Product specifications

Chapter 1 MediaNetwork Hardware Overview

PortServer Pro Systems

A PortServer Pro system provides all the same features as a PortServer

workgroup, with the added benefit of being able to play, record or digitize, and

edit DV-50 and other low-resolution media on Windows 2000 or Macintosh

workstations.

A PortServer Pro workgroup includes a dedicated Ethernet switch that

facilitates the real-time media transfer between the PortServer Pro system and

its clients. The Ethernet switch connects to the PortServer Pro system using

Gigabit Ethernet and to the PortServer Pro clients using 100BASE-T Ethernet

or Gigabit Ethernet.

“PortServer Pro Workgroup” shows a typical PortServer Pro workgroup

connected to a MediaNetwork workgroup.

PortServer Pro Workgroup

You can add up to five PortServer Pro systems to your MediaNetwork

workgroup, each accommodating multiple PortServer clients. Adding a

PortServer system does not affect your MediaNetwork workgroup’s ability to

support existing MediaNetwork clients except that it uses a MEDIASwitch 16-

4G port.

MediaNetwork Editing Clients

This section pertains to MediaNetwork workgroups only.

MediaNetwork client

PortServer system

MediaNetwork client

Ethernet switch

Gigabit Ethernet

PortServer Pro client

100BASE-T

Ethernet

Up to 24 Fibre

Channel clients

Up to 20 Ethernet clients

File

Manager

Fibre

Channel

MEDIASwitch 16-4G