SMPTE ST 2110 FAQs

SMPTE 2110 is a suite of standards from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) designed to replace the Serial Digital Interface (SDI). More commonly known as ST 2110, this suite of standard describes how to send digital media over an IP network. SMPTE is a global professional association of engineers, technologists, and executives working in the media and entertainment industry (over 5,000 members).

Yes, Analog Way is a member of the SMPTE association.

Depending on the ST 2110 implementation (supported formats, support of video compression…) and the network topology, the required network bandwidth may vary from 1GbE to several 100GbE. However, it is important to select properly the network switch used to interconnect the different devices: a level 3 switch with IGMP management and support of video profiles is highly recommended, not to say mandatory.

Yes, as ST 2110 is an interoperable standard, ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon can be used with ST 2110 products from different manufacturers. Typically, each port of the ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon can be connected to any ST 2110 endpoint through a switcher and will be properly detected and controlled by any NMOS control solution.
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The technology used on ST 2110 cards was successfully tested with

• many switch companies such as
• • Netgear
  • Mellanox
  • Arista
  • Cisco
• many NMOS controlers such as
• • Matrox ConductIP
  • Grass Valley Orbit
  • Imagine Magellan
  • EVS Cerebrum
  • Evertz Magnum SDVN
  • TSL X-Control
  • Lawo VSM w/ NMOS (Ember+ also)

ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon offer 2 x 2 25GbE SFP28 ports per card (2 as primary and 2 as secondary).

Yes, the ST 2110 I/O cards support stream redundancy, which is why there are 2 primary ports and 2 secondary ports.

ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon offer SFP28 cages (25GbE).
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The cages are compatible with:

• DAC (Direct Attach Cable) copper cables for short distances
• Multi-mode and mono-mode optical fibers with 25GbE SFP28 optical modules for longer distance ranges. 10GbE SFP28 optical modules are not supported.

Yes, all SFP28 optical modules should be compatible with ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon whether theyare multi-mode or mono-mode.

ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon support UHD@60Hz content. The maximum resolution is 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz.

The ST 2110 input cards for Aquilon could manage up to:

• 8x FHD 50/60Hz 10-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 and RGB
• Or
• 4x UHD 50/60Hz 10-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 and RGB
• Or
• A mix of it, for example 4x FHD and 2x 4 UHD

The ST 2110 output cards for Aquilon could manage up to:

• 4x UHD 50/60Hz 10-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 and RGB

ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon do not support custom formats. They only support the same formats as the ones supported by HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI.

ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon do not support video compression for the moment.

No, AW Auilon ST 2110 input and output cards are not designed to support the IPMX standard in the future.

HDR and deep color information is passed on from the transmitter to the ST 2110 input card or from the ST 2110 output card to the receiver. They can preserve these advanced video formats from Transmitters to Receivers.

ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon do not support High Frame Rate formats. The maximum supported frame rate is 60Hz.

ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon support multi-channel PCM audio. They do not support audio formats such as Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

ST 2110 input cards for Aquilon support PCM multi-channel audio and can de-embedding up to 8 channels per UHD ST 2110 stream or 4 channels per FHD ST 2110 stream.

ST 2110 output cards for Aquilon support PCM multi-channel audio and can embed up (8 channels per ST 2110 output).

No, ST 2110 protocol do not support HDCP because ST 2110 is based on SDI-encapsulation and SDI does not support HDCP .

Yes, an external PTP (Precision Time Protocol) clock is required for the ST2110 cards to work properly.

Yes, ST 2110 input and output cards for Aquilon are compatible with NMOS (Networked Media Open Specifications):

• NMOS IS-04 for discovery and registration
  
• NMOS IS-05 for device connection management

No, the Aquilon does not have a dedicated port for NMOS management. The NMOS controller must be on the same network as the S T2110 streams.

When paired with a 25Gb switch, and the card are correctly configured (Network, PTP, NMOS setting) the ST 2110 streams are automatically detected by the ST 2110 controller. By default, each port is identified by its device name and Input number.

No, Analog Way doesn’t provide ST 2110 compatible extenders or control solutions.

The ST 2110 I/O cards for Aquilon have been designed for the transport of video and audio over the network. They do not support other ST 2110 features such as image composing, multiviewing, USB switching, or the transport of USB, IR, RS232 and 1GbE utility.

No, it doesn’t. ST 2110 routing must be achieved using an external NMOS controller or manually via Advanced Mode.