GRASS VALLEY XCU UXF Fiber Series - Configuring IP Redundancy; Media Network Diagnostics; Incoming Audio;Intercom

54 XCU UXF Fiber Series XF Transmission Fiber Base Station User’s Guide (v1.3)
Chapter 4 - Media Network configuration
4.4.3 Configuring IP Redundancy
Setting up local IP addresses
Set up the local IP and Port address for Ports A and B
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Make sure that Ports A and B are set up to use separate subnets.
Enabling streams
For each of the following outgoing streams, IP Redundancy can be individually enabled or
disabled. When enabled, the stream is duplicated on the secondary stream on Port B:
• Main video — click the IP Main A tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to Port
A+B or click the IP Main B tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to Port A+B.
• Monitoring video — click the IP Mon\Live tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to
Port A+B under Monitoring video.
• Live video — click the IP Mon\Live tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to Port
A+B under Live video.
• AES67 audio — click IP Audio tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to Port A+B.
• Intercom audio — click the IP Intercom tab, click the camera system and set Enabled to
Port A+B.
Note about PTP locking
IP redundancy for PTP is not available so in case of a network failure of the primary network, a
SMPTE 2022-7 (Seamless Protection Switching) compatible receiver will switch seamlessly to
the secondary stream of the XCU. However, as PTP locking is only available on the primary
network, the XCU loses its PTP connection to the grandmaster.
When the primary network operation is restored the SMPTE 2022-7 receiver would seamlessly
switch back to the primary network stream. After a few seconds the XCU locks again to the
PTP grand master, causing a short interruption in the primary stream at the receiver.
To prevent this interruption you can use Reference input (HD Tri-Level or SD Black Burst) as the
reference source instead of PTP.
4.4.4 Media Network diagnostics
Used bitrate can be viewed in the DIAGNOSTICS > MEDIA NETWORK > OUTGOING STREAMS
menu for all individual ports.
The locked status for each (enabled) primary and/or secondary IP stream can be monitored in
the DIAGNOSTICS > MEDIA NETWORK > OUTGOING STREAMS menu,. Select the item of the
stream (Main video, Live video, Monitoring video, Audio and Intercom) to view its locked
status.
4.4.5 Incoming audio/intercom
IP Redundancy does noet support the reception of redundant audio/intercom (incoming)
streams.