Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9220 Bidirectional ASI_MPTS Gateway - Manual (Page 7)

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Introduction
The 9220 is an advanced openGear™ ASI-to-IP and IP-to-ASI gateway, with the following
features:
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Up to 6 ASI ports, which can be individually configured as inputs or outputs. Each port
supports the full ASI line rate of 213 Mb/s.
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Up to 2 100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet ports, capable of transmitting and receiving at line rate.
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Up to 8 simultaneous transmit and receive streams per Ethernet port.
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Advanced redundancy features.
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Very low latency (under 4 milliseconds for ASI content).
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Advanced IP de-jitter features.
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Internal stream replication – any input to the 9220 can be internally connected to up to 8
outputs.
Typical application scenarios for the 9220 are:
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Contribution and Distribution: interfacing traditional MPEG equipment with IP networks
for transport.
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Video Distribution over IP backbones.
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IP to ASI adaptation for devices such as receivers, IRDs, etc.
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IP and ASI protection switching.
Product Overview
The 9220 is essentially a cross-connect switch where transport streams from inputs can be
connected to one or more outputs. A given input can be connected to as many as 8 outputs.
The following inputs are available:
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Up to 6 ASI inputs (shared with ASI outputs)
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Up to 8 IP inputs per Ethernet port (for a maximum of 16 IP inputs)
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One internal test packet generator (which can be used to generate ASI or IP test streams)
The following outputs are available:
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Up to 6 ASI outputs (shared with ASI inputs)
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Up to 8 IP outputs per Ethernet port (for a maximum of 16 IP outputs)
In general terms, configuring the 9220 is a two-step process:
Step 1: Configure the input.
Step 2: Configure the output. As part of this step, a connection between the input and the output
can be established.