Hybrid Routers: A New Era of Routing

As television facilities seek ways to lower costs and improve efficiencies, routers have risen to the challenge by doing more than just routing. These Hybrid Routers, which handle multiple formats within a frame, are capable of internally managing functions such as embedding and disembedding audio, handling mismatched audio channels, audio shuffling and audio breakaways. This ability coupled with intelligent software control allows the router to do this seamlessly and automatically when needed. — With the inclusion of hybrid routers, facilities will no longer need to rely on separate dedicated video and audio routers, external signal processing equipment and complicated management software overlays to overcome their signal processing challenges. The integration of audio processing within the router significantly reduces costs while saving power and space and simplifies signal management by handling the logic internally. — This paper will explore the many ways that the audio-video hybrid router confronts signal management challenges that facilities face and provides an in-depth look at the internal router logic needed to achieve a successful result.

Published

2010-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Router, audio signal processing, multichannel audio, disembedder, embedder, mux, demux, cost reduction, flexible

DOI

10.5594/M001382

ISBN

978-1-61482-944-7