datasheet
Virtuoso
Media Function
Nevion Virtuoso
IP Media Edge 10G Processor
Nevion Virtuoso’s IP Media Edge Processor offers network isolation, media firewall, network stream protection and translation for
UDP and RTP IP media flows.
The IP Media Edge (IPME) Processor incorporates advanced techniques for processing and protection of UDP/IP and RTP/UDP/IP media flows.
Processing features include Network Address
Translation (NAT), bitrate policing, stream duplication, flow linearization / de-jittering, and UDP/IP to RTP/
UDP/IP conversion.
Protection features include SMPTE ST 2022-7 hitless switching for RTP stream redundancy and SMPTE ST
2022-1/5 Forward Error Correction.
Focusing entirely on processing IP media flows to secure networks and optimize their performance, the IPME is a key addition to the Nevion Virtuoso
Platform. Due to its dedicated hardware packet processing and complete isolation between
Ethernet ports, the IPME is ideal for protecting the media network edge.
The IPME media function runs on the Virtuoso HBR
Accelerator hardware module and supports any
RTP streams via 10GE or 1GE.
Applications
• Professional broadcast contribution
• Studio-to-studio media exchange
• Live sports and event contribution
• Managed video services over IP
• IP television/radio distribution networks
Key features
• IP gateway for RTP/UDP/IP and UDP/IP streams
• Media firewall providing network isolation
• Quad network interfacing to 10GE or 1GE
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Unicast and Multicast support (IGMP v2/v3)
• Network flow bitrate policing
• Network flow duplication - IP smallcast
• Standards-based Forward Error Correction supporting SMPTE ST 2022-1 and ST 2022-5
• Hitless switching with SMPTE ST 2022-7 for RTP/IP streams sent across dual network links
• RTP payload agnostic operation - RTP headers are fully preserved from input to output.
• Per-flow monitoring and analytics, including PDV/ jitter, packet loss, packet rate and bit rate.
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Trusted Domain
Compliant
Packet Timing
Internal Media Flow
IP Processing
Hitless Merge | SIPS
Forward Error
Correction
Untrusted
Domain
WAN Packet Timing
External Media Flow
IP Addressing
Hitless Merge | SIPS
Forward Error
Correction
WAN-LAN separation
The IPME 10G has built-in functionality to separate an external network (WAN) network from the local (LAN) network. This will greatly enhance the network edge security for service contributions, and enable proper separation of private and external networks, local and wide-area networks, or customer and transport networks (for service providers), thus making the IPME
10G acts as a firewall for media networks.
Flexible interfacing via SFP+
The IPME 10G Processor runs on the HBR accelerator that has 4 SFP+ cages, each supporting 10GE or 1GE.
High capacity flow processing
IPME 10G supports simultaneous processing of 128
UDP/IP or RTP/UDP/IP streams on 10GE per HBR accelerator. Maximum bandwidth is 10 + 10 Gbit/s input and 10+10 Gbit/s output traffic.
Network address translation
Support for hardware-based network address translation, enabling multicast addressing changes, unicast to unicast addressing changes, as well as conversion from unicast to multicast, or multicast to unicast.
Bit rate policing
Protect the network from over-provisioning when many media flows share the same bandwidthconstrained link. Per-flow bit rate policing ensures the service does not negatively impact other media services on the network, and provides overall better utilization of available network bandwidth.
Stream monitoring
Provides analysis of received IP media and protected network flows on packet loss.
HItless merge with SIPS / ST2022-7
Transmitting the same RTP/IP stream across dual, fully diverse network links enables receivers/decoders to utilize SMPTE ST 2022-7 Seamless IP Protection
Switching (SIPS), which gives error-free transport even in case of severe packet loss or link outages as long as a packet arrives on either of the two network links.
Forward Error Correction
Standards-based Forward Error Correction is supported with SMPTE ST 2022-1 and ST 2022-5, to detect and correct intermittent packet loss.
RTP header insertion
Supports the insertion of RTP headers to UDP streams to provide packet timing and sequencing information allowing SIPS to be added for protection.
Packet timing improvement
Provides optimal linearization of packet timing for constant bitrate IP media streams, ensuring maximum decodability by downstream equipment.
