REAL Broadcast Servers from Harris. NEXIO AMP.

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REAL Broadcast Servers from Harris. NEXIO AMP.

July 23, 2011 Broadcast & Playout Press Releases Reviews 0

 
Ο NEXIO AMP® είναι ένα αποδοτικό και ολοκληρωμένο σύστημα broadcast server. Με πλήθος μονάδων μπορεί να προσαρμοστεί στις ανάγκες της δικής σας εγκατάστασης και να σας προσφέρει πολλά χρόνια σταθερής λειτουργίας, όπως κάθε μονάδα της μεγάλης οικογένειας Harris Broadacast – πάντα με την υποστήριξη των μηχανικών της AmyDV.
Η οικογένεια Nexio AMP είναι ο πρωτοπόρος της φιλοσοφίας των σύγχρονων εξελιγμένων servers πολλαπλών λειτουργιών και βρίσκεται ήδη στην τέταρτη γενιά με εκατοντάδες εγκαταστάσεις σε όλόκληρο τον κόσμο.
Υποστηρίζει SD/HD από την ίδια μονάδα και μπορεί να αναμινύει στην λίστα υλικά και των δύο format και αυτός αναλαμβάνει την ορθή αναπαραγωγή απο την κατάλληλη θύρα, ενώ τα ίδια υλικά μπορούν να αναπαράγονται σε άλλο format απο άλλη θύρα του ίδιου server. Αλλες ενδιαφέρουσες του μοναδικού transmission αλλά και production server της Harris είναι η πλήρης υποστήριξη του AFD (Active format description – για την ορθή αναπαραγωγή, ενσωματωμένες δυνατότητες logo / graphics, Multiviewer, on-server editing και πάρα πολλά άλλα.
 Βασικά πλεονεκτήματα:

  • Μειωμένο συνολικό κόστος εγκατάστασης.  Αναβαθμίσεις σε νέους κωδικευτές και αναλύσεις χωρίς αλλαγή εξοπλισμού.
  • Ευέλικτες συνθέσεις και χωρητικότητες. Choose the right mix of HD and/or SD channels and software to fit your requirements today, with easy upgrades to meet future requirements
  • Αξιοπιστία λειτουργίας. Protect media assets with redundant and hot-swap components, as well as patented RAID storage protection for uninterrupted video access
  • Απίστευτες δυνατότητες που πρέπει να γνωρίσετε απο κοντά ….

Features

  • Ingest and playback of SD (525i, 625i) and HD (1080i, 1080p, 720p) content on the same chassis
  • Software configurable for one to eight channel operation
  • Direct access to NEXIO true shared storage, which can scale to hundreds of channels
  • Fault tolerance through dual hot-swappable power supplies, dual mirrored boot drives and RAIDsoft software RAID content protection
  • Agile, integrated software codecs, supporting a wide range of formats including DV, MPEG-2, IMX, Avid DNxHD® , Sony® XDCAM® HD, H.264, DVCPRO HD, and Panasonic® AVC-Intra™
  • Software-based up/down/cross conversion
  • Aspect ratio conversion
  • AFD support
  • Discontinuous timecode support
  • Four AES/EBU audio pairs per video I/O channel
  • Dolby® Digital and Dolby® E passthrough
  • Content transfer of MXF, QuickTime®, AVI, GXF, Pinnacle, MPEG and native LXF format files
  • Off-speed play
  • Support for a wide range of automation, archiving and media management applications
  • Support for NEXIO AMP PRX Encoder low-resolution encoding
  • Support for NEXIO AMP Track Router used to control audio track tagging, addition, deletion, shuffling, and playback routing. NEXIO AMP Track Router also adds the ability to import, export and manage closed caption files.
  • Patented Intrinsic Mirroring™ support for complete shared storage redundancy
  • Redundant Ethernet switch support

NXAMP3801HDI Front View
Nexio Harris Broadcast server front view explained
NXAMP3801HDI Rear View
Nexio Harris broadcast server rear view

Specifications

Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Mainframe 2 AMD Opteron 64-bit processors PCIe platform 16 GB RAM Mirrored 2.5 in. SATA boot drives 4 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports Dual-head (DVI-A) monitor interface 6 USB 2 ports (2 front, 4 rear) 1 FireWire™ (IEEE 1394) port on front panel Windows® 7 Ultimate x64 Edition NEXIO Operating System (NXOS) 
 
