Product specifications

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Two- and Three-Channel AirPlay MP Overview
Avid AirPlay MP is a disk-based, random access playback system. As
a replacement for the traditional video cassette library system,
AirPlay MP automates the scheduling and playback of short
segments, including news stories, commercials, promotions, and other
broadcast audio and video. A functional diagram of the single-
channel-with-record AirPlay MP system is shown in Figure 3-4.
Table 3-2 Single-Channel-With-Record AirPlay MP: Additional System
Components
System Component Purpose of Component See:
System enclosure (rack) Expandable rack housing for the system. Chapter 17
Ethernet A high-speed network for transmitting database information
between channels. Conforms to IEEE
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802.3 speciÞcations for
10Base-T networks. Uses standard, unshielded twisted pair
(UTP) telephone cable; can also use co-axial cable. Avid recom-
mends using Category 5 or better cable for external connec-
tions.
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Asante 10T hub/8 The center of the Ethernet ÒstarÓ conÞguration. Connects to the
network Òspokes,Ó or nodes. There is one node for each channel
in the Avid system. Uses standard RJ-45 telephone connectors.
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Asante FriendlyNet 10T
adapter (one per chan-
nel)
Required for linking an Avid Media Processor to an Ethernet
cable plugged into the Ethernet hub. Needs one adapter per
record/playback channel.
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