Chapter 1 ’Overview’ — Main Features
Amethyst III DTV Smart Switch 25
User Manual
Main Features
Smart 1+1 TS redundancy switch
Standalone equipment
Dense switching in 1RU
Up to four ASI switches
Up to eight TS over IP switches
Delay compensation
Bypass on ASI outputs and Gigabit Ethernet ports
Dual power supplies with dual power feeds
Seamless switch at TS packet level
To ensure 24/7 services availability
To avoid blackout
To preserve DVB-T/T2 SFN streams delivered by Thomson Video
Networks NetProcessor
Multiple standards: DVB and ATSC
TR101290 Priority 1/2/3 analyses
Template checking for stream content matches
Four configurable contact-closure alarms
Intuitive and easy to use Web GUI
Embedded SNMP agent