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Telestream 2110 IP Monitoring Helps
CCTV Launch Live 8K Ultra HD Channel
O

n February 1, 2021, China Central
TV (CCTV), supported by China
Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom,
and China Radio and Television
broadcast its first live 8K Ultra-HighDefinition (UHD) TV channel broadcast
test signals over a 5G network from
the Beijing National Grand Theater and
Shanghai International.
The test broadcast used Telestream's
full 2110 IP solution including its
Inspect 2110 IP monitoring system,
PRISM waveform monitor and
SPG8000A precision multiformat
video signal generator, suitable
for master synchronization and
reference applications. The Telestream
monitoring solution is used throughout
the production and distribution
workflows. 
More than 30 UHD large screens and
China's first consignment of 8K TVs
broadcast the images in public places
across nine cities, including Shanghai,
Guangzhou,
Shenzhen,
Chengdu,
Hangzhou, Jinan, Haikou, and Qingdao.
CCTV reports that this was the world's

first 8K UHD TV live broadcast
across a 5G network. In
addition, CCTV intends to
broadcast the Chinese New
Year's
Eve
celebrations
using its 8K UHD TV channel,
broadcast live as part of
CCTV's Spring Festival Gala.
In 2022, CCTV will start
broadcasting 8K UHD
channels in the run-up to the
Beijing Winter Olympics, and plans to
implement 8K UHD as the standard
production format for the Games,
including full-time comprehensive
8K Telestream live monitoring from
content production to editing and
broadcasting.
Telestream's Inspect 2110 and Prism
monitors help CCTV to monitor IP 2110
8K signals in real-time around the
clock. Telestream provides CCTV with
IP 2110 network health protection
and automatic alarm functions and
checks the consistency of the main and
backup channels.
Compared with traditional SDI

networks, CCTV's IP network is more
versatile and simpler. However, some
issues with an IP network of this scale
exist: if 8K signals up to 33Gbps are
transmitted across the IP network,
there can be issues such as packet loss
and disorder, separate video, audio;
and whether all the auxiliary data is
present. Also, there are questions of
whether the main and backup signals
are consistent, and whether the PTP
clock synchronization can be locked.
All these issues need to be considered
to ensure high-quality and highvolume broadcasts of 8K signals. The
answer to all these issues for CCTV is

Telestream video monitoring
solution.
Telestream's
Inspect
2110 probes
monitor
and record multiple RTP
indicators in real-time even the smallest amount
of packet loss and disorder
that cannot be detected
by the naked eye, to
provide early warning and
record of IP network problems. Also,
Telestream Inspect 2110 compares
the main and backup signals, and can
accurately identify any inconsistency in
audio and video content and auxiliary
data, alerting operational staff.
When CCTV's operational staff
encounter a serious issue, they can
go to Telestream Prism for in-depth
diagnosis and analysis of the problem
video stream. This greatly shortens
the network troubleshooting time
and ensures the healthy operation of
CCTV's 8K broadcast system.

New Black Box MCX Gen 2 Controller Simplifies
MCX AVoIP Multimedia Distribution & Management
B

lack Box, an industry-leading
provider of IT connectivity
solutions, has announced the release
of the MCX Gen 2 Controller, an all-inone network controller and manager
for the Black Box MCX AV-over-IP
(AVoIP)
multimedia
distribution
and management system. Enabling
complete control over the MCX system,
the new controller simplifies setup and
management of MCX AVoIP systems,
facilitates full asset tracking of devices
with real-time status monitoring
and offers strong security to ensure
continual protection of data and
content.
" This new SDVoE/AVoIP network
controller and manager for MCX
makes system setup a breeze, even
for large deployments, and provides
an array of capabilities that streamline
management, " said Douglas Kuzma,
Vice President, Product Management
and Solutions at Black Box. " Along
with an advanced control feature set,
the MCX Gen 2 Controller supports
scheduling and automation of key

events and delivers actionable insights
through advanced analytics. These
tools and an intuitive GUI make it easy
to optimize MCX system performance
for efficient, reliable multimedia
distribution and management. "
The Black Box MCX system takes
advantage of software-defined video
over Ethernet (SDVoE) and modern
10 GbE infrastructure to accelerate
consolidation of AV and data on a
single IT network, in turn helping
organizations to reduce network
management time and costs as
well as total cost of ownership.
Ensuring almost zero latency, as
well as instantaneous switching
and bandwidth efficiency, MCX
enables users to leverage existing
infrastructure for delivery of betterquality audio and video.
The new MCX Gen 2 Controller
streamlines setup by accepting CSV

imports and allowing users to assign
icons to source and display endpoints
for easy identification. Users can
create
browser-based
interfaces
to control essential functions for
the control matrix, video wall and
multiview functions as well as external
devices, including displays and
media players. The controller also
boasts flexible EDID handling with
full reporting of monitor information.
A PIN-coded QR system supports
creation of no-touch UIs, making setup
of touch panels and control boards

both simple and cost-free.
Status reports include real-time data
on source and display operations,
as
well
as
encoder/decoder
operations. The controller supports
granular testing of encoder/decoder
functionality, as well as any attached
IR or RS-232 devices. Extensive
firmware management capabilities
include reboot and reset options for
individual endpoints and groups of
endpoints.
With options for automating events
and scheduling present commands,
users can minimize the need for
user intervention and increase
overall efficiency in distribution and
management. Individually encrypted
encoder/decoder pairings enhance
protection
against
unauthorized
content viewing, and permission
settings offer control over routing for
further security.
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