English XFIP Integration of AoIP networks to the NEXUS system AUDIO EXCELLENCE Uncompromising integration of NEXUS into audio-over-IP networks Thanks to the XFIP card, it is possible to connect AoIP networks to the NEXUS system. AES67 and Ravenna are supported and managed via a user-friendly web interface. With 2 active ports, 256 audio channels can be received and transmitted redundantly in up to 32 IP streams. XFIP is the most effective solution for Equipped with complete redundancy Adjustable digital gain at inputs connecting a single base device or the according to the SMPTE 2022-7 standard A digital gain (+/-20 dB) is available on all entire NEXUS system to an AoIP network. (Seamless Protection Switching), the XFIP input and output channels. is up to the special requirements of The open standard for audio-over IP real-time audio. For this purpose, a stream Saving and Loading Configurations transmissions is AES67. Common formats can be effortlessly sent and received on For easy configuration changes, presets like Dante, Ravenna, Livewire and two physically separated networks via the containing all or selected parameters can Q-Lan find a common denominator and two integrated RJ45 ports. be saved and loaded. become interoperable. Not only Additional redundancy can be realized synchronization and network transport, by logic programming with alternative but also clock identification and streams. In addition, all information about Automated status monitoring transmission setup are standardized in the status of the active connections is The AES67.IO module of the XFIP board this norm. In order to ensure available for transfer to external control provides the NEXUS system with all maximum compliance with future software, i.e. fully automatic monitoring information about the status of each standards, subsequent extensions and of the AoIP streams can be performed individual stream. This allows fully various AoIP protocols such as AES67 using the NEXUS system. As is typical for automatic monitoring of the AoIP stream and Ravenna, Stage Tec uses DirectOut‘s NEXUS boards, precise synchronization via a logic circuit. If NEXUS is integrated AES67.IO modules to communicate with in both networks is of course ensured. into an SNMP environment, e-mails or the IP world. When the NEXUS system is configured SMS can be sent in the event of an error. as the PTPv2 master for the connected In an emergency, the precise evaluati- The configuration via a web interface is AoIP networks, the high-precision internal on provides clear feedback, e.g. which particularly user-friendly. Status monito- clock is used. Alternatively, the clock of network has failed, thus helping to ring is performed via the NEXUS opera- the PTP grandmaster can be used as contain sources of error. For redundancy ting program. the synchronous source for the NEXUS beyond the ST2022-7 standard, content- A single XFIP card can convert a total of system. equivalent alternative streams can be up to 256 incoming channels or output used, which are automatically switched channels. With 32 input and 32 output Redundancy according to SMPTE between in the event of failure. streams each, all 256 audio channels of a 2022-7 (Seamless Protection Switching) base device can be converted. These can The uninterruptible switching described come from any source in the entire in the SMPTE 2022-7 standard can be NEXUS network and can also be pro- configured for the secure transmission of cessed, mixed and output in any audio streams. conceivable format within the system. Connections XFIP_1 1 x 4DU RJ45 2x AES67 bidirectional SFP 2x Nexus format bidirectional 2 I XFIP Technical Specifications Data Formats SMPTE ST 2110-30/31, AES67, Ravenna, Dante compatible Channels 256 channels in and 256 channels out are available on the Nexus side Each AES67.IO module can use all 256 Nexus channels Streams with up to 256 channels are supported Stream Transmission Up to 32 streams bidirectional Unicast/Multicast support Connection Protocols SIP (Unicast), RTSP (Multicast), SAP (Multicast), manual multicast stream configuration Discovery Bonjour for Device Dicovery Stream Delay (Offset) 8 - 8192 Samples Sample Rates NEXUS 44,1 kHz; 48 kHz; 88,2 kHz; 96 kHz Audio Data AES67.IO-Modul L16 (16 Bit), L24 (24 Bit), L32 (raw 32 Bit, non-standard for bit transparent transmission), AM824 Nexus 24 Bit Ethernet Interface Connector 2x RJ45 1000 BASE-T, Pri+Sec Data rate 1.000 Mbit IP address DHCP, Zeroconf or manual configuration IGMP v1, v2, v3 MTU 1500 (no Jumbo Frames) Audio Clocking PTP PTPv2 (IEEE1588) with IP4 and multicast PTP Sync Intervals 31.25 ms; 62.5 ms; 125 ms; 250 ms; 500 ms; 1 s; 2 s; 4 s; 8 s; 16 s PTP delay mechanism E2E, P2P PTP Profile Media Profil according to AES67-2015 PTP Clock Modes Slave: Nexus is synchronized to the PTP clock of the network grandmaster; the sensi- tivity of the internal clock source can be configured. With PTPv2 compatible network switches, clock quality according to AES11 can be achieved Grandmaster: the internal clock can serve as a clock source for the network Operation Conditions Temperature range 0° C to +50° C Max humidity max. 90 %, non-condensing Storage Conditions Temperature range –35° C to +70° C Max humidity max. 90 %, non-condensing Power Supply Voltage +4,75…5,25 V Current max. 1,3 A Mechanical data Weight 280g XFIP I 3 Stage Tec NEXUS: A global reference!* BBC, London Kreml, Moscow, Russia BERLIN Crow TV-Studio RAI, Italy Tokyo, Japan Warner Bros. Burbank, USA Olympic Stadium, Beijing Radio Caracol Bogota, Columbia SBT Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao, Sao Paulo, Brazil ABC Australian Broadcast Corporation Sydney, Newcastle, Australia *The map shows selected reference locations. To date more than 1,000 Stage Tec NEXUS systems have been delivered and installed worldwide. Stage Tec Entwicklungsgesellschaft für professionelle Audiotechnik mbH Tabbertstraße 10-11 12459 Berlin, Germany P: +49 30 63 99 02-0 F: +49 30 63 99 02-32 E-mail: [email protected] www.stagetec.com AUDIO EXCELLENCE 04.2019.