Media Links highlights MD-MAX
by | Sep 12, 2008 - 12:59:59 PM
Media Links will be
highlighting the just-announced MD-MAX at IBC 2008. MD-MAX is a world first, a
central hub for integrated transport and switching, able to handle all the
different types of video, audio and data signals used by modern broadcasters.
Designed for large scale operations, MD-MAX has been developed to combine all
the traffic that normally flows over separate cables and networks in a single,
high-capacity, reusable backbone that can be extended to reach every corner of
a modern broadcast facility or between facilities.
The MD-MAX central hub provides an extremely large scale – 3.2 Tbit/s, enough
for 800 uncompressed HD video signals – completely configurable matrix. Luann
Linnebur, Director of Business Development, Media Links, explains, “MD-MAX
allows a single infrastructure to be used for all types of workflows – live
video, studio video to tape or server, tape or server to-air, video file
transfer, and more. As needs change, this infrastructure can be rapidly
reconfigured to meet each new assignment. Once in a common format, each signal
will only occupy as much bandwidth as required, allowing multiple signals of
different types to flow over a single infrastructure for both in-building and
wide-area networks.”
The MD-MAX allows customers to expand and alter their businesses without the
need for expensive and time-consuming network infrastructure overhauls. It also
provides a flexible infrastructure that can be reconfigured in seconds as
transport requirements change. Companies like Fuji Television Network, Inc.
have already recognised its power.
The MD-MAX works with today’s installed technology base while also providing a
clear and manageable step-by-step migration path to the future. Its user
interface is designed to be familiar to operators on both the broadcast and
telecoms side with the MD-MAX able to hand off to legacy equipment. It works
seamlessly with the full range of existing Media Links encoding/encapsulation
and transport systems including the recently-launched MD8000*.
The switching infrastructure inside the MD-MAX uses Perfect Non-Blocking
Technology (PNT) to ensure that every signal can be routed to every
destination, including unlimited multicasting combinations. Each signal to be
transported over an MD-MAX system is first converted to a common format that is
compatible with worldwide standards for media and data transport.
“MD-MAX is designed for broadcast studios that want to cease the never-ending
cycle of upgrading their signal infrastructure every time technology advances,
particularly those companies that want to prepare for the increasing role of
data transport for file transfer, live streaming and all types of media as
production workflows evolve. Media Links has deployed its full and extensive
expertise to create MD-MAX and revolutionise the way the broadcast world think
about large scale signal transport,” says Linnebur, Media Links.
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