EVS XT4K - Gigabit Network; Functional Overview

5.7. Gigabit Network
5.7.1. Functional Overview
The Gigabit connection makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from your
XT4K server to external systems via the TCP/IP network.
The external systems can be the following:
• A storage system or an archiving system, such as XStore.
• A non-linear editing system, such as Apple Final Cut Pro, or Avid.
However, the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from an XT4K server.
For this reason, Xsquare/XTAccess are used as a "gateway" between your server and the
IT world. In this architecture, the Xsquare application plays the role of XTAccess
orchestrator on the Gigabit network, communicating via the PC LAN connection.
Xsquare is directly connected to the XT4K server through the Gigabit network via an FTP
client. It runs on a Windows workstation and is mainly controlled by the external systems
(no user interface) via soap requests or other processes.
The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the XT4K server:
• Backup of clips from an XT4K server.
• Restore of clips to an XT4K server.
• Transfer of clips between servers.
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL XT4K Server 15.2
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