Video Formats
SD 525 @ 29.97 f/s 625 @ 25 f/s 
HD 1080i @ 29.97 f/s and 25 f/s 1080p @ 59.94 f/s and 50 f/s 720p @ 59.94 f/s and 50 f/s 
 
Standard Channel Configurations
SD-only Up to 4 bidirectional channels Up to 4 record-only + 4 play-only channels Channel configurations controlled by software license key (SLK) No up/down/cross conversion support 
HD or mixed HD/SD Up to 4 bidirectional channels Up/down/cross conversion support Channel configurations controlled by software license key (SLK) Some features may not be supported in all configurations; consult your sales representative for details 
 
Inputs
SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 259M)
HD or mixed HD/SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 292M)
 
Genlock Reference
SD Bi-level sync support
HD Bi-level or tri-level sync support
 
Outputs
SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 259M) 4 SDI active loop-through 
HD or mixed HD/SD 4 HD-SDI BNC (SMPTE 292M) 4 SD/HD-SDI active loop-through 
 
Aspect Ratio
HD 16:9
SD 16:9, 4:3
Aspect ratio conversion Up/down/cross conversion support with EIA- 608<>708 caption conversion
AFD support Insert/override embedded AFD metadata on a per-ID or per-port basis SMPTE 2016 and ATSC TSG-814 
 
Storage
Options Integrated Storage Servers 8 or 16 internal media drives (8 standard) 3.5 TB (8 media drives) or 7 TB (16 media drives) usable media storage Reconfigurable to join a NEXIO SANShared Storage Servers 8 or 16 drives per chassis up to 192 drives (300 GB or 600 GB) per NEXIO shared storage system Up to 384 drives (300 GB or 600 GB) per NEXIO shared storage system using Patented Intrinsic Mirroring Up to 8, 96 drive stacks with NEXIO Farad 
 
Audio
Channels and formats 4 AES/EBU pairs per video I/O channel 8 pairs embedded per video I/O channel (4 pairs if using 24-bit PCM on SD video) 
Inputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU) BNC (embedded) 
Outputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU) BNC (embedded) 
Processing and storage 16-, 20- or 24-bit PCM, 48 kHz
Compressed audio Dolby® Digital (AC-3) and Dolby® E pass through
 
SD Encoding/Decoding
MPEG-2 I-frame 4:2:0 (4 to 15 Mb/s), 4:2:2 (10 to 50 Mb/s)
MPEG-2 long-GOP 4:2:0 (4 to 15 Mb/s), 4:2:2 (10 to 50 Mb/s)
IMX 30, 40 and 50 30, 40 and 50 Mb/s
DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50 25, 50 Mb/s
DVCAM (625 only) 25 Mb/s
H.264 (decode only) 1 to 15 Mb/s
 
HD Encoding/Decoding
MPEG-2 I-frame 4:2:0 (50, 80 and 100 Mb/s) 4:2:2 (50, 70, 80, 100, 120 and 150 Mb/s) 
MPEG-2 long-GOP 4:2:0 (18, 25, 35, 50, 60, 70 and 80 Mb/s) 4:2:2 (25, 35, 50, 70 and 80 Mb/s) 
XDCAM HD 35 Mb/s
XDCAM HD422 50 Mb/s
XDCAM EX 35 Mb/s
DVCPRO HD 100 Mb/s
AVC-Intra Class 50 and 100 (50 and 100 Mb/s) Requires hardware accelerator card 
DNxHD 145, 220 Mb/s (NTSC) and 120, 185 Mb/s (PAL), 8 and 10-bit
H.264 (decode only) 1 to 26+ Mb/s, 8 and 10-bit
 
Raid Redundancy
Controller RAIDsoft software RAID management system
RAID Protection Scheme
Integrated Storage Servers

 

RAID-3 (single-drive parity) 
ECC Parity (dual-drive parity) with 16 drives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Shared Storage Servers

 

RAID-3 (single-drive parity) 
ECC Parity (dual-drive parity) 
Patented Intrinsic Mirroring (simultaneous mirrored shared storage) 
Farad RAID-601 (dual-drive party, plus striping, plus Patented Intrinsic Mirroring) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Timecode Support
Input/Output RS-232, TCP/IP, Harris clock interface Read, generate and write VITC, including discontinuities 
 
