Grass Valley K-Frame Installation Planning Guide - Manual (Page 42)

42 K-FRAME — Installation Planning Guide
Section 3 — K-Frame Cabling
Network Cabling
Network connections are required between the K-Frame Video Processor,
Control Panels, and Menu Panel PC.
K-Frame Ethernet Tally Verses Serial Tally
Our K-Frame tally system provides significantly more information than the
bandwidth of the serial connection. Therefore, we support Ethernet tally
only. However, many tally vendors do support our Ethernet tally system so
contact your tally vendor for K-Frame Ethernet tally support information.
K-Frame Ethernet Switch
The Ethernet switch built into the K-Frame auto-detects speed and polarity,
and is 10/100/1000 Mbps capable. Either straight-through or crossover
Ethernet cabling can be used. Available Ethernet connectors may be con-
nected to the Facility LAN or other devices, as needed. However, should
the K-Frame power down, the internal Ethernet switch will also power
down, interrupting communication to devices connected to that Frame’s
internal Ethernet switch. Only connect devices that are K-Frame system
related.
Suites and Control Surfaces
A K-Frame system can be divided into two suites. K-Frame system
resources (MEs, eDPMs, external devices, etc.) can be assigned to each
suite, creating two switchers with one K-Frame system. Each suite can be
subdivided into two control surfaces. These control surfaces can be located
anywhere on the network, permitting system control from different rooms,
floors, or even different buildings. Two dedicated, customer supplied
Ethernet switches may be required when multiple suites are being used.