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Overview of Cisco's IP Fabric for Media Solution
This chapter contains information about Cisco's IP fabric for media solution.
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About the IP Fabric for Media Solution
Today, the broadcast industry uses a serial digital interface (SDI) router and SDI cables to transport video
and audio traffic. The SDI cables can carry only a single unidirectional signal. As a result, a large number of
cables, frequently stretched over long distances, are required, making it difficult and time-consuming to expand
or change an SDI-based infrastructure.
Cisco's IP fabric for media solution replaces the SDI router in live production studios. In an IP-based
infrastructure, a single cable has the capacity to carry multiple bidirectional traffic flows and can support
different flow sizes without requiring changes to the physical infrastructure. The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series
switches in conjunction with the Cisco non-blocking multicast (NBM) algorithm (an intelligent traffic
management algorithm) provide a reliable, scalable IP fabric for the broadcast industry. In addition, this IP
fabric solution provides zero-drop multicast transport and support for PTP media profiles.
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series Switches
The following Cisco Nexus 9200 Series switches are used to transport video and audio traffic through the IP
fabric:
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series Switch
Cisco Nexus 9236C switch
Cisco Nexus 9272Q switch
About the IP Fabric for Media Solution, page 3
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series Switches, page 3
IP Fabric for Media Topology, page 4
Failure Handling, page 4
Benefits of the IP Fabric for Media Solution, page 5
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS IP Fabric for Media Solution Guide, Release 7.0(3)I4(2)
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C H A P T E R
Number and Size of Ports
36 x 40/100-Gbps ports
72 x 40-Gbps ports
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