
Built on 30 years of rock-solid delivery for Live Sports, it’s time to discover a new kind of Ultra-capable IP Media Platform for Transport, Remote/Distributed Production and more
Products
- Media over IP Transport
- Introduction
- Xscend (NEW)
- MD8000
- MD8000-100G
- MD8000-10G
- Trunk Card
- Line Cards
- 1GbE-4H Hitless for Data
- 1GbE MXG Media Exchange Gateway
- 10GbE MXG Media Exchange Gateway
- 1x 10GbE, Single Port Ethernet with Hitless Data Switching
- 4K UHD-1 Video Encoder/Decoder Card Set
- 8x 1GbE, 8 Port 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
- 10Gbe-1Sch LAN
- UVTX & UVRX 2022 – 4 Port HD/SD/DVB-ASI Universal Video
- UVTX & UVRX J2K-2022 – 4 Port HD/SD/DVB-ASI JPEG2000 Compressed Universal Video TX
- STTX & STRX JXS-2022 – 4 Port 3G/HD/SD & DVB-ASI Universal Video with JPEG-XS
- IP Video Routers/Switches
- Modular IP Media Gateways
- Software Management
XSCEND – Showcase
Application versatility is the hallmark of Media Links’ Xscend IP Media Platform. Enabled by software licensing and appropriate hardware modules, a wide variety of applications are easily accommodated.
Xscend Application Showcase
1. Ground to Cloud
SDI Ground to ST 2110 / TR-08. Hand off to Cloud could be a stream from the WAN network trunk, from the Media Links / WAN provider hardware as the demarcation point, software receiver, ML SaaS opex or capex model, or AWS Elemental MediaConnect.
1. Ground to Cloud
SDI Ground to ST 2110 / TR-08. Hand off to Cloud could be a stream from the WAN network trunk, from the Media Links / WAN provider hardware as the demarcation point, software receiver, ML SaaS opex or capex model, or AWS Elemental MediaConnect.


Application Diagram
Example Workflow

2. Long Distance or Local/Metro Contribution
Contents transferred between multiple locations over contribution IP networks, especially from Venue to Production Centers
2. Long Distance or Local/Metro Contribution
Contents transferred between multiple locations over contribution IP networks, especially from Venue to Production Centers


Application Diagram
Example Workflow

3. Remote Production
Multiple Video/Audio Sources transferred from venue to center where operators control cameras and produce content
3. Remote Production
Multiple Video/Audio Sources transferred from venue to center where operators control cameras and produce content


Application Diagram
Example Workflow

4. Single Frequency Networks (SFN)
Distribution of Broadcast Program Content from a Central Facility to multiple Transmitter sites
4. Single Frequency Networks (SFN)
Distribution of Broadcast Program Content from a Central Facility to multiple Transmitter sites


Application Diagram
Example Workflow

5. IPVR* or SDI to ST 2110 Conversion/Gateway for In-Studio Applications
*Note: IPVR stands for IP Video Router
5. IPVR* or SDI to ST 2110 Conversion/Gateway for In-Studio Applications
*Note: IPVR stands for IP Video Router


Application Diagram
Example Workflow

*Features and specification subject to change. Contact your Sales team for details
Xscend Datasheet (PDF)
ProMD EMS Datasheet (PDF)
Live Sports Production Application Note (PDF)
Metropolitan Distribution Network Application Note (PDF)
Centralized IP Switching Application Note (PDF)
WAN IP Network Application Note (PDF)