KVM TECHNOLOGYBroadcast and Post-Production

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KVM USAGE IS INCREASING

USER INTERFACE EXTENSION

• Operators and equipment not inthe same space.

• USB limited to 5m

SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE SOURCES

• Access and usagefrom multiple usersof same app

• Access from different workstations

PHYSICAL SPACE ISSUES

• CPUs and interfaces competing for spacein front of operators

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE KVM DEFINED• High-quality video

• Real-time keyboard/mouse response

• High-speed USB

• Advanced features for user modes

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CRITERIA FOR USE IN BROADCAST• Flexible architecture enables

scalability• Instant access to production tools• Wide range of interfaces

(video resolutions & formats)• High-performance for video, audio,

keyboard & mouse • USB connectivity peripheral

devices⎯Jog/Shuttle controller, etc.

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KVM TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTUREDIRECT CONNECT IP-BASED

• Central switching chassis• Proprietary switching protocol• Fixed port limit

• Standard IP (COTS) switch• No end-to-end distance limits• Unlimited devices

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KVM PLATFORM FLEXIBILITYDIRECT-CONNECT SYSTEMS

• Support widest range of video and peripherals• Up to 4K60 resolution (3840 x 2160) over single

cable• USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 at full data rates• Digital and analog audio and serial control• Baseband SDI and HDMI support

IP-BASED SYSTEMS• Single and dual-screen DVI, VGA• Analog audio and embedded USB

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DIRECT-CONNECT KVM MATRIX

SERVERS

TRANSMITTERS RECEIVERS

KVM MATRIX

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DIRECT-CONNECT CAPABILITIESSYSTEM BASED ON CENTRAL MATRIX

• Scalable from 8 to 576 ports• Fixed and modular chassis• Interconnect for larger systems

FLEXIBLE I/O PORTS ON SWITCH• Each port can be either input or output

MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR REDUNDANCY• End point, links, routing

I/O CARDS ARE SFP EQUIPPED• CATx or Fiber (single-mode or multi-mode)

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE IP-BASED KVM

SERVERS

SYSTEM MANAGER

TRANSMITTERS RECEIVERS

MULTICASTLAN

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IP-BASED KVM CAPABILITIESGREATEST DEPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY

• Connect using standard Ethernet

KVM CAN REACH ANYWHEREIP LAN EXISTSEXTEND REACH ACROSS WANAND INTERNETVIRTUALIZATION SUPPORT

• Enabled Hybrid KVM networks• Supports transition to

cloud-based operations

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HYBRID KVM & CLOUD TRANSITION

RECEIVERS

KVM MATRIX

TRANSMITTERS

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KVM SYSTEM RESILIENCYFULLY

REDUNDANTPARTIALLY

REDUNDANTHYBRID

Duplicate connections to

different switches

Duplicate connections to

different I/O cards

Path through matrix/network

and direct to endpoint

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USER MODESSHAREDUsers can share Video and Keyboard/Mouse access

EXCLUSIVEMultiple users share Video; Keyboard/Mouse only to first user

VIEW ONLYMultiple users share Video, no Keyboard/Mouse

PRIVATEOnly single user only granted access

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SYSTEM CONTROL• In-band switching via KVM

User Interface (UI)• External/3rd party control

& monitoring• User configured macros or hot

keys• Endpoints can be grouped into

containers and switched as a group

• Active Directory / LDAP• User profiles / access rights• IP systems: unmanaged and

managed matrices

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KVM SCALABILITYMODERN KVM SYSTEMS CAN BE IMPLEMENTEDON A VERY LARGE SCALE

• Support 100s to 1000s of endpoints• Older systems could not scale to cover entire facility

DIRECT CONNECTED SYSTEMS• 576 ports in a single matrix• Interconnect matrices into larger systems• High density frames for TX / RX units

IP BASED SYSTEMS CAN SCALETO THE SIZE OF THE NETWORK

• Consider dedicated IP network to handle KVM traffic

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FACILITY WIDE KVM SYSTEMENTERPRISE KVM SYSTEM

TRANSCODE ENGINES

CONTENT AQUISITION SALES &

TRAFFIC

TRANSCODE & QC

POST PRODUCTION

& EDITARCHIVE

MANAGEMENT NEWS ROOM PRODUCTION STUDIO REVIEW & APPROVAL

MEDIA PREP

ENGINEERING

CHANNEL PLAYOUT

VOD & OTTPACKAGING

TRAFFIC DATABASE

WORKFLOWSERVERS

NEWSROOM SYSTEM

PRODUCTIONSYSTEMS

EDITWORKSTATIONS

ARCHIVE & DATAMOVERS

PLAYOUT AUTOMATION

CHANNEL INTEGRATION

AUTOMATION DATABASE

VOD/OTT TRANSCODE & PACKAGING

FILTER

KVM SYSTEM

USER STATIONS

APP SERVERS

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APPLICATION: PRODUCTION CONTROL

