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WHAT’S THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND AXIA NETWORKING?
Axia systems use high-reliability switched Ethernet using patent-
ed Livewire networking technology developed by Telos. This so-
phisticated switching architecture eliminates the need for expen-
sive proprietary TDM main frames, DSP farms and local acquisition
frames. Also, Axia eliminates the need for PC sound cards. Not only
does this save the cost of the sound cards, it also eliminates corre-
sponding console or router input cards. And Axia eliminates miles
of discrete wiring and labor used to install standalone routers, in-
stead using CAT-6 to transport dozens of digital stereo channels
on a single cable. By using this standardized transport backbone,
Axia eliminates purpose-built hardware, which translates into dra-
matically reduced system cost.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT AUDIO OVER IP WILL BE RELIABLE?
Axia uses the same technology that underlies VoIP telephony.
Did you know that nearly 80 of the Fortune 100 companies now
use VoIP? Or that VoIP PBX systems now outsell the old kind
by a wide margin? With these systems, telephones plug into a
standard Ethernet/IP network. Contrast this with traditional PBX
phone gear — proprietary devices which required you to pur-
chase phone sets and parts exclusively from the company that
built the mainframe. You were locked into a single vendor, be-
cause the technology that ran the mainframe was owned by the
company that made the gear.
IP is now accepted as a universal transport for almost any kind
of signal. You see it in television studios, business teleconferenc-
ing, government communications, banking, etc. And it’s hardly
unproven, especially for applications specific to radio studio
infrastructure. As of 2012, over 3,000 studios around the world
- many in mission-critical, 24/7 broadcast applications in major
markets like New York City, Chicago, Paris, Rome and Bangkok -
have been built using Axia IP-Audio infrastructure.
DOES YOUR SYSTEM ROUTE LOGIC WITH AUDIO, TOO?
Of course. IP is great for data, no? GPIO xNodes let you bring
logic commands from external devices like CD players, DAT ma-
chines, etc., into the network. The logic data is then “bound” to
the audio stream, and is routed with it to whatever console the
source is loaded on.
EASY INSTALLATION.
xNodes’ I/O lets you have it your way: use industry-standard RJ-45
audio connectors, or high-density DB-25 connections, both avail-
able prefabricated and ready to attach in seconds. You’ll never have
to pick up a soldering iron again (unless you’re feeling nostalgic).
MONO, OR STEREO? THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
xNodes can be configured to create 4 stereo audio channels for your
network to use, or 8 mono channels. It can also receive 4 stereo or 8
mono channels, and send them to its outputs. No muss, no fuss – it’s
as easy as flicking a software switch.
STACK ‘EM OR RACK ‘EM.
xNodes are small – just 9.5” x 11” (25 x 28 cm.) and 1RU tall. You can use
them freestanding, rack them side-by-side, or even wall-mount them
using the accessory surface-mount kit.
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