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Technical specifications

Input / Output cards

Baseband input

Optional hardware required

  • SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)

Combined SDI and ASI input/output

Optional cards

  • 4-port card: 4xHD -SDI or 4x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 4xASI. Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm

  • 8-port card: 8xHD-SDI or 8x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 8xASI. Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm

  • Standards supported

HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M; 3G-SDI: SMPTE 424M; 12G-SDI: SMPTE 2082.

  • Embedded audio: SMPTE 299M (HD) SDR/HDR

  • Signaling: SMPTE ST 425-5

  • External sync genlock (black and burst)

  • Max. ASI input rate: 208 Mbps

  • ASI packet length: 188/204 byte packets

  • ASI standard: EN50083-9

IP output

Optional cards

  • 2x10GbE card: Connector: Dual SFP+ cages. 10G BASE-T optical transceivers or 10Gbe SFP DAC

  • 2x25GbE card: Connector: Dual SFP28 cages. Can support 1GbE, 10GbE or 25GbE. Can provide hardware acceleration for SMPTE ST 2110 input

Compressed output

Transport stream output

  • Single or multi-service MPEG Transport Stream(s)

  • UDP or RTP encapsulated

  • RTMP/RTMPS

Reliable transport

  • SRT and RIST input/output

Carriage of UDP or RTP streams over the SRT protocol

  • SRT listener or caller mode

  • RIST sender mode

  • RIST listener mode

  • Zixi input/output

Zixi sender

  • Zixi feeder or Zixi Receiver mode

High availability

  • Automated (standalone) 1+1 output synchronization with PTS alignment (either SDI or ST 2110 inputs)

Content security

Encryption

  • BISS v1 Mode 1 and E

  • BISS v2 Fixed Key and CA Mode

  • SRT and RIST Encryption modes (fixed key 128/256 AES)

Video encoding

  • Video codecs: HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS

  • Chroma & bit depth: 4:2:2 10-bit / 8-bit. 4:2:0 8-bit (10-bit UHD).

  • Resolutions: 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)

  • Framerates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

UHDHDSD
4:2:2 10-bit or 4:2:0 8 bit-HEVC4:2:2 10-bit or 4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC
4:2:2 or 4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-24:2:2 8-bit MPEG-2
4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS4:2:2 10-bit or 8-bit JPEG-XS
2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50 or 59.94 frame rates1080i25/29.97, 720p50/59.94, 1080p50/59.94 frame rate480i 29.97, 576i 25

Audio encoding

  • Audio codecs: MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2 1. Dolby Digital® 2.0 / 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® 2.0, 5.1, Dolby AC-3

  • Audio channels: Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

  • Passthrough: Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®, Linear PCM (as SMPTE 302)

  • Data rate: From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)

Metadata

  • Subtitles: Passthrough and translation for EIA-608/CEA-608 and EIA-708/CEA-708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27

Satellite modulator

Connectivity

  • RF output - SMA 50-ohm connector

  • RF monitoring output - SMA 50-ohm connector

  • 10MHz Input/Output reference - SMA 50-ohm connector

Dual DVB Common Interface option card

  • Enables support for all major CAM modules

  • Multi-service decryption

  • Up to 2 CAM modules per option card

Modulation

  • Type: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X

  • Constellation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK to 32APSK 2

  • Roll-off: DVB-S/DSNG: 35% DVB-S2: 20, 25 or 35%

  • DVB-S2X: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35%

  • Symbol rate: 0.05 to 36 MSym/s 2

RF output

  • L-Band frequency range: 950 MHz to 2150 MHz (1 KHz step)

  • L-Band output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB step)

  • IF frequency range: 50 MHz to 180 MHz (1 Hz step)

  • IF output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB steps)

  • IF monitor output power: -20dB on the RF output

Other functions

  • Carrier ID insertion

  • Spectrum inversion

  • Test mode: PRBS, dummy PL frame, carrier ID only

  • Configurable option to switch off or mute output at startup

Monitoring & control

  • Remote control: Provided via the Mediakind MK.IO portal

  • Direct control and status monitoring: Provided via Web browser user interface and REST API

  • Standard protocols: SNMP, NTP, IGMP