Riedel Communications expanded its MediorNet family of video networking devices with 13 new hardware devices and nine new software apps.
MediorNet is designed for distributed routing, processing, and multiviewing in SDI, IP, and hybrid production environments.
Part of the new release is MediorNet MicroN UHD, the big brother to the MicroN media distribution and processing device. The new node builds on Riedel’s distributed and software-defined concept with more bandwidth, more I/O, higher resolutions, and more processing power to the MediorNet platform.
Riedel has also harnessed expertise from Embrionix (
a company Riedel bought at the beginning of the year, now called Riedel Montreal) to release MediorNet MuoN, VirtU, and FusioN product series. Based on SFP technologies, these new processing modules and processing hubs complement the MediorNet signal interfaces and core switches and round out the Riedel video portfolio with full-IP solutions.
At the heart of the new MediorNet products is MuoN SFP technology. MuoN SFPs are pluggable gateway and processing devices delivered in a compact form factor that can be used inside VirtU frames or commercial off-the-shelf IP switches. The software-defined MuoN hardware is available with a range of different input and output configurations, including BNC, fibre, or HDMI, and can be configured with a variety of different apps. A change of the software license turns the device into an up/down/cross-converter, a JPEG-2000/XS encoder or decoder, an audio router, or even a multiviewer.
Riedel's portfolio of distributed video network devices is further expanded by the VirtU and FusioN product series. The VirtU IP core infrastructure platform can host a large array of Riedel MuoN SFP processors in 1 RU and can be used both as a bulk gateway and as a high-density processing unit. Similarly, FusioN is a series of compact, stand-alone I/O and processing devices that are configurable with a range of software apps. Due to their small form factor and low power consumption, the FusioN devices can be placed close to signal sources or destinations.
Alongside new software-defined hardware platforms, Riedel has also launched a range of apps for up/down/cross-conversion, encoding/decoding, audio routing, and multiviewing, as well as a series of IP gateway apps.