AMPP Edge
Scalable I/O and processing for Grass Valley’s Agile Media Processing Platform.
AMPP Edge provides the on-premise I/O and compute resources for AMPP applications as part of the GV Media Universe workflows.
AMPP Edge is a turnkey Linux Ubuntu server perfect for AMPP customers requiring signal contribution and transmission in and out of the AMPP SaaS platform, securely and with the lowest latency possible across any network. Optionally, AMPP Edge can run on the Windows Server OS platform.
In addition, AMPP Edge offers the ability to host various AMPP applications such as Flow Monitors, Clip Players, Multiviewers, Recorders, Master Control, Replay, Switchers and more, enabling production and broadcast operations from anywhere.
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FEATURES
- Turnkey servers for AMPP customers managed by Grass Valley DevOps team
- 1 RU and 2 RU rackmount or standalone versions
- Available with redundant power supplies and RAID file system
- SDI and IP interfaces for signal contribution or transmission
- Supports UHD and HDR
- IP interface compliant to SMPTE ST 2110, ST 2022-6/7 and NMOS IS-04/IS-05
- Low latency and secure streaming to and from AMPP SaaS platform
- Supports RIST and SRT ARQ streaming
SPECIFICATIONS
I/O
SDI with EC9735 expansion option:
8x SD/HD/3G-SDI configurable inputs or outputs HD-BNC connectors
- 3G-SDI Level A (SMPTE ST 425-1 Level A Mapping)
- 3G-SDI Level B-DL (SMPTE ST 425-1 Level B Dual-Link Mapping)
- 3G-SDI Level B-DS (SMPTE ST 425-1 Level B Dual-Stream Mapping)
- Quad Link 3G-SDI (SMPTE ST 425-5)
- HD-SDI (SMPTE ST 292)
- SD-SDI (SMPTE ST 259)
IP with EC9733 IP expansion option:
- Dual 10G/25G SFP
- SMPTE ST 2022-6
- SMPTE ST 2022-7
- SMPTE ST 2110-20 uncompressed video over IP
- SMPTE ST 2110-30 PCM audio over IP
- SMPTE ST 2110-40 ancillary data over IP
- NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 discovery, registration and connection management
WAN/LAN transport:
- SMPTE ST 2022-2/MPEG-TS
- RIST/TR-06 Basic Profile
- SRT
- RTMP(S)
- NDI
- Flex-FEC
- DTLS-SRTP encryption
Video codecs:
- AVC/H.264: 4:2:0 or 4:2:2, 8- and 10-bit
- HEVC/H.265: 4:2:0 8-bit
Audio codecs:
- AAC
- Opus
Video Formats
Resolution: 480 (NTSC), 576 (PAL), 720 (HD), 1080 (full HD), 2160 (UHD)
Scan: Interlaced or progressive
Frame Rate (Hz): 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
SDI I/O:
- (3G Level A) 1080p50/59.94
- (UHD quad-link) 2160p59.94 and 2160p50
Audio
SDI and SMPTE ST 2110/ST 2022-6: Up to 16 tracks per channel
Input: 48 kHz, 16- or 24-bit digital audio
Reference Genlock (with SDI I/O option)
Blackburst analog and tri-level sync
Single DIN 1.0/2.3 connector
Supported on-premise I/O formats:
- SDI (with EC9735)
- SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04/05 support (with EC9733/EC9734)
- SMPTE ST 2022-6/7 (with IP expansion option)
- NDI, including fill & key
Codecs and wrappers:
- H.264, H.265
- SRT
- RIST
- Zixi
- And more!
Recommended Hardware Specification
You may purchase equipment for the operation of the AMPP platform independently. The equipment should meet the specified requirements listed in the table below:
|
Component |
Recommended HW Specification |
|
CPU |
Intel Xeon 5th Generation |
|
GPU |
NVIDIA L4 |
|
IP Card for SMPTE ST 2110 |
Connectx 6 dx (with Rivermax license) |
|
RAM |
At least 128 GB 5600 MT/s DDR5 (all channels populated) |
|
SSD drive for OS |
At least 480 GB, mixed use |
Example:
- Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ Processor
- NVIDIA L4 GPU
- Connectx 6 dx dual 100G card
- 256 GB 5600 MT/s DDR5 RAM memory (16x 16 GB RAM modules)
- SSD SATA drive 480 GB, mixed mode
If you choose to use your own hardware, Grass Valley are not responsible for any incompatibilities or platform-related errors.
MEDIA GALLERY
ORDERING INFORMATION
AMPP Edge Nodes
GVAMPP-HW-STD
AMPP Edge — GV turnkey rack servers for HD/UHD I/O and edge processing workflows. Linux Ubuntu OS-based. Includes NVIDIA graphics card. Requires either EC9735 for SDI workflows or EC9733/EC9734 for SMPTE ST 2110 IP workflows.
GVAMPP-HW-XL-4000
AMPP Edge — GV turnkey server for advanced AMPP I/O and edge processing workflows. Linux Ubuntu OS-based. Includes two NVIDIA GPUs. Requires either EC9735 for SDI workflows or EC9733/EC9734 for SMPTE ST 2110 IP workflows.
GVAMPP-HW-XL-5000
AMPP Edge — GV turnkey server for advanced AMPP I/O and edge processing workflows. Linux Ubuntu OS-based. Includes two NVIDIA high-performance GPUs. Requires either EC9735 for SDI workflows, or EC9733/EC9734 for SMPTE ST 2110 IP workflows.
Optional Windows Server OS
GVAMPP-OS-WIN
AMPP Edge Operating System — Windows Server
AMPP Edge I/O Options
EC9735
SDI expansion card — Deltacast video card (PCI-express). Provides 8 SDI ports independently configurable as input or output.
EC9733
IP expansion card — ConnectX-6 NIC — Dual 10G/25G NVIDIA/Mellanox IP interface card with SFP+ interfaces. Requires SFP-10G or SFP-25G (Must use 25G SFP for UHD). Includes Rivermax license and silver 1 year support.
EC9734
IP expansion card — ConnectX-6 NIC — Dual 100G NVIDIA/Mellanox IP interface card with QSFP interfaces. QSFPs not included. Includes Rivermax license and silver 1 year support.
SFP-10G
Two (2) 10 GbE SFP modules required for EC9733 card
SFP-25G
Two (2) 25 GbE SFP modules required for EC9733 card
GVAMPP-HW-D10G-BT
AMPP Edge OCP NIC 3.0 card — dual 1/10G Base-T RJ45
GVAMPP-HW-D10G-BX
AMPP Edge OCP NIC 3.0 card — dual 1/10G Base-X SFP+
GVAMPP-HW-D10G-SR
Optical transceivers — 2x 1/10G SR 850 nm SFP+ optional for GVAMPP-HW-D10G-BX
GVAMPP-HW-D10G-LR
Optical transceivers — 2x 10G LR 1310 nm 10 km SFP+ optional for GVAMPP-HW-D10G-BX
Disk Space Expansion
SSD-1920
Internal 1.92 TB SSD drive
SSD-3840
Internal 3.84 TB SSD drive
