated as a central video router for redundant processing of up to 192x192 HD-SDI signals, or they can be deployed in a distributed fashion as a decentralized video router. By interconnecting MicroN nodes in a meshed fashion, broadcasters realize a very scalable video routing network that can be used as a replacement for small to medium sized routers. With an inherently flexible system design, this solution allows users to extend both signal capacity and distributed system locations simply by adding MicroN nodes to the network.

Deployed along with MediorNet systems, Riedel’s MicroN gives broadcasters the benefits of a truly integrated solution with built-in routing and processing capabilities. In addition to yielding significant cost savings, solutions built on MediorNet and MicroN allow users to work with all variety of video, from analog and SD to 4K, and audio ranging from analog to AES3/ MADI, or tunneling of any kind of Ethernet traffic. In addition to handling data, comms, and GPIOs, such solutions provide valuable routing capabilities, both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint. Taking on the role of embedders, signal generators, quad splits, and other dedicated devices, MicroN devices also reduce or eliminate the need for external boxes. With all of these features and capabilities, MicroN empowers broadcasters to invest in and establish flexible, future-proof fiber-based signal transport solutions.

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The Aperi A1105 1RU Switch/Compute platform comprises of 10/40 GbE, industry-leading wire-speed switching silicon and five accelerated, pluggable microservers providing unequaled density and integration of low-latency switching and high performance computing.

The consolidation of Ethernet switching fabric and microserver compute elements enables the lowest rack density and power efficiency possible while ensuring optimal reliability for service aggregation in an architecture that scales perfectly for data center and network access low-latency service applications. Depending on applications the microserver hardware acceleration can achieve multiples of compute over traditional x86 processing at a fraction of the consumed power resulting in tens of rack units of servers, associated cabling and switching collapsing into a 1RU A1105. The 10/40GbE switch executes all standard and high performance L2/L3 protocols through the Broadcom Fastpath networking software. The A1105 is Open Flow capable. Integrated network clock synchronization is achieved using PTPv2 or externally fed sync. The A1105 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch offers 6 ports of 10/100/1000BASE-T with 8 ports of wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet via SFP+ cages and 2 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet via QSFP cages. Exceptional reliability and serviceability are ensured with dual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies and hot-swappable redundant fans featuring front to back airflow.

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How much video delay do you need?

Providing up to 800 frames of video delay, Crystal Vision's four variable video delay lines are ideal for matching any short or long delays in your IP or SDI system.

These video delays can be used with IP (ST 2022 and ST 2110 video), with SDI or with both IP and SDI at the same time for hybrid systems. This gives you the easiest possible SDI to IP upgrade, while also making them perfect for mixed SDI and IP installations as well as fully IP or fully SDI environments. They work with 31 different SDI video standards, including 1080p.

All include a framestore synchroniser and support PTP in addition to analogue references as a timing source.

The delay is adjustable in steps of frames. The amount of delay available in seconds depends on the video format.

The triple channel M-VIVID100-3 provides up to 100 frames of video delay per channel (four seconds in 1080i50).

The dual channel M-VIVID200-2 provides up to 200 frames of video delay per channel (eight seconds in 1080i50).

The dual channel M-VIVID400-2 offers up to 400 frames of video delay per channel (16 seconds in 1080i50).

The single channel M-VIVID800 provides up to 800 frames of video delay (32 seconds in 1080i50).

The M-VIVID range are software apps that run on the MARBLE-V1 media processor. A card that fits in the Vision 3 frame, MARBLE-V1 features a powerful CPU/GPU processor, six bi-directional SDI connections and four 10GbE SFP+ network interface ports and allows different apps to be installed when needs change.

 

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ANY SIGNAL, ANY FORMAT, ANYWHERE

Our video network platform is designed specifically for the optimal transport of video content and can receive and deliver signals of any format. Our expansive global reach, coupled with the ability to transport secure, broadcast-quality video over public IP, means we can reliably distribute content anywhere in the world.

CONNECT TO LEADING BROADCASTERS

GTT is located in the world’s most prominent studios, distribution head-ends, transmission facilities, teleports, public switches and data centers. We can provide direct, private and secure connectivity, ensuring the highest possible performance for your mission-critical content and services.

 

LOWEST LATENCY FOR LIVE VIDEO

For live interviews, remote production, or delivery to online gaming platforms, you need a high-speed, dedicated network path that you can rely on for seamless video transport. GTT owns and operates many low-latency routes, including the fastest fiber optic path between North America and Europe.

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Cleanit is a flexible and budget-friendly video and audio profanity delay system for live broadcasts.

Cleanit allows a live content stream to be delayed by up to 20 seconds (in HD), giving your operator time to react and prevent the broadcast of unwanted or offensive video or audio material. It's perfect at preventing expletives, obscene gestures, wardrobe malfunctions, bloopers, competitor mentions, coughing fits or technical problems from making it to air – whether regulations insist on protection of content or you want to control exactly what you broadcast.

Cleanit works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD video and with embedded audio as well as discrete AES and analogue audio and is based on Crystal Vision's Indigo range of modular products and frames.

Control is simple and intuitive – using either a computer GUI or a smart button box, with both manual and automatic control of the video and audio cover/uncover functions.

Cleanit is available in different versions to suit all requirements – whether you want the standard functionality or a more elaborate custom system designed specifically for your application. With Cleanit, you can get the perfect level of protection needed for your production.

The three standard versions of Cleanit take care of the most common applications.

Cleanit 1 allows for audio mute or shuffle to another embedded source of up to 16 audio channels of embedded audio.

Cleanit 2 is designed for those using discrete audio and allows for audio mute or shuffle of up to eight audio channels of analogue audio or 110 ohm AES.

Cleanit 3 gives the ability to freeze or black the video in addition to the audio muting or shuffling.

With Cleanit Custom, different functions can be added to the mix – such as inserting a graphic from a clipstore – with flexible customisation of the control GUIs and button box to satisfy individual requirements.

 

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The FRC0710 offers advanced and unique features such as a calibrated high linearity over the entire bandwidth combined with a very high frequency stability. These features make the FRC0710 the perfect solution for a wide range of transmissions ranging from very small carriers to full transponder applications.

The FRC0710 is easy to operate and monitor. All control and monitoring parameters are available locally on the front panel and remotely through a web interface. It is also possible to control or monitor the FRC0710 via RMCP or SNMP.

Key features
Agile IF to L-band Upconverter
Optional up-conversion to C, Ku or DBS-band
Ultra fine L-band frequency resolution (48Hz)
IF input frequency switchable between 70 MHZ & 140 MHz
Switchable spectrum inversion
Very high frequency stability
Very low spurious characteristics
Phase noise compliant with Intelsat IBS/ Eutelsat SMS
High linearity over the entire bandwidth
Optional 10 MHz + DC power for BUC

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Core signaling at its best

Simplify connectivity and manage caller traffic more easily with the latest monitoring and analytics platform derived from ELK framework. Optimize your networks in the most cost-effective way with flexible deployment options. EAGLE STP provides interworking and interoperability with a wide range of networks. The upgraded modular architecture supports 5+ nines availability.