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The New microSyncXS – Compact, Powerful, and Cost-Effective PTP Grandmaster
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and Security category with our new microSyncXS.
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IP Meets IP
IP is the currency in which the broadcasting & media industry lives, thrives, and trades. This is an industry of creativity, one in which the assets of the trade are almost wholly intangible. While society at large thinks of the 'internet protocol', when we talk about 'IP', the content industry lives and thrives entirely on 'intellectual property'. So, what happens when IP meets IP?
While creators of intellectual property have been among the earliest adopters of internet-based technologies with the rise of digital distribution and the ubiquity of streaming platforms, substantial investments in production hardware mean that, change can by necessity be slow behind the scenes. Many media productions that have their premieres on digital platforms are produced using decades-old workflows based on SDI or even analog feeds, with the internet really only playing a role in administration & distribution.
But times are changing. Systems based on standards such as ST 2110, AES67, and NDI are organically gaining in market share as production studios replace aging SDI-based hardware and edge towards IP-centric production. That's not to say that SDI is disappearing any time soon. Even studios whose production workflows are overhauled to focus on IP-based production still often have to handle analog and SDI content, and need to be able to bridge these worlds with a variety of conversion technologies.
Only robust, high-accuracy clock & synchronization technology provides the common denominator needed for sampling and synchronization, and Meinberg's industry-leading timing solutions provide the accuracy and flexibility needed to achieve just this.
The Power of PTP for Broadcasting Environments
Meinberg servers make it possible to synchronize everything in your broadcasting network, from your central studio to your mobile OB vans. Solutions are available for every need—ranging from powerful modular time servers supporting a variety of broadcasting signal synchronization signals to compact rack-mounted solutions suitable for on-the-road syncing.
And as IP-based technologies gain in prominence, so too does the need for IP network redundancy. The architecture specified by SMPTE ST 2022-7 provides robust path redundancy for the transmission of content over an IP network, but both paths always need to be bound to the same synchronization reference—otherwise the redundancy is for naught.
Larger networks often have multiple master clocks standing by as grandmaster candidates, with PTP ensuring that all devices in the network use the same grandmaster as their root timing reference. But what happens if a network path failure splits your PTP network in two and you suddenly have two out-of-sync grandmasters governing the timing of different SMPTE ST 2022-7 transmission paths?
Find out here how Meinberg systems solve this.
Our Mission since 1979
With its many years of expertise, Meinberg is a global leader in time synchronization solutions. The company’s flagship IEEE 1588 grandmaster clocks and NTP time servers have set the industry standard for innovation, flexibility, and reliability—making them one of the market’s top network time synchronization solution providers.
Meinberg products are used around the world, delivering synchronization for mission-critical applications in digital broadcasting, power grid/substation automation, telecommunication networks, aerospace, financial applications, and cutting-edge research.
A Watchful Eye for Your PTP Infrastructure
PTP Track Hound v2 is Meinberg's industry-leading solution for the monitoring, diagnosis, and optimization of PTP clocks (IEEE 1588) in SMPTE 2110, AES67, and Dante networks, with groundbreaking new features for remote monitoring & management.
Remote notifications such as e-mails, SNMP traps, and syslog support provide ease of mind for your AV-over-IP solutions, while power users have top-of-the-line power tools at their disposal to maintain absolute control over their clock infrastructure with byte-by-byte analysis of PTP traffic.
microSync Systems for Broadcast Applications
With two PTP-capable network ports and full support for practically every published PTP profile, including the SMPTE 2059-2 Profile and the AES67 Media Profile, Meinberg's microSync series is the perfect PTP Grandmaster solution for OB vehicles and studios.
microSync Broadcast
Meinberg's microSync Broadcast is a powerful dual-port PTP generator supporting SMPTE ST 2059-2 and many other PTP profiles.
Key features include a GNSS receiver, two PTP-capable network interfaces ports, two general-purpose network interfaces, Black Burst, LTC, Word Clock, DARS and many other sync pulses available as input or output. The microSync Broadcast variants combine a modern sync reference for IP based devices and a Signal Pulse Generator for legacy video and audio devices.
The microSync Broadcast is available in two variants: a full-rack model for installation in 19" racks with power redundancy support, and a more compact half-rack model powered by a standard mains adapter.
microSyncXS
The microSyncXS is Meinberg's latest time server for IP-based broadcasting & studio applications, trimmed down to the essentials for a minimum of space and a minimum of cost - but with an impressive feature set to boast.
With two PTP-capable network ports, the microSyncXS is operable as a high-accuracy grandmaster, boundary clock or ordinary clock, packed into a compact chassis designed for scenarios such as OB vehicles where space is limited.
For integrating legacy SDI-based audio equipment, the microSyncXS also features three programmable signal outputs capable of generating a 48 kHz sample clock.
Intelligent Modular Synchronization
LANTIME M1000
The LANTIME M1000 is a modular time and frequency synchronization solution in a 19-inch rackmount chassis. The modular approach of the IMS LANTIME systems allows the LANTIME M1000 to be customized and adapted to specific roles in a network infrastructure by only adding one single module instead of having to replace the entire system.
LANTIME M3000
As the powerhouse of the IMS Series, the 3U LANTIME M3000 provides the expansion capacity and modularity needed to scale your synchronization needs up to even the most demanding applications, making it one of the most cost-effective and flexible synchronization solutions on the market.
The Pinnacle of Secure Timing
Meinberg products are already designed with security, redundancy, and mission-criticality in mind, but Meinberg's latest product takes it one step further.
The IMS-GXL183 from Meinberg is the latest clock module for Meinberg's IMS LANTIME range of modular time servers. Designed with GNSS security in mind, the IMS-GXL183 provides additional protection for your timing instructure against jamming and spoofing attempts intended to disrupt your broadcasting activities.
The IMS-GXL183 Provides Security at Three Levels
- It operates on the widest range of frequencies of any Meinberg clock to date, reducing the probability of success of jamming attempts.
- It verifies the integrity and plausibility of the GNSS signal internally and rejects potentially spoofed signals.
- It supports the Fugro AtomiChron® authentication service, which is used to also verify the integrity and veracity of incoming GNSS signals based on data collected at multiple locations around the globe.
In addition to Meinberg's tried-and-trusted security features, the IMS-GXL183 goes that extra mile to keep you on the air.
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