Remote Serial Interface
Input/Output 8 RS-422 ports, RJ-12 connector
 
Control
Input/Output RS-422 TCP/IP socket or UDP over Ethernet 
Protocols NEXIO native protocol, VDCP, Sony® 9-pin
 
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (H x W x D) 5.25 x 19 x 29 in. (13.4 x 48.3 x 73.7 cm)
Weight 62 lbs (28.1 kg)
 
Power
Power Supply Dual hot-swappable, dual load-sharing
Voltage AC 115 to 240 V
Current 8 to 4 A
Frequency 60 to 50 Hz
Total DC Output 650 W
Idle Consumption 360 W @ 230 V, 353W @ 120 V (shared storage server)
Peak Consumption 379 W @ 230 V, 370W @ 120 V (integrated storage server)

NEXIO AMP® is an efficient and integrated server platform that brings a new approach to managing digital content. From ingest to transmission, the NEXIO AMP advanced media platform delivers the exceptional reliability, flexibility and format transparency that broadcast operations demand.

 Key Benefits:

  • Reduced TCO.  Upgrade to new codecs and resolutions without replacement of hardware
  • Flexible configurations and capacities. Choose the right mix of HD and/or SD channels and software to fit your requirements today, with easy upgrades to meet future requirements
  • On-air reliability. Protect media assets with redundant and hot-swap components, as well as patented RAID storage protection for uninterrupted video access

Features

  • Ingest and playback of SD (525i, 625i) and HD (1080i, 1080p, 720p) content on the same chassis
  • Software configurable for one to eight channel operation
  • Direct access to NEXIO true shared storage, which can scale to hundreds of channels
  • Fault tolerance through dual hot-swappable power supplies, dual mirrored boot drives and RAIDsoft software RAID content protection
  • Agile, integrated software codecs, supporting a wide range of formats including DV, MPEG-2, IMX, Avid DNxHD® , Sony® XDCAM® HD, H.264, DVCPRO HD, and Panasonic® AVC-Intra™
  • Software-based up/down/cross conversion
  • Aspect ratio conversion
  • AFD support
  • Discontinuous timecode support
  • Four AES/EBU audio pairs per video I/O channel
  • Dolby® Digital and Dolby® E passthrough
  • Content transfer of MXF, QuickTime®, AVI, GXF, Pinnacle, MPEG and native LXF format files
  • Off-speed play
  • Support for a wide range of automation, archiving and media management applications
  • Support for NEXIO AMP PRX Encoder low-resolution encoding
  • Support for NEXIO AMP Track Router used to control audio track tagging, addition, deletion, shuffling, and playback routing. NEXIO AMP Track Router also adds the ability to import, export and manage closed caption files.
  • Patented Intrinsic Mirroring™ support for complete shared storage redundancy
  • Redundant Ethernet switch support

NXAMP3801HDI Front View

Nexio Harris Broadcast server front view explained

NXAMP3801HDI Rear View

Nexio Harris broadcast server rear view

Specifications

Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Mainframe 2 AMD Opteron 64-bit processors

PCIe platform

16 GB RAM

Mirrored 2.5 in. SATA boot drives

4 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports

Dual-head (DVI-A) monitor interface

6 USB 2 ports (2 front, 4 rear)

1 FireWire™ (IEEE 1394) port on front panel

Windows® 7 Ultimate x64 Edition

NEXIO Operating System (NXOS)

 
Video Formats
SD 525 @ 29.97 f/s

625 @ 25 f/s

HD 1080i @ 29.97 f/s and 25 f/s

1080p @ 59.94 f/s and 50 f/s

720p @ 59.94 f/s and 50 f/s

 
Standard Channel Configurations
SD-only Up to 4 bidirectional channels

Up to 4 record-only + 4 play-only channels

Channel configurations controlled by software license key (SLK)

No up/down/cross conversion support

HD or mixed HD/SD Up to 4 bidirectional channels

Up/down/cross conversion support

Channel configurations controlled by software license key (SLK)

Some features may not be supported in all configurations; consult your sales representative for details

 
Inputs
SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 259M)
HD or mixed HD/SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 292M)
 
