DeckLink IP 100G
Blackmagic Design
Category IP Broadcast Solutions
DeckLink IP 100G ($1,975 US) is a new PCIe Gen 4 card that can capture and play back up to eight channels of HD and Ultra HD video simultaneously into 2110 IP systems. It also includes two 100G Ethernet QSFP ports for redundancy or for connecting to two separate 100G Ethernet switches, as well as built-in cooling. DeckLink IP 100G also supports GPUDirect RDMA for direct memory transfers between DeckLink and GPUs, reducing PCIe bandwidth when processing video on GPUs for a significant reduction in latency.
DeckLink IP cards are the easiest way to capture and play back video directly into 2110 IP-based broadcast systems. They support multiple video channels, and each channel can capture and play back at the same time, so users can build racks of servers generating broadcast graphics, virtual sets or GPU-based AI image processing, all directly integrated into 2110 IP broadcast infrastructure. Users can even use DaVinci Resolve for 2110 IP-based broadcast editing workstations. DeckLink IP features a high-speed PCIe connection, so it works on the latest Mac Pro, Windows and Linux computers.
DeckLink IP cards conform to the SMPTE ST2110 standard for IP video, which specifies the transport, synchronization and description of video, audio and ancillary data over managed IP networks for broadcast. It also keeps video sources in sync using a common PTP clock. DeckLink IP supports SMPTE-2110-20 uncompressed video, SMPTE-2110-21 traffic shaping/timing, SMPTE-2110-30 audio and SMPTE-2110-40 for ancillary data. The big advantage of SMPTE 2110 is all video, audio and ancillary data are transported independently over the network.
The problem with computers and 2110 IP video networks is the vulnerability to rogue software or even hackers, because anyone can send data to the computer’s Ethernet connection. DeckLink IP 100G eliminates this problem because all video is transferred using frame buffers. It’s like a video-based firewall. The DeckLink IP Ethernet port is isolated from anything other than video and audio. Instead, the video and audio are transferred to on-board DeckLink frame buffers where video playback is managed and then converted to 2110 IP video channels. This means it’s totally impossible for rogue software or hackers to access the 2110 IP network directly.
DeckLink IP 100G features a fast connection to the host computer that can handle multiple HD and Ultra HD video channels depending on the model, as well as simultaneous capture and playback on each of the channels. PCI Express offers low latency and highly accurate time synchronization to software capturing or playing video.
DeckLink IP 100G connections are multi-rate, so they support all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats, depending on the model. In standard definition, DeckLink IP 100G supports both 525i59.94 and 625i50 standards. In HD, DeckLink IP 100G supports 720p, 1080i and 1080p standards up to 1080p60. In Ultra HD users get support for all standards up to 2160p60. The video standard can be set independently for each channel and switches instantly when set using the default video standard setting in the Desktop Video Utility or directly via the DeckLink SDK.
