Introduction to Network Electronics’ Flashlink Product Range Ronny Sletteng and Nils B. Sannes Product Managers Revision date: 2008-11-12
Flashlink is Modular Signal processing & Distribution platform Modular Signal processing & Distribution platform Modular Fiber transport system From a simple point-to-point link to Nationwide optical networks Best achievement and proof of performance is returning customers
Flashlink key features Extremely low power consumption Reduced operating cost No fans to clean or replace High reliability Low OPEX (operational expenses) Lightweight 3kg fully populated Standards based Maximum interoperability Interfacing cards with optional optical ports Increased packing density Flexibility in network design Hot-swappable architecture No re-cabling needed for card exchange All wavelength schemes WDM, CWDM and DWDM 3-year warranty
Flashlink Achievements MR-TR wins Pick Hit award from Broadcast Engineering, NAB 2002 MOT-BOX wins STAR award from TV Technology, NAB 2005 AV-HD-XMUX wins star award and pick hit award at IBC 2005 SDI-IP-GTW wins pick hit award at NAB 2006 3G SDI 1080p 50/60 optical transport solution wins STAR award at NAB 2007 40ch DWDM wins Pick Hit award at NAB 2007 8ch DWDM wins SatisFecit award at Satis Best achievement and proof of performance is returning customers
Flashlink 2RU Frame The FR-2RU-10-2 is a compact frame with room for up to 10 Flashlink modules of any combination, in addition to two fixed positions for power supply modules. The system is module based, so all cards are the same size, and interchangeable between different housings. Product = module + back plane
Flashlink N-BOX Stand-alone Flashlink modules Ultra-compact 108x42x180mm (WxHxD) Shelf for 1RU and various mounting brackets available Hot-swappable cards RS-422 control on each unit (allows GYDA-SC control, that also can be housed in an N-BOX) AC and DC power supply available
Flashlink Micro Flashlink Micro offers the highest quality and flexibility available for stand-alone products. Flashlink Micro= Module+N-BOX+power supply Ruggedised enclosure design GYDA-SC control enabled Professional in-line (brick) power supply Optionally redundant power supply (brick and rack) 1RU mounting tray for rack mounting available Various mounting plates for wall, desk-top, under desk assembly available Low power – high reliability design
MOT-BOX The MOT-BOX houses all Flashlink optical transport, signal processing and distribution cards Its rugged design makes it the logical first choice for all mobile and outside broadcast applications Lightweight 3 RU Mobile Transport Enclosure Only 12kg fully populated Expanded beam hermaphroditic fiber Fiber reel with MIL specified tactile fiber (option) AC and DC power supply option Rugged connector panel and enclosure design for tough mobile use Monitoring/Alarming via GYDA-SC controller (option)
Flashlink Signal Processing & Distribution Includes products for Video Conversion/Encoding/Decoding, Audio Conversion, Audio Embedding, Synchronisation and Delay as well as Distribution Amplification. The system is module based, so all cards are the same size, and interchangeable between different housings. This is with the exception of the compact distribution amplifiers, which are 1RU.
