Riedel presents Artist 1024: a key piece that redefines IP intercommunication

Following the design of their stand at NAB 2019 in las vegas, The manufacturer has presented the next and very important piece of the puzzle of the Artist intercom ecosystem, which has 1.024 unblocking ports in only 2 RU.

It was precisely ten years ago at the contest NAB in Las Vegas when Riedel Communications presented MediorNet, which would become one of the manufacturer's flagships and was the first distributed media and signal transport network platform based on IT technologies..

By radically changing the way broadcasters move their signals, MediorNet introduced a new technology for data transmission, and currently there are more than 5.000 frames installed worldwide.

A decade later and also at NAB, Riedel has gone further with the development of Artist 1024, an intercom matrix that aims to redefine communications connectivity with greater port density and native IP compatibility, and that those responsible have described as “the next piece of the puzzle”, with the features and capabilities requested by customers.

Thomas Riedel, CEO of Riedel, has highlighted that “the compatibility of the systems and the sustainability of clients' investments are of utmost importance to us. The Artist-1024 node will suit new customers looking for a complete, future-proof system, as well as for those who have supported us for years and who are now prepared to take the step to IP infrastructures”.

Complying with the SMPTE standard 2110-30/31 (AES67), Artist-1024 is the next evolutionary step in the development of the Artist intercom ecosystem. This node has 1024 unblocking ports in only 2 RU, reducing rack space requirements, in addition to introducing a series of technical innovations focused on Universal Interface Cards (UIC) software defined.

Specifically, This new type of interface card combines networking, mixing and management, plus it can be configured to act as an AES67 or MADI subscriber card, or as a fiber/router/processor card. Changing the connectivity type is as easy as reconfiguring the UIC with a simple click in the Director configuration software.

The plot provides ten positions for the UICs, two of which are reserved exclusively for routing and networking. The remaining eight bays can be equipped with UICs of various configurations to provide connectivity to subscribers.

The mixer built into each card can be scaled 8 a 128 ports by card and access the 1.024 Artist backbone ports. Besides, Has four expansion slots available for various GPIO or timing applications.

Riedel Artist-1024 also introduces a new flexible and easy-to-use licensing system, which focuses on frame level instead of connectivity type. Each node starts with a Virtual Artist Matrix license (TO YOU), which includes a defined number of ports (16 a 1.024) which can be freely distributed through node subscription cards. Added to this are flexible licenses for rapid system reconfiguration, simply moving capabilities between nodes.

Riedel's new Artist node has been designed with redundancy at its core. By supporting multiple redundancy schemes, including N+1, NIC y SMPTE 2022-7, Provides unprecedented reliability.

All control logic and data links within the framework are redundant, and additional security is provided by two load-sharing power supplies and a fan module with redundant drives. The sum of these measures is equivalent to the most complete communications security network available on the market to date..

Another of Artist's differentials 1024 is that it is already operational in some projects, like the one that the Canadian public broadcaster CBC / Radio-Canada is performing at its new production center in Montreal. On this occasion, has opted for an intercom system based entirely on IP with Riedel technology (more details in the Especial NAB 2019 by Audiovisual Panorama).