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5.6. XNet Network
5.6.1. Introduction
The XNet2 network is composed by several EVS video servers all connected with a 75-
Ohm coaxial cable (BNC).
The exchange between systems is operated through the SDTI interface at 1485 Mbps.
On XT3 servers there is one pair of SDTI connectors: XNet2 Non-Relay connectors that
can be used at 1485 Mbps.
The SDTI loop is closed only when the Multicam software is started. It is therefore
recommended to use XHub when using Non-Relay connectors to avoid network
interruptions.
The XNet2 requires a network server dedicated to the management of the Database
shared among all LSM-EVS video servers. This is assigned to one of the LSM-EVS
servers on the network. The EVS server acting as the network server can of course be
used for standard LSM/video server operation.
Note
If an XT3 server must be connected to other XT or XS family servers, these
servers must run at least Multicam version 10.05.
5.6.2. Network Architectures
To assemble an XNet2 network, EVS servers may be connected directly in a closed loop
architecture or, using a dedicated hub, they may be connected in a star architecture as
illustrated in the following figures.
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