Technical specifications

Input / Output cards

Baseband input

• SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
• SMPTE ST 2110
  • SMPTE ST 2110-20 uncompressed video up to UHD resolution
  • SMPTE ST 2110-30/31: uncompressed audio
  • SMPTE ST 2110-40: data (VITC/Time code, AFD/BAR, Closed captioning, OP-47 Teletext, SMPTE 2031 Teletext)
  • All SMPTE ST 2110 essences can be input as ST 2022-7
  • NMOS IS-04 and NMOS IS-05 support

Combined SDI and ASI input/output

• 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

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

• Remoted control: Provided via the Mediakind MK.IO portal
• Direct control and status monitoring: Provided via Web browser user interfaceand REST API
• Standard protocols: SNMP, NTP, IGMP