Product Presentation

The Rack Series is a range of video encoders designed for space-constrained live production, including contribution applications and multi-camera remote/at-home productions.

The Rack Series is also designed to be used on vans or trucks, connected to a roof-mounted Haivision Quad CellLink (active 3G/4G multi-antennas) and/or Ka satellite transmitter, enabling video broadcast from any location around the world, even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions.

The Rack Series embeds a best-in-class full HD hardware H.265/HEVC encoder, as well as an H.264/AVC encoder to reach low bitrates at sub-second latency without comprising on video quality. Powered by the double award-winning SST technology (Safe Streams Transport), the Rack encoder offers ultra-reliable transmission on any network, thanks to an intelligent IP-bonding stack that aggregates all available bandwith without needing to stop a live transmission, even as connections are added or dropped. It ensures the delivery of video even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions by:

• aggregating simultaneously multiple network connections,

• dynamically adapting the video bitrate according to network bandwidth fluctuations,

• protecting stream content,

• supporting retransmission of lost data.

With its 1U half rack form factor, the product reduces costs and space requirements. Delivered in an "as-a-box" design, it can also be rack mounted thanks to dedicated kits hosting one or two units in 1U. The Rack Series is organized as illustrated in the following chart.