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Key Concepts
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Key Concepts
Term Description
External Router In XEdit’s Equipment library, External Router refers to an upstream router that will be
controlled by the multi-viewer. For example, the multi-viewer can request a specific
source from the external router to be routed to a specific video monitor on the monitor
wall.
Physical router In XEdit, a physical router is a software representation of router equipment. Physical
routers hold information on how to communicate with the equipment, as well as the
number of physical levels associated with the router.
Physical level Some router equipment can have multiple physical levels, which are subsets of the
physical router’s inputs and outputs.
Protocol The instruction set and parameters used to communicate with and control a device. The
router protocols supported in iControl are also supported by Kaleido-X, and vice-versa
(although there might be a slight lag between the time the latest software versions are
released).
Router controller Router controller refers to any software or hardware that can request a crosspoint change
on a router. The Router Control Software Single Bus and Matrix View applications (also
part of the iRouter Router Control Software packaged with iControl Application Servers)
are examples of router controllers. They are integrated with the Kaleido-X Software, and
can be launched from the Kaleido-X home page.
Logical router A logical router is a software abstraction that permits the control of multiple physical
routers/levels as a single entity. Logical routers have a unique matrix ID within a router
manager.
Logical level A logical level defines the mapping between logical and physical inputs, and the mapping
between the logical and physical outputs.
Matrix ID A unique identifier used by a router controller to identify which router is the target of a
switching command.