GRASS VALLEY KALEIDO-IP X130, Installation & Service Manual

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IP Network Setup
Introduction
This chapter shows how to implement IP network connectivity with the multiviewer.
Networking Essentials
The following network prerequisites must be met:
• The type of network traffic to be found on the Kaleido - IP multiviewer’s Ethernet ports
must be segregated according to Kaleido - IP Multiviewer Ethernet Port Usage , on
page 23
• The Ethernet switch for the Management Network must support 1000 Mbps full-duplex
connections. The Ethernet switch associated with the
Media Network
should support
1000 Mbps full-duplex.
• The port on the Ethernet switch to which the multiviewer is connected should be
configured to auto-negotiate. By default, multiviewers have their Ethernet ports set to
auto-negotiate. If a switch does not support auto-negotiation, the recommended
settings are 1000 Mbps, full-duplex for a switch associated with a Kaleido - IP
Media
Network . As required by the IEEE-802.3 standard, section 28D.5, 1000 Mbps full-duplex
communication is only supported via auto-negotiation.
• Kaleido - IP support for multicast join and leave: it is possible to add and configure up
to 6000 logical sources in a Kaleido - IP system without exceeding the network’s
bandwidth or the unit’s decoding resources. See Decoding Capacity , on page 116 for
details on the number of programs and total streaming bandwidth supported.
The Kaleido
- IP multiviewer joins a multicast group only when decoding is required,
that is when a source is being monitored on the wall. In addition, streams that are not
decoded are joined momentarily in a polling manner, one stream at a time, to update
the PMT and PAT information. The Kaleido - IP leaves the multicast group as soon as a
change of layout implies that a different set of streams must be decoded.
However, if your situation involves frequent changes of layout (e.g., loading a new
layout to the monitor wall every minute) then, when you are creating or editing a
layout, make sure to terminate XEdit’s connection to the Kaleido - IP once configuration
tasks are completed.
The Kaleido - IP multiviewer must be configured with at least two IP addresses; one for the
Management Network , and one for a Media Network , with the corresponding network mask
and gateway settings, and a system name. In practice, the Kaleido - IP requires up to six IP
addresses depending on the number of installed network cards. In XAdmin and XEdit, a
Kaleido - IP X130 or Kaleido - IP X330 with four network adapters is identified as Kaleido - IP-4 ,
and a Kaleido - IP X130 or Kaleido - IP X330 with five or six network adapters is identified as
Kaleido - IP-6 .