2RU Frame, N-BOX, Red. PS, GYDA Interfacing Overview Signal Processing Distribution Amplifiers Analogue/ Digital Digital / Analogue Audio Embedding Audio De-Embedding Synchronizer /delay Changeovers Other items 3G HD DA-3GHD HD AV-HD-XMUX AAV-HD-XMUX AAV-HD-DMUX FRS-HD (–DMUX) FRS-HD-CHO HDSDI-CHO-2x1 DWC-HD (-DMUX) SD DA - SDI DA-SDI-NRC DAC-MON DAC-SDI DAC-MON* AV-SD-XMUX AAV-SD-XMUX AAV-SD-DMUX FRS-SDI LIS-SDI SDI-CHO-2x1 2RU Frame, N-BOX, Red. PS, GYDA Analog Video DA-VA ADC-SDI ADC-SDI-CC AVA-MUX AVA-DMUX AES DA-AES DAC-AES DLY-AES Analog Audio DA-AA ADC-AES
IBC NEWS 2008: FRS-HD-CHO dual input HD/SD frame synchronizer with a change over functionality that can switch on signal integrity
IBC NEWS 2008: FRS-HD-CHO (continued…) Change over features… Passive loop through of both inputs to outputs at board failure De-glitching of input video signal. Change over functionality with switching selectable on: Video integrity (video CRC, EDH, TRS etc.) Audio integrity (audio CRC, group presence) And more criteria's… SDI label insertion Frame Sync features similar to FRS-HD(-DMUX) 2 video outputs, either reclocked input or processed Audio de-embedding – processing – re-embedding And many other features... Availability: Q4/08
IBC NEWS 2008: AAV-HD-XMUX 2-ch analog audio and 2-ch AES Embedder 2-ch AES de-embedder
IBC NEWS 2008: AAV-HD-XMUX (continued…) AAV-HD-XMUX can… Simultaneously De-embed and embed all groups of audio. Copy or move audio groups without additional delay. Apply sample rate converters when needed on the AES3 inputs. Apply extra audio delay. Swap stereo channels. Make mono or sum from stereo signals. Transport asynchronous serial data. Generate video and audio signals. De-glitch correctly synchronized switched video Availability: Shipping Now!
IBC NEWS 2008: AAV-HD-DMUX 2-ch analog audio and 4-ch AES De-embedder
IBC NEWS 2008: AAV-HD-DMUX (continued…) AAV-HD-DMUX can… Copy or move audio groups without additional delay. Apply extra audio delay. Swap stereo channels. Make mono or sum from stereo signals. Transport asynchronous serial data. Generate video and audio signals. De-glitch correctly synchronized switched video Availability: Shipping Now!
Flashlink Signal Transport Optical Fiber Transport System: Includes products as Optical Converters, Optical Transponders, Datacom Interfaces, Automatic Protection Switching, Optical Distribution and Optical Multiplexing CWDM/DWDM, L-band Enables simultaneous transport of multiple signals on one fiber, uni- and bi-directional Single or multi fiber system WDM systems for up to 2 independent channels CWDM systems for up to 16 independent channels DWDM systems for up to 40 independent channels Add / Drop modules APS Systems
Signal Formats onto Fiber 3G-SDI /3G HD HD-SDI SD-SDI DVB-ASI Analogue Video AES Analogue Audio Ethernet 10/100 & Gig-E RS-422 GPIO STM-1 to 16 (OC3 to 48) SMPTE-310 MPEG Video, M2S (Divicom) Fiber channel MADI L-band
Multi Mode Fiber Compatible HD Optics Various optical interfaces for data rates up to 622Mbps (SD-SDI, DVB-ASI, SDTI, 10/100 Base-T, Analogue and Digital Audio, RS-422 and more) Various optical interfaces for data rates up to 1.5 Gbps (HD-SDI, 1000 Base-T and more) CWDM multiplexers with up to 16 channels 2-Channel WDM multiplexers
Flashlink Signal Transport Overview Electrical - Optical Optical to Electrical Audio Embedding Audio De -Embedding Transponders Switching, distribution and WDM Other items 3G HD 3GHD-EO-2* SDI-TD-3GMX-5 3GHD-OE-2* SDI-TD-3GDX-5 MR-TR-3G WOC-2-50-50 WOC-2-90-10 WOC-4-25 WOS-2x2 WOS-2x2L CWDM1-8 CWDM1-8-L CWDM9-16 CWDM-9-16L DWDM-8C-1..5 DWDM-40C 2RU Frame, N-BOX, MOT-BOX, Red. PS, GYDA-SC, Fan unit SC Patch Cables CleTop Attenuator 5dB Attenuator 10dB Optical Amps: EDFA-B-C HD HD-EO HD-EO-2 HD-EO-D15xx HD-OE(-L) HD-OE-2(-L) AV-HD-XMUX AAV-HD-XMUX AV-HD-XMUX AAV-HD-DMUX MR-TR SD SDI-EO SDI-EO-2 SDI-EO-D15xx SDI-TD-MUX-4 SDI-OE(-S/-L) SDI-OE-2 SDI-TD-DMUX AV-SD-XMUX AAV-SD-XMUX AAV-SD-DMUX SDI-TR Analog Video AVA-MUX-T AVA-DMUX-R AES AES-EO AES-OE Analog Audio AVA-DMUX-R AAV-HD-DMUX Data D-422 (Bi-Dir) D-422-MG (Bi-Dir) Ethernet ETH100 (Bi-Dir) ETH1000 (Bi-Dir) ETH1000-D15xx (Bi-Dir) Telecom (DWDM only) L-band LB-EO LB-OE For all EO and Audio Embedders; -13T, -7,5 dBm, -13T, 0 dBm, -15T, 0 dBm, -C1xxx, 0 dBm For all Transponders; -13T, -7,5 dBm, -15T, 0 dBm, -C1xxx, 0 dBm, -D15xx.xx, 0dBm, –D15xx.xx, +5dBm
