As part of Nevion’s VikinX family of broadcast audio and video routers, VikinX eMerge EM-GE is a series of next generation Gigabit Ethernet/IP switches, specifically designed to aggregate, switch and forward IP media streams in a broadcast environment. VikinX eMerge is ideal for any broadcast application where robust, high performance Ethernet switching is required. While these IP media routers can be applied as core, metro or edge devices in new network installations, they can also be used in mixed environments where a smooth migration to IP is needed.
- Aggregation of multiple Ethernet based audio and video signals onto one or more Gigabit Ethernet or 10Gigabit Ethernet lines
- OpenFlow v1.3 support
- Point-to-point and point to multipoint routing of Ethernet based audio and video signals
- Aggregation and routing of broadcast data control signals like RS232, RS422, RS485 and GPI, when pre-mapped into Ethernet packets
- Distribution of Ethernet-based synchronization signals
- Ethernet transport networks for broadcast contribution, distribution and studio infrastructure
- 48 SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet ports, supporting optical- and electrical GigE SFP’s as well as E3 and STM1 SFP’s
- Optional GigE/10GigE uplink module, with 2 or 4 additional SFP/SFP+ ports, supporting GigE and 10GigE as well as E3 and STM1 SFP’s
- Includes a single, modular DC power supply with an option to add a second power supply for redundancy.
- High-performance layer 2 / layer 3 media aggregation
- 176Gbps fully non-blocking switching fabric with ultra-low latency
- Standard eMergeOS Ethernet/IP routing and switching software as well as Openflow v.1.3
- ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) for fault tolerant ring-based network topology
- Advanced Quality of Service for classification and policing of media traffic
- Comprehensive security features protect the network against 3rd party intrusion
