- Main Features:
- IP Link 200: Two bidirectional stereo audio channels
- Standard: Linear, AAC-LC, Opus and G.722
- Optional: AAC-HE, AAC-HEv2, AAC-ELD, MPEG2, MPEG3 and Enhanced aptX audio coding
- Other transport modes: Transparent AES up to 192 kS/s to support composite FM multiplex signal over AES
- Protocol Encapsulation: RTP, SHOUTcast/ICEcast, MPEG-TS
- Three independent IP interfaces for redundant network operation
- Optional redundant power supply
- Built-in silence sensor with optional stream switch over
- Automatic backup to audio playout from USB drive or external audio source
- Multicoding – can encode the same audio source in multiple formats for STL, backup, and Web streaming
- Optional Dynamic Stream Splicing providing “hitless” operation and T1/ E1 circuit like performance on less predictable IP networks
- Prioritized stream sources at the output with automatic switch over and switch back between primary and secondary streams and backup sources (USB, external audio source)
- Programmable RTP level Forward Error Correction(FEC) scheme
- Programmable Time Diversity and Interleaving of streams to combat burst packet losses
- Integrated with Intraplex IP Link Scheduler for automated scheduled program switching
- N+1 redudancy with Integrated control of external switching equipment
- IP Link 200/100p: SynchroCast™ option provides dynamically managed precision delay for Single Frequency Network (SFN) broadcasting and simulcasting
- Support for IP multicast and multiunicast
- Web browser user interface and SNMP network management
- Four multipurpose contact closure inputs and outputs provide:
- Transport of logic signals with time-alignment to audio
- Stream control
- Alarm notification
- Specifications:
- Channels: IP Link 200: Two stereo (or four mono) program channels, encode and decode
- Front Display: IP Link 200/100p: Graphical front panel user interface - 3.2 inch display; 256 x 64 pixel, white monochrome OLED; six-button keypad; VU meters for each audio channel
- Audio Coding Options
- Standard: Linear, AAC-LC, Opus, G.722
- Optional: MPEG2, MPEG3, AAC-HE, AAC-HEv2, AAC-ELD, Enhanced aptX and Transparent AES transport
- Streaming: EBU N/ACIP Tech 3326, SHOUTcast/Icecast, MPEG Transport stream over IP, Transparent AES, SynchroCast
- SynchroCast Delay: Programmable up to 1 second with 1 microsecond accuracy
- Multicoding: Allows the input to be encoded and streamed out using multiple different algorithms simultaneously Digital/Analog Operation:
- For input, digital/analog autodetection
- For output, digital and analog simultaneous
- Webcasting: Can provide a TCP stream to a SHOUTcast or other Webcasting server
- Backup: Configurable for automatic backup to secondary incoming audio stream, playout of audio from USB drive, or playout of audio from a local device connected to the rear panel inputs
- Aux Data Channel: RS-232, in- or out-of-band data transport programmable between: 2400, 4800 and 9600 bp/s
- Contact Closures:
- 8 opto-isolated contact closures in each direction, with time-alignment to audio Inputs can transport state to peer or put a stream in or out of service
- Outputs can receive state from peer or be tied to system alarms
- Hardware Redundancy: N+1 with integrated support of external switching equipment
- Connectors:
- IP Link 200: XLR for channel 1 analog L&R and digital AES/EBU inputs and outputs, RJ-45 connectors with StudioHub cabling format for channel 2 audio inputs/outputs
- RS-232 data: DB-9
- Contact Closures: HD-26
- USB
- Audio headphone jack: One ¼” stereo headphone jack
- GPS (IP Link 200/ IP Link 100p only):
- External GPS: 10 MHz and 1 PPS BNC connectors
- Optional: GPS receiver plug-in board kit with SMA connector for external GPS antenna (provided with kit)
- Accepted Audio Sampling Rates: Accepts any AES/EBU sample rate between 32 and 48 kS/s
- Audio Sample Resolution: Selectable 16 or 24 bit
- Sample Rate Conversion: Automatic rate conversion at input to any other AES/EBU sample rate between 16 and 48 kS/s
- Input/Output Impedance: Balanced, 110 ohms ±20%
- AES Transparent Transport:
- Sample Rate 32, 44.1, 48, and 192 kS/s
- Analog Audio:
- Input Impedance: Balanced, greater than 10 k ohms
- Output Impedance: Balanced, less than 52 ohms
- Ethernet:
- Ethernet Data Rate: 10/100Base-T (10 or 100 Mb/s) Full duplex Auto-negotiation with network
- Network Connections: 2 WAN ports plus separate management Per port 802.1 pq configuration
- Network Protocols: IPV4, TCP, UDP, RTP, RTCP, SIP, HTTP, FTP Telnet, NTP, SNMPv2C, ARP, ICMP, Ultravox (v1, v2)
- Remote Management:
- Web browser interface
- SNMP
- RTP Streams:
- Total of 12 streams
- Setup: Static or SIP
- Unicast, multiunicast, multicast
- Standard RFC payload formats Auto configuration
- Source IP address and UDP port verification at the receiver for security
- TCP Streams: Total 12 HTTP streams to feed SHOUTcast or Icecast servers with selectable codec and coding rate for each stream
- SIP:
- Compliant with EBU N/ACIP Tech 3326
- Works in peer to peer and proxy mode
- NAT Traversal support
- Redundancy: Automatic failover mode for primary and secondary incoming streams
- Dynamic Stream Splicing: Optional: Enables redundant streams to be received across one or more networks
- Jitter Buffer: Programmable jitter buffer depth to 1024 packets (provides up to several seconds of network jitter compensation)
- Forward Error Correction: Multiple levels of 1 and 2 dimensional FEC schemes Configured per stream from 25%, 50%, 66% and 100% overhead
- Time Diversity: Time delay configured on per stream basis, used with redundant streams for burst packet loss protection
- Interleaving: Matrix configured per stream used to prevent consecutive packet losses
- Packet Loss Concealment: Automatically performed by the system
- Test Tone Generator: 1004 Hz test tone at -12 dBFS Equivalent to +8 dBm input
- Loopbacks: Received stream loopback equipment loopback
- Network Performance Statistics Tracked:
- Burst packet loss statistics based on RFC 3611
- Per stream and group statistics for packets received, packet lost, packets recovered by FEC and packets sent
- Sent and received total stream bandwidth
- LED Indicators:
- Link activity, link status
- IP Link 200: Multi-LED bar graph audio level meters for channel 1 and channel 2 input and output
- Alarm Reporting:
- Major/minor alarms, normally open relay contacts, SNMP traps
- Maintains internal and sysLog messages alarm
- log Log files can be sent off to off-site server for storage
- User configurable per-stream packet loss threshold
- Loss-of-AudioAlarm: Built-in silence detection with ability to provide alarm and perform switch over of stream on loss of audio
- Dimensions (H X W X D): 1RU: 1.75 x 19 x 14.25 in. (4.45 x 48.3 x 36.2 cm)
- EIA rack mountable Weight: 5 lbs (2.27 kg) typical
- Power Supply Main:
- Universal AC, 50/60 Hz
- Backup: Optional external module, universal AC to 12 VDC converter
- Power Consumption: 20 watts or less
- Fuse Protection: 2A AC input fuse
- Cooling: Convection cooled
- Humidity: To 95% non-condensing
- Operating Temperature: 32º to 122º F (0º to 50º C) Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE, FCC Part 15 Class A, UL 60950, RoHS