Wavelength Division Multiplexing - principle Flashlink has 3 types of WDM: WDM: 2 wavelengths per fiber CWDM: 16 wavelengths per fiber DWDM: 40 wavelengths per fiber All-optical multiplexing, no electrical interface All channels are completely independent Direction-, bit-rate- and protocol-transparent
Coarse WDM - 16 wavelengths per fiber CWDM in Flashlink since 2003 CWDM was standardized by ITU in 2003, therefore CWDM was introduced at this time in Flashlink
Dense WDM -40 wavelengths per fiber DWDM in Flashlink since 2000
Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) TDM in Flashlink since 2006 TDM is electrical multiplexing for given input formats 4x SD-SDI multiplexed and transported as HD-SDI Use HD infrastructure, routers, etc. Standardized in SMPTE 346M:2000
WDM+TDM A mix of TDM (electrical serial multiplexing) and WDM (optical parallel multiplexing) To utilise bandwidth of the fiber, each WDM channel can carry a multiplexed signal stream.
Wideband Optical Switches WOS-2x2L Protocol transparent Input select Can be used for fiber backup switching in combination with a wideband optical coupler
IBC NEWS 2008: LB-EO-C1xxx L-band electrical to optical converter for CWDM All 16 CWDM wavelengths available from stock
IBC NEWS 2008: MR-TR-3G, hard facts Optical to electrical and electrical to optical converter in one board Single mode fiber only Optical to optical transponder Wavelength swapping Refresh signals Available with 40 different DWDM wavelengths (ITU-T G.694.1, C-band, 100 GHz channel spacing) Available with 0 or +5dBm DWDM DFB lasers Availability: Q3/08
IBC NEWS 2008: SDI-TD-3GMX-5/-3GDX-5 3G-SDI time division multiplexer/demultiplexer Signal aggregation Transports: 1x 3G-SDI 2x HD-SDI asynchronously 1xHD-SDI and 4x SD-SDI 8x SD-SDI (two cascaded modules) Single mode fiber only
IBC NEWS 2008: SDI-TD-3GMX-5
IBC NEWS 2008: SDI-TD-3GDX-5
IBC NEWS 2008: SDI-TD-3GMX-5/-3GDX-5 2nd generation of TDM modules in Flashlink More signal formats: SD/HD/3G TDM output signal is fully standards compliant HD/3G Where other solutions stop at the doorstep, we can transport the mux signal into the heart of the TV station Availability: May 2009
IBC NEWS 2008: SDI-TD-3GMX-5/-3GDX-5 2nd generation of TDM modules in Flashlink More signal formats SD/HD/3G Output signal HD/3G is fully standards compliant Where other solutions stop at the doorstep, we can transport the mux signal into the heart of the TV station Availability: May 2009
GYDA-SC System Controller 1/5 Monitoring card for the Flashlink optical transport and signal processing system, web or SNMP controls up to 8 Flashlink frames with each up to 10 cards provides a standard 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface with TCP/IP protocol standard web browsers to configure and monitor Flashlink, no annual license fee
GYDA-SC System Controller 2/5 Enhanced graphical user interface (GUI) Merges Flashlink and VikinX SNMP support Serial interface to VikinX routers supported on both SNMP and HTML Automatic clock adjustment through Network Time Protocol Firmware upgrades through TCP/IP and FTP Log files stored on Compact Flash card
