PREFEX

The PREFEX is a next-generation media processing edge platform revolutionizing how media facilities are designed, enabling customers to move to an infrastructure that allows for essential core broadcast services to be applied on a generic hardware platform when required. This paradigm shift from discrete, fixed-function hardware to compute pools of generic hardware with licensable software services provides media companies a flexible, scalable and agile broadcast infrastructure to dynamically meet and adapt to changing facility requirements.

The PREFEX is an FPGA-accelerated processing blade that supports both 12G/3G/HD-SDI and IP interfaces. The PREFEX provides FPGA-based processing cores where a number of different types of applications (APPs) can be configured, providing services that include gateway, audio, ancillary and video data processing and multiviewer functionality. As a future-proof, FPGA-based compute blade, PREFEX provides all the scalability and flexibility of a virtualized environment, while also ensuring low latency, low power and reliable real-time processing.

PREFEX utilizes Evertz' MAGNUM-OS orchestration software to allow users to easily manage APPs and the pool of compute resources. These software tools allow media companies to deploy the required applications (e.g. gateway or video / audio / ancillary processing) as needed. The PREFEX provides greater efficiency and utilization of compute resource with respect to fixed function devices or COTS-based hardware, allowing users to accomplish precisely what they need, when needed. The PREFEX supports SNMP, IGMP, JSON, REST-API and NMOS IS-04/05 protocol. These interfaces provide seamless integration with Evertz' VUE user interface, MAGNUM-OS, MAGNUM-NMS, MAGNUM-Analytics and third-party systems.

Features

• 1RU ultra high density for a total of 128 paths
• Compatible with Evertz' SDVN solutions and third-party NMOS orchestration systems
• Flexible high-density FPGA-accelerated processing
• Applications include SMPTE ST 2110, encap/decap, frame sync, 3G/12G UDX, audio grooming and more
• 64x64 3G-SDI interface or 32x32 12G-SDI interface
• 4x200GbE QSFP-DD interfaces
• 4x100GbE QSFP Interfaces
• Support for SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04/05
• High-density UDX for SDI, SMPTE ST 2110-20, ST 2110-22 and ST 2022-6 applications

Applications - Gateways

PREFEX allows customers to build scalable IP production and playout systems based on the SMPTE ST 2110, addressing current needs and future opportunities. It also supports integration with existing SDI workflows and systems.

Many media organizations are transitioning from SDI to IP-based architectures, benefiting from shared resources, cost savings, increased flexibility and readiness for UHD/HDR. While moving to a fully IP-based infrastructure is complex, Evertz provides the expertise and features needed for successful implementation.

Note: APPs for gateway, UDX or multiviewer can be combined between two cores, for example Core 1 can run a gateway APP while Core 2 runs a multiviewer APP.

Key Features

• High density 3G encap/decap up to 64x64 in 1RU
• High density 12G encap/decap up to 32x32 in 1RU
• Frame sync option for 3G maintaining 64x64 I/O in 1RU
• Frame sync option for 12G 16x16 in 1RU
• Support for NMOS IS-04/05
• 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16-channel audio support per multicast
• Mono audio edge shuffling using MAGNUM-OS

PREFEX-IPG-12G-16x

PREFEX-FS-12G-8x

PREFEX-IPG-3G-32x

PREFEX-FS-3G-32x

Applications - PREFEX Net Bridge

Introducing the industry's first solution that empowers multiple orchestration systems to manage audio grooming and shuffling within a single hardware frame.

This groundbreaking application supports simultaneous control via native drivers and NMOS, enabling unprecedented flexibility across complex infrastructures. With bi-directional SDP file exchange and dynamic channel grooming, it ensures seamless audio compatibility between sites, control domains and demarcation points.

PREFEX redefines operational agility - bridging control systems and streamlining audio workflows like never before.

