Artel Launches DigiLink-Lite At NAB

Artel Video Systems has announced the launch of its DigiLink-Lite family of plug-and-play media transport solutions at this year's NAB show.

DigiLink-Lite is a series of 1-RU solutions for transporting and processing broadcast-quality media.

"The idea behind DigiLink-Lite came about after speaking with broadcast and AV professionals who rely on broadcast-quality media transport equipment," said Richard Dellacanonica, president of Artel Video Systems. "In many cases, these users find modular, chassis-based solutions expensive to purchase and maintain, and often too large and complex for their needs. At the same time, smaller throw-down equipment often lacks the functionality and features and, in some cases, the reliability they need for critical applications. With DigiLink-Lite, we focused on designing products that offer the functions and features typically found in complex modular platforms, and packaged them into low-cost, simple-to-configure, space-efficient 1-RU solutions. We also made sure to retain the quality and reliability standards Artel has built its reputation on."

At NAB Artel will debut the first two DigiLink-Lite products: the DL5450 video-over-IP gateway, and the DL5156 six-channel HD, SDI, and ASI multiplexer.

The DL5450 HD-SDI video-over-IP gateway transports uncompressed HD-SDI over 10GbE IP networks. It uses SMPTE 2022-5/6 IP encapsulation and Forward Error Correction (FEC) algorithms for transport and compliance with industry standards. The single-rack unit is user-configurable as a receiver or transmitter via HTTP or SNMP. The DL5450 is priced at $3,995.

The DigiLink-Lite DL5156 six-channel HD, SDI, and ASI multiplexer is a TX/RX pair of compact, 1-RU chassis capable of combining six asynchronous HD-SDI, SD-SDI, and DVB-ASI video feeds for transport across fiber or managed optical networks. Each of the six channels is assigned a fixed time slot and aggregated into a single wavelength. Available optics include 10 km, 40 km, and 80 km links as well as CWDM and DWDM. The starting price for the DL5156 TX/RX pair is $7,995.

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