Virtuoso IP Media Edge Processor
Ethernet
10GE
Ethernet
10GE
Ethernet
10GE
Ethernet
10GE
IP Media Edge Processor
UDP/IP Inputs
(1-128)
Packet Buffer
Management
Flow Protection
SMPTE 2022-7
SMPTE 2022-1/5
IP/UDP
Media
Firewall
Flow Duplication
IP/UDP NAT
Unicast, Multicast
IP QoS, VLAN
Flow Monitoring
Bitrate Policing
Flow Protection
SMPTE 2022-1/5
IP Adaptation
Bitrate Regulation
UDP -> RTP/UDP
UDP/IP Outputs
(1-128)
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IP/Ethernet networking
Ethernet ports
Media Flows
Throughput
Multicast
IP QoS
VLAN
4 x 10GBase-R SFP+ 10 Gigabit Ethernet
4 x 1GBase-X Gigabit Ethernet (*)
RTP/UDP/IP or UDP/IP
Up to 128 input flows
Up to 128 output flows
Up to 1 Gbit/s or 10 Gbit/s input media bitrate, depending on license selected. Bitrate includes protection data (ST2022-7, FEC).
IGMPv3 SSM or IGMPv2 ASM
DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) or IP TOS
IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN tag)
IEEE 802.1P (VLAN priority)
Flow protection
Link protection SMPTE ST 2022-7 Class C up to 450 ms delay difference between Flow A and B.
Loss protection (*) SMPTE ST 2022-1 Forward Error Correction
SMPTE ST 2022-5 Forward Error Correction
Property
L (Min, Max)
D (Min, Max)
LxD (Max)
L+D (Max)
ST 2022-1
1, 254
4, 32
1024
254
ST 2022-5
1, 1020
4, 255
6000
1020
Flow monitoring
Stream continuity
PDV (jitter)
Packet-rate-per-flow and bit rate
Packet length for constant packet length (CPL) streams
RTP payload type detection
Media Server Appliance support
Virtuoso FA Yes
Virtuoso MI Yes
HBR Media Accelerator
Description
Product codes
Connectors
10G Media Accelerator hardware module.
The 4x SFP+ ports can accommodate a combination of 10GE SFP+, SDI video and
MADI audio interfaces. Software Media
Functions are sold separately.
VIRTUOSO-HW-HBR-SFP4 (24204)
Four (4) SFP+
Ethernet network
Sync input format
10GE (10GBase-SR/LR)
1GE (1000Base-X) (*)
PTP (IEEE 1588v2:2008, SMPTE 2059-2)
Power consumption Maximum 45W
(*) Contact Nevion for availability
Ordering Options
VIRTUOSO-HW-HBR-SFP4
VIRTUOSO-SW-IPME-1G
VIRTUOSO-SW-IPME-10G
VIRTUOSO-SW-IPME-PROT8
VIRTUOSO-SW-IPME-PROT64
Multi-channel high bitrate Media Accelerator (HW module). 4x SFP+ ports that can accommodate a combination of 10GE SFP+ and video SFPs. Additional licenses required for use with media adaptation/compression/processing/monitoring functions.
License option enabling IP Media Edge (IPME) processing with 4x 10GE interfaces. Up to 1 Gb/s bandwidth of RTP/IP services. Processing features include bit-rate policing, IP flow address translation, and network isolation (e.g. bridging WAN/LAN networks). Maximum 128 RTP/IP services per IP Media Edge software, running on an HBR accelerator.
License option enabling IP Media Edge (IPME) processing with 4x 10GE interfaces. Up to 10 Gb/s bandwidth of RTP/IP services. Processing features include bit-rate policing, IP flow address translation, and network isolation (e.g. bridging WAN/LAN networks). Maximum 128 RTP/IP services per IP Media Edge software, running on an HBR accelerator.
License option for IP Media Edge (IPME) enabling SMPTE 2022-7 Seamless IP Protection Switching
(SIPS) for RTP/IP transport over dual diverse network links for up to 8 RTP services on IP (2x8 RTP input streams).
License option for IP Media Edge (IPME) enabling SMPTE 2022-7 Seamless IP Protection Switching
(SIPS) for RTP/IP transport over dual diverse network links for up to 64 RTP services on IP (2x64
RTP input streams).
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