DIRECT CONNECT SYSTEM• High performance dual screen

KVMwith touchscreen support

• Baseband HD-SDI switchingfor monitoring

• USB support – USB embedded in KVM link and dedicated high speed connectivity

• Multi-channel audio support• Dedicated USB and Serial

control surfaces

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APPLICATION: PRODUCTION CONTROL

PRODUCTION CONTROL KVM SYSTEM

TECH DIR

DIRECTORPRODUCER

GRAPHICS

VIDEO PLAYBACK AUDIO

CORPORATE WORKSTATIONS (QTY 6)

LEGEND

S/PD IF AES/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/PD IF S/PD IF AE S/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/PDIF

S/PDI F AES/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/ PDI F S/ PD IF AES/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/ PD IF

PR OG LINK U SB Dis play Port

PRODUCTION AUTOMATIONSERVER CLUSTER

PR OG U SB

VG A / D VI-I PRO G

ZEROCLIENTZERO

CLIENT

FIL

TE

RT

OP

KVM MATRIXKVM MATRIX

USB 2.0 TOUCHSCREEN

GRAPHICS ENGINEPR OG U SB

VG A / D VI-I PRO G

AUTOMATION CLIENT

R S422 ANALO G AU DI OIN OU T

VIDEO SERVER

AUDIO WORKSTATIONPR OG U SB

VG A / D VI-I PRO G

S/PDIF AES/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/PDIF S/PDIF AES/EBU

D I G I T A L A U D I O

S/PDIF

GRAPHICS CLIENT

VIDEO CLIENT

USB 2.0 TOUCHSCREENHDSDI

MONITOR

HDSDIMONITOR

HDSDIMONITOR

PR OG U SB 2 .0 U SB 2 .0

PR OG U SB 2.0 U SB 2.0

PR OG LIN K U SB

IN

H DM I

O UT

H DM I

AUTOMATION CLIENT

PR OG LIN K U SB

IN

H DM I

O UT

H DM I

LIN K H DM IPRO G USB

LINK H DM IPR OG U SB

PR OG LINK USB Dis play Port

RS42 2 AN ALOG AU DIOIN OU T

ROBOTICCAM CTL

LINK H DM IPR OG U SB

LINK HD M IPR OG USB

HD-SDI FROM CORE ROUTER

AUTOMATION CLIENT

PRO G LIN K U SB

IN

H DM I

O UT

H DM I

COMPANY NETWORK

FIBER TO KVM MATRIXVGA/DVI/HDMI VIDEO

USBHIGH SPEED USB 2.0

AUDIOHD-SDI VIDEO

ETHERNETRS 422 CTL

RACK ROOM EQUIPMENT CONTROL ROOM

EQUIPMENT

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APPLICATION: MASTER CONTROLIP-BASED SYSTEM• KVM supports end to end content

acquisition and playout• Dedicated clients and web services

UIs supported• UIs located throughout broadcast facility ⎯ Users access applications across workflow⎯ KVM system allows annotation, review,

and approval from desktop• Remote connection via WAN to Disaster

Recover facility possible

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APPLICATION: MASTER CONTROLCONTENT AQUISITION AND MASTER CONTROL

REMOTE DISASTER RECOVERY FACILITY

MAIN FACILITY

MCR

WEB SERVICES UI

AUTOMATION UI REMOTE DR UI

DR OPERATOR UI DR OPERATOR UI

RACK ROOMARCHIVE UI

5V

IN DO O RUS E O N LY

1

OP TIO N S

DVI-D-2

USER CONSOLE

AUX

1 2ON

DVI-D-1

24A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1

OP TIO N S

COMPUT ER

AUX

1 2ON

2 IN OUT

DVI-D-1 DVI-D-2

2.5 A5V

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1

OP TIO N S

COMPUT ER

AUX

1 2ON

2 IN OUT

DVI-D-1 DVI-D-2

2.5 A5V

IN DO O RUS E ONLY

1

O PTI ON S

COMPUTER

AUX

1 2ON

2 IN OUT

DVI-D-1 DVI-D-2

2.5 A5V

5V 2 .5 A

IN DO O RUSE O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUT ER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2.5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX5V 2 .5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OP TI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2.5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUSE ON LY

1 2

OP TI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2 .5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2.5 A

IN D O ORUSE O NLY

1 2

OPTI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUS E ONLY

1 2

OP TI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX5V 2.5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUSE ON LY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

