Advantech announced its new VEGA-3002 Universal Media-over-IP Adapter that expands on its range of IP media solutions to provide richer interface options to broadcasters moving to IP workflows.
The new interface card supports low latency transmission of uncompressed orlightly compressed video over commercial-off-the-shelf IP networks according to industry agreed standards from international organizations such as SMPTE or VSF. Its PCI Express format, software configurability and extra SDI connectivity make the VEGA-3002 an ideal choice to easily add future-proof IP media capabilities to server-based video solutions from acquisition to distribution.
The VEGA-3002 comes in a convenient low power PCI Express format to enable its integration into open server architectures that improve application development flexibility and reduces time to market. In addition to its built-in dual 10GbE ports that support redundant schemes, the VEGA-3002 also features 12G-SDI and 3G-SDI connectivity and tri-level synchronization to optimize expansion slot usage by offering atraditional SDI interface on the same board.
Its rich IP media and compression capabilities are implemented through the integration of an FPGA which allows for future firmware upgrades to the supported standards and different software-selectable configurations to support multiple application and deployment scenarios.
The VEGA-3002 Media over IP functionality follows the AIMS Alliance roadmap established to solve technical and interoperability challenges of IP-based broadcast operations. The core product includes support for SMPTE 2022-6 for transporting uncompressed 3G-SDI video signals over IP with Forward Error Correction according to SMPTE 2022-5 and Seamless Protection Switching according to SMPTE 2022-7.
An upgraded version supports bidirectional use of mezzanine compression such as TICO that allows one or more 4K/UHD streams to be carried in a 10 Gigabit Ethernet link. The highest performance variant will support the range of transport and synchronization optionsunder the upcoming SMPTE 2110 umbrella including VSF TR-03 and TR-04, RFC 4175 video encapsulation, AES67 audio and SMPTE 2059 PTP synchronization in addition to Sony’s LLVC mezzanine compression for Sony IP Live Production System support.
