Specifications

Benhur Corporation – Multidyne, International Sales
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Video Applications for All Optical Switching
The Multidyne Fiber Optic Switcher (FOS) is ideal for video Video Switching
broadcast, production, security and other video applications
requiring transmission, switching and replication of high quality The Multidyne Fiber Optic Switcher provides any-to-any optical
optical signals. The FOS is available in matrix sizes starting at switching of video signals. In broadcast, CATV or sports
32 by 32, fully scalable to 256 by 256. It delivers guaranteed, venues, any camera can be routed to any monitor local or
non-blocking, deterministic switched video connections on fiber remote. Signals can be amplified and power balanced as
optic links. needed. They can also be replicated to support multicast or
simulcast applications. In video surveillance networks, the FOS
Key features include: can be used to scan multiple cameras displaying the video at a
centralized security monitor.
¾ Transparent optical switching
¾ Supports any analog or digital formats
¾ 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, or 256x256 ports
¾ Optical Multicast
¾ Simple web-based or script-based control
Corporations, hospitals, or education and government
organizations can use the FOS to route and simulcast IP TV
signals, distance learning presentations, and other live or
prerecorded video to remote locations.
The Fiber Optical Switcher revolutionizes how video is
distributed and managed. The FOS is based on sate-of-the-art
field proven photonic switching technology. Laser light is
switched in a pure optical format, without electrical conversion,
allowing the FOS to support transparent connections
compatible with any video or data format including
uncompressed HD video at 1.5 Gbps. Also, since the
switching is done optically, the FOS eliminates video
degradation. With a traditional electrical switcher, Electrical to
Optical (EO) and Optical to Electrical (OE) conversions are
required which cause signal degradation and jitter.
The FOS supports a wide range of formats from 19.4 Mbps
ATSC through 1.5 Gbps HDTV as well as NTSC, PAL,
SECAM, SMPTE 259M Serial Digital (SDI) Video, broadband
analog, L-Band, IF, and many more. The optical switcher will
also transparently switches CWDM and DWDM signals.
An optical multicasting feature permits any input to be
RGB and VGA Switching and Transport
replicated and simulcasted to multiple receivers. This provides
the ability to send one fiber optic source to multiple
Multi-fiber analog (AM and FM) based video modems produce
destinations. The system switches and simulcasts any video
loss in video quality such as color convergence problems, color
format over distances in excess of 20 kilometers.
shifting, smearing, and edge blurring possibly due to the
limitations of the technology. Transporting detailed RGB and
The FOS has been designed to operate in the field to support
XVGA graphics over fiber optics results in minimal distortion of
applications requiring reliable, high-quality video distribution
the original signal.
such as:
¾ Mobile production trucks, sports venues and
professional video facilities
¾ Campus video and surveillance networks
¾ Remote video monitoring
¾ Government and military
Optical layer protection and fault tolerant switching is available
for critical, non-stop applications.
Figure 2, RGB and VGA switching or multicast
Routing Switchers : Fiber Optic
FOS- 32/64/128/256