Overview of Cisco's IP Fabric for Media Solution
Benefits of the IP Fabric for Media Solution
Cisco's IP fabric for media solution provides the following benefits:
• Replaces specialized hardware (SDI routers) with a general-purpose switching infrastructure.
• Supports various types and sizes of broadcasting equipment endpoints with port speeds up to 100 Gbps.
• Provides up to 3.6 Tb of bandwidth to support the latest video technologies, including 4K and 8K ultra
• Scales horizontally. When you need more capacity, you can add a leaf switch to support more endpoints.
• Provides a deterministic network with zero packet loss, ultra low latency, and minimal jitter.
• Capable of synchronizing all media sources and receivers.
• Provides deterministic failure handling that sends traffic to the receiver when a link fails between a leaf
• Supports the coexistence of live and file-based traffic flows for post-production work.
• Offers increased network security.
• Provides a non-blocking network design to prevent the oversubscription of links.
• Requires no changes to the existing operator workflow.
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Note
For example, the bandwidth needed to replace an existing SDI router can be calculated
as follows: a 1024 x 1024 SDI router with HD flows would require a bandwidth
equivalent to 1024 x 1.5 Gbps = 1.5 Tbps. Using a Cisco Nexus 9236C switch as the
spine switch, the topology would support a bandwidth of 3.6 Tbps, or the equivalent of
a 2400 x 2400 SDI router.
and the spine.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS IP Fabric for Media Solution Guide, Release 7.0(3)I4(2)
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