GYDA-SC System Controller 3/5 System Controller for Flashlink updated with new powerful features from ver 2.10 Simultaneous Flashlink frame views within same window Ability to see several GYDA cards in one window Refreshing of window not visible Optional Active live mapping of Alarms No annual license fee GYDA is the control center for the Flashlink frame and provides control, monitoring & interrogation of the Flashlink product line and has grown into a very powerful package with the release of the next major update to GYDA which allows for multiple Flashlink frame views within the same window. All 8 frames will be displayed simultaneous with the ability to display other GYDA cards within the same window. Each icon on the frame will allow for a visible change of state giving the user easy “one click” access to the alarm condition and other relevant information. The next step is with an optional package which gives the user accessibility to produce there own customised Flashlink system drawing and add Alarm conditions to these visual diagrams. Alarm conditions will be automatically displayed over your customised drawing giving easy “one click” access to alarm conditions. With all of this GYDA gives you the markets most cost effective one card solution that does not need server deployment.
GYDA-SC System Overview GYDA-SC System Controller 4/5 GYDA-SC System Overview GYDA is the control center for the Flashlink frame and provides control, monitoring & interrogation of the Flashlink product line and has grown into a very powerful package with the release of the next major update to GYDA which allows for multiple Flashlink frame views within the same window. All 8 frames will be displayed simultaneous with the ability to display other GYDA cards within the same window. Each icon on the frame will allow for a visible change of state giving the user easy “one click” access to the alarm condition and other relevant information. The next step is with an optional package which gives the user accessibility to produce there own customised Flashlink system drawing and add Alarm conditions to these visual diagrams. Alarm conditions will be automatically displayed over your customised drawing giving easy “one click” access to alarm conditions. With all of this GYDA gives you the markets most cost effective one card solution that does not need server deployment.
GYDA-SC System Controller 5/5 GYDA-SC Rack layout GYDA is the control center for the Flashlink frame and provides control, monitoring & interrogation of the Flashlink product line and has grown into a very powerful package with the release of the next major update to GYDA which allows for multiple Flashlink frame views within the same window. All 8 frames will be displayed simultaneous with the ability to display other GYDA cards within the same window. Each icon on the frame will allow for a visible change of state giving the user easy “one click” access to the alarm condition and other relevant information. The next step is with an optional package which gives the user accessibility to produce there own customised Flashlink system drawing and add Alarm conditions to these visual diagrams. Alarm conditions will be automatically displayed over your customised drawing giving easy “one click” access to alarm conditions. With all of this GYDA gives you the markets most cost effective one card solution that does not need server deployment. Live demo: http://gyda.network-electronics.com
Success stories - Euro 2008 Austria and Switzerland IBC ORFZ HD-EO-2 13T/15T HD-OE- 2-L HD-CHO HDSDI HD-EO-2- ETH-1000 LANSWITCH GYDA ORF LAN HDSDI Reserve IBC ORFZ 3xAudio AV-HD- XMUX ADC-AES SDI A1 A2 A3 A4 B4 B3 B2 B1 DA-HDSDI Company confidential
Success stories – JPEG2000 Sport contribution network in central Europe HD/SD JPEG2000 over IP 9 soccer stadiums 12 icehockey stadiums 60+ gateways in total In operation as of 5th September 08 Company confidential
Success stories – Satellite Uplink station Central Europe 500 SDI links 2008 250 more in 2009 Company confidential
Success stories- European Parliament 177 frames w/red PSU 427 HD Embedders 213 HD Frame synchronisers 162 ETH1000 102 Distribution Amplifiers 76 HD fiber converters 59 Audio and video converters 51 GYDA-SC 24 D422 fiber converters 15 VikinX Sublime routers 11 HD Downconverters 6 AES delays Frame agreement Additional orders received Company confidential
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