B L A C K B O X E T H E R N E T S W I T C H E S

Syst em

Mode

Lin k/Act

Speed

52-Port GbE PoE Managed Swi tch

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5V 2 .5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OP TI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

WORKFLOW CLIENTWORKFLOW ENGINES

WORKFLOW WEB SERVICES

5V 2 .5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OP TI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

TRANSCODEENGINES

5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

AUTOMATED QC

5V 2 .5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

AUTOMATION ENGINES

5V 2 .5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

DATABASE SERVERS5V 2. 5A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

ARCHIVEDATAMOVERS

5V 2. 5A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTI ONS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

ARCHIVE MANAGER

5V 2 .5 A

IN D O ORUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

CHANNELPLAYOUT ENGINES

INGEST CLIENTIN DO O R

USE ON LY

1

O PTI ON S

COMPUTER

AUX1 2

ON

2 IN OUT

DVI-D-1 DVI-D-2

2.5 A5V

PLAYOUT CLIENTS

IN DO O RUSE ON LY

1

O PTI ON S

COMPUTER

AUX

1 2ON

2 IN OUT

DVI-D-1 DVI-D-2

2.5 A5V

5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

ARCHIVE CLIENT5V 2.5 A

IN DO O RUS E O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

COMPUTER

LINE OUT LINE IN AUX

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REDUNDANTSYSTEM

MANAGERS

REDUNDANTSYSTEM

MANAGERS

5V 2. 5A

IN DO O RUSE O NLY

1 2

OPTIO NS DVI-D

USER CONSOLE

LINE IN /MIC IN LINE OUT AUX

VIRTUALCHANNEL

PLAYOUT ENGINES

VIRTUAL AUTOMATION

ENGINES

COMPANYWAN

B L A C K B O X E T H E R N E T S W I T C H E S

Syst em

Mode

Link/ Act

Speed

52-Port GbE PoE Managed Swi tch

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CRITERIA FOR USE IN POST-PRODUCTION• 4K60, 10-bit color• Dual-head, dual-link• Support peripheral devices⎯ e.g. Wacom tablets⎯ e.g. DaVinci Resolve, Baselight

• Easy user reconfiguration• Multi-room content sharing⎯ Edit, Dubbing, Preview

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APPLICATION: POST-PRODUCTIONNon-Linear Editors

Waveform Rasterizers

SAN Clients

Time Tailor Control

Edit Station

KVM Receiver

K/M Switch

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BENEFITS OF ENTERPRISE-CLASS KVMFLEXIBILITY Staff can access systems from any locationEFFICIENCY Accomplish tasks faster

RESPONSIVENESS Respond faster to emergencies and get backon line faster

REDUCED COST Share resources for hardware and licencesIMPROVED ERGONOMICS

Better workspace design is more comfortablefor staff and reduces keyboard clutter

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KVM MATRIX / MULTI-VIEWER

30-PORT KVM MATRIX• Multi-view display of sources - Use as Confidence Monitor• Full-Screen w/ High-Quality

Video - Uncompressed• Mixed mode sources - DisplayPort, DVI, VGA

DCX MATRIX SWITCH

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MULTI-PC EXTENDED DESKTOP• Control multiple PCs as one• Any mix of operating systems• Share keyboard and mouse• Zero switching delay• Supports non-linear screen layouts• Works with local and remote

systemsFREEDOM II DESKTOP SWITCH

KV0004A-R2

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MULTI-VIEW KVM• 4 video displays on one monitor• Shared keyboard and mouse• User configuration of screen

layout• Four display modes

PIP WINDOWED

QUAD

4SITE FLEX MULTI-VIEWERKVP4004A

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SUMMARY• Wide variety of system

architectures – tailored to fit any requirements

• Scale to serve the entire broadcast facility in single unified system

• High performance video and instantaneous control response

• Support wide range of video anddata connections

• Transition to virtualization andcloud-based platforms

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Fox NE&OGoogleHBOHockey Club LuganoHSNMitteldeutscher RundfunkMobile TV GroupMy FOX HoustonNBC UniversalNDR (Germany)NeonProSieben SAT1 (Germany)Puls (Germany)QVCRTLScripps Networks

InteractiveStudio Mitte (Germany)SWR (Germany)TFI (France)TurnerUTAH Channel 4 (ABC)WDR 1 (Germany)Westdeutscher RundfunkWGBHWJBKWMAQWWEWPXIZDF

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SYSTEM DESIGN AND SUPPORT• Step by Step Design

Assistance• Pre-configuration and Labels• 24x7 Lifetime Technical

Support• On-Site System

Commissioning • On-Site Training• 2 Year Standard Warranty

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