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Partitions and Signal Types
Chapter 7 provides an introduction to the UniConfig User’s Guide.
Topics
About Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Partition Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setting Up Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mono v. Stereo Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defining a ‘Monitor’ Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Defining an ‘Output Follow’ Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Creating partitions is one of the most critical parts of the configuration process. Router control
systems use partition information to communicate with the router and manage its crosspoint
connections.
All routers can have up to 4 partitions except the NV5100MC and the NV5128 which can have up
to 6 partitions.
S Routers operating under SMS7000 control are limited to two partitions.
S The NV8500 family hybrid routers (having EM0833 control cards) should not be configured
with UniConfig. NV8500 family standard routers that have EM0666 cards must be configured
with UniConfig.
S The EC9535 is not a router but it has EM0374 control cards configurable with UniConfig. For
information on configuring the EC9535, see
Setting Up EC9535 Partitions on page 109.
About Partitions
Partitions are bounded regions within the router’s crosspoint matrix that are used to organize
switching. A signal type is associated with each region, allowing the control card to use the
correct switching rules and reference signals.
Signals are switched within a partition, not between partitions. An input can be switched only to
an output in the same partition. Every control card configuration defines at least one partition.
Please note that, In UniConfig, some entries in the partition table do not define boundaries of
the crosspoint matrix, but define other router functions.
It is not a requirement that different signal formats be assigned to separate partitions. In fact,
there are cases where doing that impedes system functionality. For example, on an NV5128
router having both SD I/O and analog video I/O (with analog-to-digital conversion), if the cross-
point matrix is divided into two partitions it would not be possible to route between the analog
and digital signals even though the AVC cards are designed to allow this. Making one larger
partition eliminates the problem.
In UniConfig, the term physical level (or simply level) can be used interchangeably with the
term partition.