With signal processing and distribution needs on the rise, Grass Valley has announced a series of new input/output (I/O) boards that add powerful new capabilities to its Trinix NXT family of SD/HD/3G digital video routers. The latest among these new options is two new Trinix Fiber I/O boards, which allow new and existing Trinix users […]
With signal processing and distribution needs on the rise, Grass Valley has announced a series of new input/output (I/O) boards that add powerful new capabilities to its Trinix NXT family of SD/HD/3G digital video routers. The latest among these new options is two new Trinix Fiber I/O boards, which allow new and existing Trinix users to add optical I/O capability in the same frame with electrical (coax) I/O functionality for added flexibility.
The new Trinix Fiber I/O boardswhich are fully compatible with every Trinix sold since 2001 extend the capability of the Trinix NXT router by enabling operators to distribute signals over a longer distance (more than 31 miles) via reliable optical signal transport. Customers now have the flexibility to configure their Trinix router as all electrical I/O, all optical I/O, or a combination of both to meet a broad range of signal management requirements.
Supporting optical I/O was something customers have been asking for in order to send more signals further and with improved deterministic switching, said Martin Fry, Senior Vice President of Routing and Signal Management Solutions at Grass Valley. We see this as a significant enhancement to our Trinix NXT family of routers as it brings new functionality to existing users and makes the Trinix attractive to a whole new segment of users for whom fiber I/O is critical to their technical infrastructures.
The combination of electrical and optical I/O in the Trinix video router, coupled with Grass Valleys GeckoFlex modular fiber solutions, enables up to 16 optical channels to be multiplexed and sent over a single fiber (CWDM). The Grass Valley Trinix Fiber boards use industry standard rear-mount dual-channel SFP optical transmitters, receivers, and transceivers. This allows the customer to add or remove SFP connections from the rear without disrupting other signal paths.
Continuing to expand the Trinix product line, Grass Valley will also introduce a new series of asymmetric router frames, in matrix sizes of 128×256, 256×512, and 512×1024 (each in a single rack) that support the new Trinix Multiviewer solution.