Tieline’s 1RU Bridge-IT XTRA is a cost effective, high-performance, peer-to-peer and multi-point stereo IP audio codec with all the features of the Bridge-IT IP codec and more! Bridge-IT XTRA includes additional features such as all algorithms as standard, dual internal power supplies, a front panel stereo headphone output and 4 GPIO in/outs. It also includes SD/SDHC card audio backup.

 

 

Capable of both peer-to-peer or multi-point connections, the codec transports audio streams simply and reliably over IP data networks such as wired and wireless LANs, WANs, the internet, satellite IP, Wi-MAX and Wi-Fi.

 

Bridge-IT XTRA is perfect for a large range of broadcast and professional applications, including:

 

•Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL) applications

•Studio-to-Studio Links

•IP Multi-unicasting (up to 6 endpoints)

•IP multicasting over compatible IP networks

•Simple remote broadcast links

 

Codec Features

•Suitable for peer-to-peer and multi-point IP connections over a variety of IP networks.

•PCM linear uncompressed audio with suite of high quality broadcast algorithms as standard.

•The Opus algorithm and AAC-LD, AAC-ELD, LC-AAC, HE-AAC v.1 and HE-AAC v.2 as standard.

•Tieline's loss-tolerant MusicPLUS algorithm provides up to 20 kHz stereo audio quality with 20ms coding delay at bit-rates as low as 96kbps - making it ideal for today's IP and 3G networks.

•Tieline Music can deliver up to 15 kHz FM quality mono audio at bit-rates as low as 24Kbps, with only 20 milliseconds encoding delay.

•SmartStream PLUS dual redundant streaming.

•Fuse-IP compatibility.

•Automatic jitter buffer management, forward error correction and packet repair.

•Hardware front panel interface including navigation buttons, LCD display, PPM metering and dialing key pad.

•Web-GUI options for configuring codec functionality and RS232 data.

•Broadcast quality analog XLR inputs/outputs.

•XLR digital AES3 input/output.

•Simultaneous analog and digital AES3 audio outputs.

•Onboard SDHC card slot for automatic audio fail over.

•¼” (6.35mm) stereo headphone output on front and rear panels.

•4 relay inputs and 4 opto-isolated outputs plus RS-232 for local and remote control of equipment at either end of your codec link.

•USB slave connection for codec configuration.

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP ) for managing devices on IP networks

•Multilingual menus and web interface supported.