Key Features

• Works as a firewall between two systems
• Grooming the audio from 4x to 8x channels per multicast and 8x to 4x channels and more
• Passthrough of video and ancillary
• SDP update based on grooming
• Support for NMOS IS-04/05

PREFEX-NET-BRIDGE-3G-32x

Applications - Signal Processing UDX

PREFEX leverages Evertz's extensive experience in video processing and conversion from 7812/7814 from SD/HD to UHD and HDR. Supports single-stream UHD over SMPTE ST 2110 and 12G SDI, enabling seamless integration into modern broadcast environments. Designed to address the challenges of UHD and HDR signal processing, manipulation and delivery across the broadcast chain, while maintaining a flexible and scalable workflow.

Leverages trusted 7812/7814 technology used globally for UHD and HDR conversion - ensuring preservation of picture quality across HD, 1080p and UHD - and supports SDR, HLG, PQ and Slog3 workflows.

Note: APPs for gateway, UDX or multiviewer can be combined between two cores, for example Core 1 can run a gateway APP while Core 2 runs a multiviewer APP.

Key Features

• HD/3G to UHD conversion
• UHD to HD/3G conversion
• HDR conversion support, including custom LUT
• Video delay, audio delay
• Audio shuffle
• Video proc
• SDI input and SDI + SMPTE ST 2110 output or IP input and IP output + SDI output
• 16x paths of conversion up to 3G per core or 8x paths of conversion for UHD per core; both cores can be loaded with UDX APPs for 32x paths of conversion up to 3G or 16x paths of conversion for UHD in 1RU
• Leverages 1x 100G interface main and backup for IP interface per core
• Support for NMOS IS-04/05

PREFEX-UDX-3G-SDI-16x

PREFEX-UDX-3G-IP-16x

PREFEX-UDX-12G-SDI-8x

PREFEX-UDX-12G-IP-8x

Applications - Multiviewers

PREFEX builds on proven core technology and experience that Evertz has developed in the multi-image display space over the past 15 years. Since the introduction of the MVP, Evertz has been looked upon as the innovative multiviewer solution provider that addresses the changing landscape in media production and distribution.

PREFEX multiviewer APPs offer comprehensive monitoring of video (e.g. loss, black, frozen, etc.), audio (loss, mute, loudness, etc.) and ancillary data (e.g. closed captions, subtitles, SCTE, etc.) parameters to ensure quality of the signals. PREFEX offers a wide range of multiviewer APPs for SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, ST 2110-22, JPEG-XS and ST 2022-6 which allow monitoring of SD, HD,3G, UHD or 8K signals.

Note: APPs for gateway, UDX or multiviewer can be combined between two cores, for example Core 1 can run a gateway APP while Core 2 runs a multiviewer APP.

Key Features

• Ultra-low latency, 1-2 frames processing delay
• HDR < > SDR normalization
• User customizable layouts, no PIP size limit
• Support for NMOS IS-04/05 evVIP-APP-100G-ST2110 (3G license)

High density multiviewer with APPs empowering:

• SMPTE ST 2110-20: 64x 3G inputs and 8x 1080p or 4x UHD outputs per core; both cores can be independently loaded with APP to drive 128x 3G inputs and 16x 1080p or 8x UHD outputs in 1RU.
• SMPTE ST 2110-20: 24x UHD inputs and 8x 1080p or 4x UHD outputs per core; both cores can be independently loaded with APP to drive 48x UHD inputs and 16x 1080p or 8x UHD outputs in 1RU.
• SMPTE ST 2022-6: up to 24x UHD or 12x 8K inputs and 4x UHD outputs per core; both cores can be independently loaded with APP to drive 48x UHD or 24x 8K inputs and 8x UHD outputs in 1RU.
• SDI: up to 32x SD/HD/3G/UHD inputs and 8x 1080p or 4x UHD outputs per core; both cores can be independently loaded with APP to drive 48x SD/HD/3G/UHD inputs and 16x 1080p or 8x UHD outputs in 1RU.

evVIP-APP-100G-ST2110 (3G license)

evVIP-APP-100G-ST2110 (UHD license)

evVIP-APP-ST-2110-XS (UHD or 8K license)

evVIP-APP-100G-ST2022-6

evVIP-APP-SDI

evVIP-APP-J2K

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