EVS introduces MediaInfra Strada, routing solution designed to ease the transition to IP

MediaInfra Strada, the latest solution from EVS, combines SDI routing capabilities with the possibility of making the leap to IP in the near future.

The solution, at its most basic, is an IP-ready system with SDI inputs. It unites Cerebrum’s routing logic and customizable interfaces with Neuron’s IP and SDI I/O for uncompressed real-time video and audio. EVS’ goal is to enable broadcasters to meet all of their workflow requirements and accommodate all signal formats. Arista’s ethernet switches with 100 Gb/s ports complement the package, providing high-performance IP network operations.

MediaInfra Strada is delivered as a single, compact, pre-configured system, thus enabling “quick and easy” deployment within existing infrastructures. The solution is linearly expandable in a combination of inputs and outputs ranging from 256 I/O to 1024 I/O, providing the flexibility for future growth. As a turnkey solution, MediaInfra Strada has access to 24/7 support through a single point of contact.

Moving from SDI to IP

In his speech, Peter Schut, senior vice president of media infrastructure at EVS, was keen to emphasize that MediaInfra Strada can meet all of its customers’ current and future needs: “While the transition to IP is very much ongoing, baseband SDI is still a reality today and both signal formats are likely to coexist within the same production infrastructures for some time. With our turnkey MediaInfra Strada solution, broadcasters can easily and safely replace their current SDI router with an IP-based system which still has SDI inputs and outputs.”

Nestor Amaya, VP of Architecture Solutions, echoes his colleague’s words, “Today broadcasters who prefer to keep their traditional SDI infrastructures do so with unease, fearing that their decision will not take them to where they need to go in a year or two. On the other hand, those who choose to deploy an IP-based infrastructure do so with a tightening of the jaw, fully aware of the pain that awaits them when configuring, troubleshooting, and paying for their cutting-edge system. MediaInfra Strada removes that pain, by letting production infrastructures become unseen, unheard and out of mind whether SDI, IP or hybrid.”