PESA to Demo Xstream Multi-Path IP Streaming at CCW

PESA, a U.S.-based custom design and manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, will demonstrate its new PESA Xstream multi-path IP streaming appliance at Content & Communications World (Booth 718) on Nov. 13-14, 2013, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The company will also showcase its new 4K routing switcher and advanced PERC3000 server-based system controller.

Housed in a compact, 1 RU form factor, PESA Xstream provides a cost effective, comprehensive package for digital media capture, processing, distribution, and storage. It simultaneously encodes up to five independent video sources and eight audio sources concurrently from live or recorded video for multi-path H.264 IP distribution over six independent video streams – with no sync or latency issues. Upgrades for Q1 2014 include on-board storage as well as a USB 2.0 communications interface.

PESA Xstream captures H.264 IP camera streams, NTSC/PAL or SDI video up to 1080p resolution, stored video content, and even computer-based content such as PowerPoint slides or medical patient vital signs, then prepares high-bandwidth MPEG-4/H.264 broadcast streams for enterprise distribution and archive. When multiple sources are captured simultaneously, the streams remain associated and synchronized during the event.

“Because it delivers high-quality video and audio with synchronization at a low cost per stream, PESA Xstream has caught the attention of customers and integrators from a number of vertical markets,” said John Wright, PESA senior vice president, sales and business development. “We are working with developers who are tailoring the user experience for specific applications in medicine, sports, government, education, and more.”

PESA Xstream has already been incorporated into VIQ Infinit, a digital media capture and management platform developed by VIQ Solutions that provides a large-scale digital media capture and management platform for international, federal, or state courts. It is also being used to record multi-camera coverage for various medical applications, and new solutions are being developed for collegiate athletics, live entertainment, and educational systems.

With five individually addressable video outputs as well as an integrated quad-view output, PESA Xstream allows operators to stream live content over IP while simultaneously transmitting live digital content to a quad-view display and/or full screen display. PESA Xstream can also synchronize discrete audio inputs to discrete video inputs, and offers adjustable audio delay. An intuitive Web browser management and control interface provides complete remote capabilities, which can eliminate the need for on-site personnel to stream content to a production facility.

PESA will also show its server-based PERC3000 system controller, which supports up to 17 levels of control, 64 components, 256 tie-line interconnects, 256 salvos, and 8,192 sources and destination names. With its icon-based status interface, it is easy to check matrix status, tie-lines, presets, salvo, communications, and more. It also offers full diagnostic capabilities to verify operation of the matrix control to the physical cross-point. The PERC3000 supports network, Web-based browsers, and popular mobile applications. It provides a standard platform that can be easily scaled in the future as system performance demands and complexities increase. The system controller works in conjunction with PESA’s TOUCH 72 remote control panel, which features 72 LCD pushbuttons and a 320×240 touch-screen display.

Designed to support 4K/UHDTV workflows, the new Cheetah 4K 16×16 routing switcher provides all the necessary control elements in its 4 RU frame. With hot swappable matrix and I/O cards, as well as internal power and control, the need for additional power and external cabling is virtually eliminated. Plus, redundant power and control modules can be added without using additional rack space.

Based on real-time multi-link SDI transmission methods, each Cheetah I/O card includes four SC-style fiber CWDM connections carrying up to 12 Gbps (4xSDI) for each input or output port. To complete the end-to-end 4K system, an outboard easyPORT module converts the signals from each CWDM port on the router back to conventional HD/3G-SDI video lines. With the built-in crosspoint switch circuit on each easyPORT module, users can also send four independent SD/HD/3G-SDI signals over a single wire interface, which saves valuable cabling space, and can extend coax I/O more than 260 feet using the built-in equalizing and reclocking circuits in each easyPORT module.

The Cheetah 4K 16×16 is controlled through traditional RS-232/422 or Ethernet connections, and its built-in SNMP MIB simplifies integration to third-party network system management software. The router can be configured and controlled via PESA’s intuitive Cattrax network GUI or optional Cattrax Web network server software using PESA’s powerful PERC2000 or PERC3000 system controller hardware.