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Routers & Kaleido-X
Key Concepts
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.
KX Router
logical router
Independent from the routing capabilities obtained by adding KX0-24Router
cards to a Kaleido-X (7RU) multiviewer or by enabling the router output ports
on a Kaleido-X16, any multiviewer can be used as a router in itself.
The logical sources defined in XEdit’s Channels/Sources tab (see page 157)
are considered sources for the KX Router logical router, whose destinations
are either monitors on the monitor wall, or the multiviewer’s own router
outputs (if applicable).
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Source IDs to be used for routing purposes are
assigned in XEdit’s Channels/Sources tab. These IDs can be used by external
router control software or devices. The logical destinations for the KX Router
logical router are configured in the Destinations tab.
The KX Router logical router configuration is automatically shared between
multiviewers and iControl systems, and also between multiviewers and
RCP-200 devices with version 1.70 or later.
Router service The Kaleido-X router service is the software component responsible for
communicating with physical routers, and for managing crosspoint change
requests coming from router controllers.
Internal Router The Kaleido-X (7RU) and Kaleido-X16 multiviewers feature built-in routing
which eliminates the need for separate routing in control rooms, and
provides a significant cost saving. Up to 48 unprocessed, baseband outputs
can be provided from any of the 96 HD / SD-SDI inputs to each Kaleido-X
(7RU) processor. In the case of a Kaleido-X16, up to 2 baseband outputs can
be provided from any of the 16 inputs. These outputs can be used to feed
high quality CRT monitors, test equipment such as waveform scopes, as well
as ISO recorders. The outputs can even feed other multiviewers.
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