Part 5 Introduction - Tieline ViA User Manual

14 ViA User Manual v2.0
5 Introduction
ViA connects to, and is compatible with, any Tieline codec supporting IP, ISDN and POTS
connections. It is designed to seamlessly integrate with Tieline's Merlin and Merlin PLUS audio
codecs to transmit high fidelity, full duplex stereo program audio with a separate bidirectional IFB
circuit. ViA connection options include:
1. IP over fiber optic networks, LANs, WANs, the internet and satellite IP.
2. Cellular wireless networks using USB modems.
3. Internal Wi-Fi .
4. ISDN using an optional ViA ISDN module.
5. POTS using an optional ViA POTS module.
ViA has an long list of features, some of which include:
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Dual Gigabit (10/100/1000) Ethernet ports with automatic switching for redundancy.
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Dual USB ports for wireless modems and an external USB keyboard.
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Fuse-IP bonding technology to aggregate data from multiple IP interfaces.
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SmartStream PLUS redundant streaming for high reliability over IP networks without Quality of
Service.
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IPv4 & IPv6 compatible and ready.
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Matrix Editor with crosspoint input/output routing.
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Fast charging internal battery and external DC power supply.
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Uncompressed linear PCM audio plus the low-delay, cascade resilient aptX® Enhanced
algorithm.
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Other popular algorithms including LC-AAC, HE-AAC v1 and v2, AAC-LD, AAC-ELD, Opus,
MPEG-1 Layer II and III, Tieline Music and MusicPLUS, G.722 and G.711.
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SNMP and integrated alarm management.
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HTML5 Toolbox GUI enables remote codec control over WANs.
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Low latency in-band RS-232 auxiliary data channel.
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4 x Control Port in/outs plus WheatNet-IP LIO compatibility.
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AES3 input (stereo) and support for AES 42 Mode 1 and Mode 2 microphones in input 1.
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Configurable software rules engine via a GUI for Control Port functions.
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Simple, user-friendly touch screen menus.
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Support for multiple languages*.
* Supported in later releases.
Compatibility
ViA connects over IP to any compatible codec brand that supports the EBU N/ACIP tech 3326
standard using SIP and SDP protocols. The codec also connects to competitor ISDN codecs in
'sessionless' mode. ViA is also POTS-compatible with Comrex® Vector, Matrix® or BlueBox®
codecs. ViA supports a wide range of commonly used algorithms such as Opus, AAC, MPEG
Layer 2, G.722, G.711, aptX® Enhanced and many, many more.
Please see the Connection Guide for instructions on getting connected for the first time.
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