Table of Contents
1 .edge - General Information .......................................................................................................................................................6
1.1 .edge - About this Documentation .........................................................................................................................................7
1.2 .edge - Important Safety Instructions ....................................................................................................................................8
1.3 .edge - Important Cleaning Instructions ................................................................................................................................9
2 .edge - Getting Started............................................................................................................................................................. 10
3 .edge - Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................11
3.1 .edge - Frame .........................................................................................................................................................................12
3.2 .edge - Power Supplies..........................................................................................................................................................14
3.3 .edge - Grounding ..................................................................................................................................................................19
3.4 .edge - Fans and Cooling ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5 .edge - Processing Blades.................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.6 .edge - Optical Transceivers................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.7 .edge - Rear I/O Plates...........................................................................................................................................................27
3.8 .edge - Ordering Information ................................................................................................................................................31
4 .edge - Licensed Feature Sets.................................................................................................................................................35
4.1 Software License Options .................................................................................................................................................... 35
4.2 Software License Bundle...................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.3 Ordering Information............................................................................................................................................................. 36
5 .edge - Installation ....................................................................................................................................................................37
5.1 .edge - Installation Instructions ........................................................................................................................................... 38
5.2 .edge - Unpacking................................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.3 .edge - Installing the Frame ................................................................................................................................................. 40
5.4 .edge - Fitting the Optical Transceivers ............................................................................................................................. 44
5.5 .edge - Wiring ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
5.6 .edge - Synchronization ....................................................................................................................................................... 48
6 .edge - System Setup ...............................................................................................................................................................53
6.1 .edge - Setup Checklist ........................................................................................................................................................ 54
6.2 .edge - NATS Server IP or Hostname.................................................................................................................................. 55
6.3 .edge - Network Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
6.4 .edge - Device Information................................................................................................................................................... 59
6.5 .edge - License Activation.................................................................................................................................................... 62
6.6 .edge - 25G vs 100G Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 68
6.7 .edge - SDI Configuration......................................................................................................................................................70
6.8 .edge - Multicast IP Addresses.............................................................................................................................................72
7 .edge - Operation ......................................................................................................................................................................77
7.1 .edge - Controls, Connectors and Indicators ......................................................................................................................78
7.2 .edge - Operating Principles ................................................................................................................................................ 82
7.3 .edge - IP Senders and Receivers ....................................................................................................................................... 86
7.4 .edge - SDI Inputs and Outputs ........................................................................................................................................... 93
7.5 .edge - Stream Routing..........................................................................................................................................................97
7.6 .edge - Audio Handling ......................................................................................................................................................... 99
7.7 .edge - Frame Synchronization...........................................................................................................................................104