NEXIO AMP®

Processors

• Two multicore, 64-bit Intel Xeon™ processors provide real-time, high-bit-rate coding and decoding, and enable the NEXIO AMP server to ingest and play out up to eight channels simultaneously.

MediaCore™ Engine

• High-performance, 64-bit software engine that controls all low-level NEXIO AMP functionality.
• Multistream module manages real-time transactions and system status updates, as well as RAIDsoft, the NEXIO software RAID and disk storage management system.
• Employs task-specific, multicore CPU/GPU/FPGA processing to effortlessly handle all baseband video and file I/O.
• Controlled via external or internal interfaces

RAIDsoft Storage Protection

• Runs the Harris-patented and Emmy® Award-winning RAIDsoft software RAID management system, allowing all channels and network ports to simultaneously access content without restriction.
• Supports RAIDsoft’s RAID-3 scheme for protection against single drive failures in a volume, ECC parity to protect against two drive failures per volume and Intrinsic Mirroring to protect against the failure of an entire storage system.
• Supports Harris’ latest storage innovation, RAID-601 for NEXIO Farad storage systems. Intelligent RAIDsoft system keeps a cached copy of the file allocation table (FAT) in RAM and on disk, adding exceptional system resiliency. Translates to fast searching for content and assured access to metadata, whether requested via VDCP serial or Ethernet control.

Channel configurations

• Supports a variety of channel configurations. The available modes depend on the licensing applied to the server via the NEXIO Software License Key (SLK). The following table lists all the available modes possible.

Note: A bidirectional channel is a single controllable channel that can either be recording or playing at any given time. When in record, the play port linked to the record port provides E to E video of the clip being ingested.

The following table shows the channel configurations available at the time of purchase (based on the model number ordered).

The following table shows the software upgrade licenses available. The desired licenses can be ordered at any time after deployment. Software only upgrades are available for purchase separately to increase channel count once hardware is deployed in the field.

STANDARD APPLICATIONS

NXOS
NXOS is the standard user interface for the NEXIO AMP mainframe. This intuitive operating system allows users to control ingest and playout on all channels — including off-speed play, trimming and sub-clip creation. NXOS includes the versatile NEXIO® MediaBase™ content management system, which updates the NEXIO AMP clip list in real time whenever changes are made to the content residing in storage.

NEXIO FTP Server and FTP Client
The NEXIO FTP Server application enables the movement of material from server domain to server domain, and import and export of material outside of the NEXIO server environment via Ethernet. NEXIO FTP Client facilitates MXF file exchange and simplified transfer of Panasonic® P2 (including AVC-Intra™ import) and Sony® XDCAM/XDCAM HD files (including access to multiple XDCAM decks via Ethernet).

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
Add any of the following optional media applications to boost the performance of the NEXIO AMP server:

NXA1000DNXHD-SL
Support for Avid Technologies DNxHD Codec, enabling NEXIO AMP and NEXIO Volt to ingest and play out the Avid DNxHD format. NEXIO AMP supports both 8bit (145 Mb/s, 220 Mb/s NTSC / 120 Mb/s, 185 Mb/s PAL) and 10 bit (220 Mb/s NTSC / 185 Mb/s PAL) DNxHD. The DNxHD codec is an option for NEXIO and is enabled by software license key. DNxHD is licensed on a per server (chassis) basis.

NXA1000H264-SL
H.264 is an optional codec available for NEXIO AMP and NEXIO Volt servers and is enabled by software license key. H.264 codec (MPEG-4 Part 10) is supported for file ingest and baseband play out. H.264 is licensed on a per server (chassis) basis. Supporting H.264 allows NEXIO to import native format content from file distribution systems such as PathFire and PitchBlue bypassing the need for additional transcoding.

NEXIO AMP Track Router
The Track Router application, (NXA-TR) is optional for NEXIO servers. It is enabled in the NEXIO NXOS, NEXIO Remote and NEXIO FTP Client interface to control track manipulation, audio and caption file import and export. Audio and closed caption files are imported via NEXIO FTP server. NEXIO AMP Track Router is protected by software license key.

NEXIO AMP® PRX Encoder
NEXIO AMP PRX Encoder enables the NEXIO AMP server to automatically generate low-resolution H.264 proxy files simultaneously with the baseband ingest of up to two channels of high-resolution video. These proxy files are saved to the NEXIO® Browse Server storage array, where they are available for viewing and editing on a low-resolution NEXIO Browse network.

NEXIO® Playlist™
Standard on the NEXIO AMP integrated storage server, and optional on the NEXIO AMP shared storage server, NEXIO Playlist is an event-sequencing application that can be used for play to air operations such as commercial insertion, time-of-day events, moving backgrounds and more.

NEXIO® ClipSync™
NEXIO ClipSync is an optional application that allows NEXIO AMP to play two clips in sync for key-plus-fill, 3D left-right and similar applications when the two elements exist as separate clips. ClipSync can also be used to control from two to four server channels in different resolutions from a single automation control port, HD/SD simulcast for example.

NEXIO® Delay™
NEXIO Delay is an optional application that applies a delay to an air channel for safety in live-to-air transmissions, or for time zone-specific playback delay.

Harris Magellan Log Server
The Magellan Log Server is a product that is designed to work across multiple Harris product lines including NEXIO Servers. The Magellan Log Server provides a consolidated and consistent method of logging usage and error messages for Harris applications. It includes common log formatting, the ability to identify messages by severity, sort logs based on criteria, view logs based on time stamp and a method to manage log files based on size or time stamp. The Magellan Log Server also has the ability to export selected logs to a data file in order to share with customer service and development.

Magellan NMS Network Management System
The Magellan™ NMS network management system is a powerful SNMP monitoring and control solution ideal for the IPTV, satellite and broadcast industries. — Magellan NMS is easy to use and delivers a network-wide view of your system, from essential real-time data interaction and trend analysis to professional alarms management. Featuring an intuitive user interface, this web-based tool can be accessed from any location at any time.

NEXIO® Remote™
Extend control of server channels using NEXIO Remote, an application that provides control of up to eight NEXIO AMP channels over a standard LAN connection.