Network Zone Configurations
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ISIS 2000 systems typically are integrated with ISIS 7500 | 7000 or ISIS 5500 | 5000
environments. The ISIS 2000 System Director and ISIS 2000 Engine are connected to ISIS
7500 | 7000 or ISIS 5500 | 5000 switches that have been configured with a separate VLAN for
the ISIS 2000 components. See your site network administrator for assistance with configuring
the separate VLAN on your switch.
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Zone 1 Client — No Zone one client connection is available in ISIS 2000 (direct connect to
ISIS 2000 Engine)
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Zone 2 Client — Connected to ISIS VLANs via a 1 Gb or 10 Gb port on an Avid qualified
layer-2 switch (non-routed)
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Zone 3 Client — Connected to an Avid qualified layer-3 switch (routed) with known Quality
of Service (QoS); traffic routed to ISIS (one hop) and load-balanced across ISIS VLANs
(approximately a 60/40 ratio)
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Zone 4 Client — Connected to the house network using an edge or a core switch with
unknown QoS; traffic routed to Avid ISIS (measured by the number of hops) and
load-balanced across ISIS VLANs (approximately a 60/40 ratio)
Support for different client and device types vary by zone:
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Zone 1 — Not applicable
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Zone 2 — AirSpeed, editors, Interplay
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Zone 3 — Instinct, Assist, certain editors (for example, Avid NewsCutter); typical formats
include DV25, DV50/IMX-50, MPEG-2 proxy (2 Mb/s)
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Zone 4 — Instinct, Assist; typical formats include DV25, MPEG-2 proxy (2 Mb/s)
The following four examples show different types of Avid ISIS configurations.
Zone 1 Clients (Direct Connected)
The ISIS 2000 does not provide any client connections directly to the Engine or System Director.
Client connections are only available through a switch.
Zone 2 Clients (Indirect Connect) Configuration
Clients that are connected to a switch are referred to as Zone 2 clients. Zone 2 clients are not
routed. For a list of supported switches, see the
Avid ISIS ReadMe
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A Zone 2 configuration consists of a group of clients, connected to an Ethernet switch with a
10-Gb port connected to the ISIS 2000 Engine. The System Director also connects to the switch
using a 1-Gb port or 10-Gb port. Each client connects to the ISIS switch using either a 1 Gb or
10 Gb connection.
Summary of Contents for ISIS 2000
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