Eight port module provides industry leading service density for HD
broadcast within networked environments
2007-03-28
LAS VEGAS (NAB), APRIL 16, 2007 - Net Insight, a leading provider of
efficient optical transport solutions for media, broadcast and IP
networks, has introduced a high-density HD/SD serial digital
interface (SDI) module for its Nimbra 600 series. The new module
expands uncompressed high-definition (HD) and standard-definition
(SD) broadcast options within networked environments.
The new HD/SD SDI module is an eight port blade designed for the
Nimbra 600 series switch chassis that provides advanced flexibility
for broadcast networks looking to incorporate uncompressed HD content
into the video delivery chain. Each of the eight ports can be set
for input or output and for HD or SD, allowing for a wide variety of
configurations and a mix of HD and SD content. The ports broadcast
content streams independently in tailored and secured logical
channels to ensure 100 percent quality of service (QoS).
Deployed in a Nimbra 680 switch, the new module enables an
unprecedented density of uncompressed video services. Up to 24 HD-SDI
services may be multiplexed onto 4 10Gbps outputs within a single
chassis. Such a high-density solution is essential for deployment
e.g. at arenas in major sports events."The ability to link and aggregate a multitude of HD and SD content
sources into a single switch module provides an unprecedented
opportunity to dramatically scale video transport services," said
Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO for Net Insight. "For broadcasters and telecom
carriers, this means a higher grade of video switching capabilities,
increased flexibility and optimal utilization of backbone capacity
with greater overall resiliency."
Network availability and fault-tolerance is critical for broadcast
and video service providers. The hot-swappable HD/SD SDI modules
feature redundancy and performance management to ensure optimal
uptime. The entire Nimbra 600 system is easily managed via CLI,
Web-based GUI and SNMP. The system can also be managed by the Nimbra
Vision NMS.
The HD/SD SDI module is backwards compatible and fully interoperable
with the HD and SD SDI interfaces of the Nimbra One/300 series.
To see HD content over Net Insight's Nimbra platform, please visit
the Net Insight booth this week at NAB (booth #C2920).
For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight AB, +46 8 685 04 00,
fredrik.tragardh@netinsight.net
About Net Insight
Net Insight delivers the world's most efficient and scaleable optical
transport solution for Broadcast and Media, Digital Terrestrial TV,
Mobile TV and IPTV/CATV networks.
Net Insight products truly deliver 100 percent Quality of Service
with three times improvement in utilization of bandwidth for
a converged transport infrastructure. Net Insight's Nimbra(TM)
platform is the industry solution for video, voice and data, reducing
operational costs by 50 percent and enhancing competitiveness in
delivery of existing and new media services.
World class customers run mission critical video services over Net
Insight products for more than 100 million people in more than 20
countries. Net Insight is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For
more information, visit www.netinsight.net
