BROADCAST VIDEO
SOLUTIONS GUIDE
The Next Generation of Intelligent, High Density
Broadcast Video System Solutions
Rev 2.1
With industry-leading equalization performance and patented HDVScope technology for
real-time and remote signal viewing on each input, Vitesse’s SDI video transceivers,
Ethernet products, and crosspoint switches offer new levels of innovation in control,
monitoring, routing, and improving the signal integrity of SDI SMPTE 1080i/1080p signals.
The migration to 3G, 1080p high definition (3G-SDI) video, along with the necessity of
managing thousands of live links and channels in condensed studio and mobile studio
environments, imposes new demands on broadcast video routers and switchers. The higher
bandwidth protocols increase power consumption and signal integrity issues which must
be reconciled with network quality and system performance. With Vitesse’s new devices,
broadcast video router, switcher, and equipment manufacturers can reduce system power,
BOM, and failure points by up to 40 percent versus competitive solutions, while gaining
unsurpassed levels of signal integrity performance and diagnostic capability.
Vitesse’s SDI solutions build on established signal integrity expertise to deliver industry-first
diagnostics and integration in video broadcast transceivers. Vitesse’s HDVScope makes it
possible to remotely monitor, pinpoint, and adjust in real-time uncompressed SMPTE SDI
signals anywhere in a video system where these devices are used.
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Crosspoint Switches for Video
SDI Reclocker with Integrated Cable Drivers
Vitesse Semiconductor offers the video industry’s highest
performance crosspoint switch portfolio applicable to the
most demanding professional and consumer standards. The
asynchronous crosspoint architecture delivers power scaling
Green Modes that reduce power dissipation by as much as 40
percent over existing solutions. With breakthrough 10 Gbps
port capacity, the devices enable a new level of performance
and architectural options for higher density system designs. The
comprehensive lineup of crosspoints exceed video requirements
for professional broadcast routers/switchers and HDMI switching
through its full support of HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, and Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) protocols.
Vitesse introduces the industry’s first-in-class integrated video
cable reclocker/cable driver family featuring built-in diagnostics
and enabling higher density, lower power broadcast video router
designs. The VSC3402 (single input), VSC3403 (quad input),
and VSC3404 (quad input and output) integrate reclocker/
cable line driver functions, pattern generator, error detector, and
Vitesse’s patented HDVScope embedded waveform viewing
technology. The result is unprecedented integration, signal
integrity performance, and diagnostics capability in broadcast
video transceivers.
Product No.
Data Rate
Description
VSC3104
VSC3303
VSC3108
VSC3312
VSC3316
VSC3340
VSC3172
VSC3144
VSC3144-12
6.5 Gbps
8.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
11.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
10.709 Gbps
4 × 4 Crosspoint Switch
4 × 4 Crosspoint Switch
8 × 8 Crosspoint Switch
12 × 12 Crosspoint Switch
16 × 16 Crosspoint Switch
40 × 40 Crosspoint Switch w/ Video Low Power ‘Green Mode’
72 × 72 Crosspoint Switch
144 × 144 Crosspoint Switch
144 × 144 Crosspoint Switch
Signal Conditioners and Mux/Demux Solutions
Vitesse signal conditioners enable a new level of performance,
low power and ease for next-generation video networks. The
devices offer adaptive signal equalization capabilities for
transmitting multi-gigabit data signals across printed circuit
boards, through backplane connectors, and over copper
cabling. The VSC7111 is an example of the latest in Vitesse’s
industry-leading portfolio signal conditioner IC products which
advances high-speed, signal integrity performance.
Product No.
Data Rate
Description
VSC7111
VSC7104
VSC7108
11.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
6.5 Gbps
Quad Signal Conditioner Mux/Demux w/ Video Low Power ‘Green Mode’
4 × 4 Quad Signal Conditioner
8 × 8 Octal Signal Conditioner
SDI Adaptive Cable Equalizers with Integrated Reclockers
Vitesse introduces the industry’s first-in-class multi-rate adaptive
cable equalizer with integrated reclocker for higher density, lower
power broadcast video routers and switchers. The VSC3401
also adds unprecedented levels of on-chip system diagnostic
capability. Fully compliant with SMPTE standards, the VSC3401
reduces the combined equalization and reclocking function
power consumption by up to 40 percent over existing discrete
solutions. The VSC3401 includes Vitesse’s HDVScope™
embedded waveform viewing, pattern generator, and error
checker functions. These diagnostics enable system test and
make it possible to remotely monitor, pinpoint, and adjust in
real-time uncompressed SMPTE 3G-SDI 1080p and HD 1080i
cable signal quality anywhere in a video system where these
devices are used.
Product No.
Description
VSC3401
Multi-rate Video Cable Equalizer with Integrated Reclocker
Product No.
Description
VSC3402
VSC3403
VSC3404
Multi-rate Video Reclocker with Integrated Cable Driver
Multi-rate Video Reclocker/Cable Driver with 4:1 Mux Input
Quad Multi-rate Reclocker with Optional Cable Driver Outputs
AVB Ethernet Switch Solutions
As an AVnu Alliance member, Vitesse is committed to standardsbased Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) Ethernet technologies. AVnu
Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to the advancement
of professional-quality audio and video delivery by promoting
the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 AVB standards over various
networking link-layers. The organization creates compliance
test procedures and processes that help ensure AVB
interoperability of networked A/V devices and collaborates with
other organizations to provide the highest quality streaming A/V
experience. More information can be found at www.AVnu.org.
An “Audio Video Bridging” network implements four protocols
developed by the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging Task Group.
The AVB-based architecture implements synchronization based
on IEEE1588v2 compliant time stamping, advanced Quality
of Service and traffic shaping for media stream reservation,
protection and admission controls using integrated 416MHz
CPU with hardware packet inspection. Vitesse offers a range of
AVB-capable Ethernet switches.
Product No.
Ports
Description
VSC7424 SparX-III-10™
VSC7425 SparX-III-18™
VSC7426 SparX-III-24™
VSC7427 SparX-III-26™
VSC7432 E-StaX-III-48™
10
18/16
24
26
26/48
VSC7434 E-StaX-III-64™
28/52
L2 Ethernet Switch with 8 PHYs and MIPS CPU
L2 Ethernet Switch with 12 PHYs and MIPS CPU
L2 Ethernet Switch with 12 PHYs and MIPS CPU
L2 Ethernet Switch with 12 PHYs and MIPS CPU
L2 Ethernet Switch with High Performance Stacking
and 416MHz CPU
L2 Ethernet Switch with High Performance Stacking
and 416MHz CPU
For control plane and inter-box communication, Vitesse offers
best-in-class Ethernet PHY products with leading edge
advances such as Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) technologies.
Product No.
Description
VSC8601
VSC8641
VSC8512
VSC8522
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet PHY with RGMII MAC Interface
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet PHY with RGMII and GMII MAC Interface
12-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet PHY with SGMII and QSGMII MAC Interface
12-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet PHY with QSGMII MAC Interface
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