Nimbra VA 220

Fast and cost-efficient video contribution over internet

NIMBRA VA 220

With the Nimbra VA 220 niche media applications

requiring a simplified approach and lowered ope-
rational costs can be offered, making it possible to
reach new target customer segments.
Cost efficient live contribution enabling new revenue
streams for media over Internet
By combining the award winning error protected transport mechnism
from Nimbra VA 210 and adding MPEG encoding and decoding ca-
pabilities in the same platform the Nimbra VA 220 can offer a unique
and cost-efficient solution for live media contribution and distribution.

Utilizing the Internet or other unmanaged networks for media trans- Nimbra Vision enables easy network monitoring per stream, measur-
port, OPEX is drastically lowered compared to leased lines or satellite ing for example jitter, round-trip-time, RTT and packet loss. VA 220
contribution links. Nimbra VA 220 has a built-in firewall, VPN and supports AES encrypted media payload, providing secure transmis-
remote management, supporting centralized management of an sion over public networks.
entire network of Nimbra VA’s deployed anywhere in the world. These
capabilities make a scaled up operation of Nimbra VA’s very The media layer in the VA 220 provides a very low latency encoder
affordable and easy to operate without extra equipment needed. and decoder combined with a transport layer providing fixed and
predictable latency. Latency is configurable ranging from very low,
Nimbra VA 220 is especially well suited for live event contribution for utilizing FEC and re-transmission when network conditions allow, up
broadcasters; contribution or distribution services for broadcast to longer latency, using only re-transmission when the network condi-
media service providers; live head-end contribution for Cable TV ser- tions are harsh (up to approximately 30% of packet drops).
vice providers, or live content acquisition for linear over-the-top, OTT The flexible use of FEC and re-transmission ensures that the VA 220
service providers. Nimbra VA 220 also fits at the borders of a Nimbra always can offer the best possible trade off between quality and
MSR network converting baseband signals to MPEG transport stream latency.
over UDP, TSoIP and extending the reach of the network.
The Nimbra VA 220 supports parallel sending and receiving, MPEG
encoding and decoding and can be deployed in a point-to-point,
point-to-multipoint, or Daisy chain configuration.

Nimbra VA 220 provides media quality assurance end-to-end using

monitoring of streams and a built in network path redundancy, pro-
viding automatic fail over functionality. Centralized monitoring using
 KEY FEATURES
Robust live media transport over IP. Integrity and quality monitoring.
Nimbra VA significantly enhances the transport properties of the Nimbra VA series includes func- tionality for continuous monitoring of
underlying IP infrastructure, enabling reliable live video transport over service performance indicators according to TR 101.290 priority 1&2.
public IP networks, such as the Internet. Each video stream can be monitored individually both at the ingress and
egress inter- face, for quality & SLA assurance and troubleshooting.
Reducing costs and deployment lead time.
Nimbra VA series dramatically reduces transport costs and deployment One-box encoder/decoder with robust IP transport.
lead times compared to satellite or leased land lines. With Nimbra VA, Lowered operational cost by combining encoding functionality with
broadcasters and media operators can reach more content and address robust media transport and unified end-to-end management over the
a broader audience. Internet.
High density encode/decode.
Integrated end-to-end management. Per port configurable encoder or decoder, with 4 parallel streams per
The Nimbra VA is integrated into Net Insight’s comprehensive network node providing maximum flexibility.
management system, Nimbra Vision, for end-to-end management,
monitoring and easy-to-use service provisioning. VPN functionality is in- Extends the Nimbra VA 210.
cluded to allow for secure remote management over public IP networks. Includes all Nimbra VA 210 functionality with the extension of video
and audio encode/decode.
Efficient service aggregation.
One Nimbra VA can receive feeds from many remote Nimbra VA units The perfect Tier-2/tier-3 event product.
for efficient first-mile aggregation at a Nimbra PoP. With a camera and a VA 220 at each end of two sites with Internet
in-between is all that is needed for a low cost and fast deployable
contribution.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Transport: Environmental Conditions:
Encoder Input and Decoder Output Formats: Operating temp: 5 to 35 ºC (41 to 95 ºF)
SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M, HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M Storage temp: -40 to 70ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
Relative humid: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Encoder Output and Decoder Input Format:
•Video: AVC/H.264 up to High Profile, level 4.1 Regulatory compliance:
•Audio: AAC-LC, HE-AAC, MPEG-2 layer II and AC-3 Safety: IEC/UL/EN 60 950-1
•Container format: MPEG-TS EMC: FCC part 15, EN 55022, EN 55024, EN 55103-1, EN
•Resolutions: SD 480 and 576. HD 720 and 1080 55103-2
•Scan mode: Progressive and interlaced CE marking: 93/68/EEC
•Frame rates: 25, 29.97, 30, 59.94, 50, 60 fps
•Chroma format: 4:2:0 Dimensions:
•Sample bit depth: 8-bit Dimensions: HxWxD: 43mm(1,7”) x 437mm(17,2”) x 287mm(11,3”)
Weight: 4.99 kg (11 lbs)
Error protected media transport: Rack mount: 1RU, IEC 60297 (19’’)
Unicast UDP/IP
Ordering information:
Unprotected media transport ingest or hand-off: •NPK0030-FS01 Nimbra VA 220 SD
TSoIP (UDP/IP), unicast or IP-Multicast •NPK0030-FH01 Nimbra VA 220 HD
•NPM0043-SD01 Additional SD AVC/H.264 video encode or decode
Interfaces: •NPM0043-HD01 Additional HD AVC/H.264 video encode or decode
Nimbra VA 220: Error protected media transport, Input/output: 4x
Gigabit Ethernet, 1000BASE-T, RJ45 •NPM0043-DE01 AVC/H.264 video decode only
•NPM0043-AA01 AAC audio enc/dec license
Native interfaces: 4x BNC, 75 ohm, 1x BNC, 75 ohm Genlock input •NPM0043-MP01 MPEG layer II audio enc/dec license
•NPM0039-TS01 Additional Error Protected Transport
Light Out Management •NPK0091-0010 Volume pack of 10 additional Error Protected
1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1000BASE-T, RJ45
Media Transports
Performance ETR 290, TR-101 290 Priority 1 & Priority 2 •NPM0039-TR01 TS monitoring Feature License (TR 101 290)
Monitoring: •NPM0003-VA01 Nimbra Vision node license
Management: SNMP (v1/v2c/v3), Web GUI, Nimbra Vision

Storage: 120GB SSD

Power: 200W Low Noise AC-DC gold level power supply

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