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Connections and Cabling
Cabling Diagrams
The IPVU is intended to be used in close proximity to the monitor, using a 6 foot or shorter
cable between the IPVU and the monitor.
The following figure shows the typical connections for an IPVU.
IPVU
Monitor
To Monitor’s
Digital Input
AC Outlet
Multimode
Fiber
Cat5
Typical Stream Source
PC with RollCall
MEDIA 1
Media Network Switch
Management Network
Switch
MANAGEMENT
Fig. 2-1: Typical IPVU application
Cabling to Support SMPTE 2022-7 with an IPVU
The IPVU supports network redundancy, for use with any SMPTE 2022-7 compatible
equipment.
To make streaming more reliable over an IP network, the implementation of SMPTE 2022-7
seamless protection switching depends on stream redundancy. This protection scheme
transmits two identical packet streams over physically separate network routes (shown as
Media Red LAN and Media Blue LAN in the figure below), so that if packets from one route
are lost, the data can be reconstructed using packets from the second stream. This process
is seamless because switching between the streams is instantaneous and does not impact
content.