Genlock Reference
SD Bi-level sync support
HD Bi-level or tri-level sync support
 
Outputs
SD 4 SDI BNC (SMPTE 259M)

4 SDI active loop-through

HD or mixed HD/SD 4 HD-SDI BNC (SMPTE 292M)

4 SD/HD-SDI active loop-through

 
Aspect Ratio
HD 16:9
SD 16:9, 4:3
Aspect ratio conversion Up/down/cross conversion support with EIA- 608<>708 caption conversion
AFD support Insert/override embedded AFD metadata on a per-ID or per-port basis

SMPTE 2016 and ATSC TSG-814

 
Storage
Options Integrated Storage Servers

8 or 16 internal media drives (8 standard)

3.5 TB (8 media drives) or 7 TB (16 media drives) usable media storage

Reconfigurable to join a NEXIO SANShared Storage Servers

8 or 16 drives per chassis up to 192 drives (300 GB or 600 GB) per NEXIO shared storage system Up to 384 drives (300 GB or 600 GB) per NEXIO shared storage system using Patented Intrinsic Mirroring Up to 8, 96 drive stacks with NEXIO Farad

 
Audio
Channels and formats 4 AES/EBU pairs per video I/O channel

8 pairs embedded per video I/O channel (4 pairs if using 24-bit PCM on SD video)

Inputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU)

BNC (embedded)

Outputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU)

BNC (embedded)

Processing and storage 16-, 20- or 24-bit PCM, 48 kHz
Compressed audio Dolby® Digital (AC-3) and Dolby® E pass through
 
SD Encoding/Decoding
MPEG-2 I-frame 4:2:0 (4 to 15 Mb/s), 4:2:2 (10 to 50 Mb/s)
MPEG-2 long-GOP 4:2:0 (4 to 15 Mb/s), 4:2:2 (10 to 50 Mb/s)
IMX 30, 40 and 50 30, 40 and 50 Mb/s
DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50 25, 50 Mb/s
DVCAM (625 only) 25 Mb/s
H.264 (decode only) 1 to 15 Mb/s
 
HD Encoding/Decoding
MPEG-2 I-frame 4:2:0 (50, 80 and 100 Mb/s)

4:2:2 (50, 70, 80, 100, 120 and 150 Mb/s)

MPEG-2 long-GOP 4:2:0 (18, 25, 35, 50, 60, 70 and 80 Mb/s)

4:2:2 (25, 35, 50, 70 and 80 Mb/s)

XDCAM HD 35 Mb/s
XDCAM HD422 50 Mb/s
XDCAM EX 35 Mb/s
DVCPRO HD 100 Mb/s
AVC-Intra Class 50 and 100 (50 and 100 Mb/s)

Requires hardware accelerator card

DNxHD 145, 220 Mb/s (NTSC) and 120, 185 Mb/s (PAL), 8 and 10-bit
H.264 (decode only) 1 to 26+ Mb/s, 8 and 10-bit
 
Raid Redundancy
Controller RAIDsoft software RAID management system
RAID Protection Scheme
Integrated Storage Servers
RAID-3 (single-drive parity)

ECC Parity (dual-drive parity) with 16 drives

Shared Storage Servers
RAID-3 (single-drive parity)

ECC Parity (dual-drive parity)

Patented Intrinsic Mirroring (simultaneous mirrored shared storage)

Farad RAID-601 (dual-drive party, plus striping, plus Patented Intrinsic Mirroring)

 
Timecode Support
Input/Output RS-232, TCP/IP, Harris clock interface

Read, generate and write VITC, including discontinuities

 
Remote Serial Interface
Input/Output 8 RS-422 ports, RJ-12 connector
 
Control
Input/Output RS-422

TCP/IP socket or UDP over Ethernet

Protocols NEXIO native protocol, VDCP, Sony® 9-pin
 
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (H x W x D) 5.25 x 19 x 29 in. (13.4 x 48.3 x 73.7 cm)
Weight 62 lbs (28.1 kg)
 
Power
Power Supply Dual hot-swappable, dual load-sharing
Voltage AC 115 to 240 V
Current 8 to 4 A
Frequency 60 to 50 Hz
Total DC Output 650 W
Idle Consumption 360 W @ 230 V, 353W @ 120 V (shared storage server)
Peak Consumption 379 W @ 230 V, 370W @ 120 V (integrated storage server)

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