Tieline's Genie Distribution is the world's most powerful DSP-based audio codec for mission critical point-to-point connections and studio-to-transmitter links, with multiple levels of power, audio and network redundancy. Designed for the latest digital IP broadcast networks, you can connect to IP codecs, as well as ISDN and POTS codecs via optional plug-in transport modules.

 

 

Use this manual to learn how to:

 

•Configure codec 'programs' (please read About Program Dialing for more info).

•Adjust audio and connection settings within the codec.

 

Please read Getting Connected Quickly for an overview of how to adjust and store audio and connection settings in your codec using 'programs'.

 

Applications

Genie Distribution delivers superior quality audio over IP (AoIP) on all types of IP networks. It is specifically designed for continuous operation over mission critical audio paths throughout broadcast IP networks and is ideal for:

 

•Distributing up to 6 channels between two codecs.

•3 x bidirectional stereo connections.

•2 x stereo and 2 x mono bidirectional connections.

•1 x stereo and 4 x mono bidirectional connections.

•6 x mono bidirectional connections..

•Simultaneously distributing up to 3 separate mono or stereo IP multi-unicast audio streams to a maximum of 50 endpoints in total.

•Broadcasting up to 3 separate stereo IP multicast audio streams in multicast server mode and distributing each of these streams to unlimited endpoints over compatible IP networks.

 

Codec Features

•DSP-based architecture designed for continuous operation.

•24 Bit 96kHz audio sampling (32kHz audio quality).

•Dual Gigabit (10/100/1000) Ethernet ports with automatic switching for redundancy.

•Auto switching, dual redundant AC power supplies.

•Uncompressed PCM audio plus the low-delay, cascade resilient aptX® Enhanced algorithm.

•Other popular algorithms including LC-AAC, HE-AAC v1 and v2, AAC-LD, AAC-ELD, AAC-ELDv2, Opus, MPEG-1 Layer II and III, Tieline Music and MusicPLUS, G.722 and G.711.

•SmartStream PLUS redundant streaming for high reliability over the public internet.

•IPv4 & IPv6 compatible and ready.

•Supports ISDN and POTS connections via optional interface modules.

•Asymmetric algorithmic encode/decode*

•SNMP and integrated alarm management including automatic silence detection.

•Java or HTML5 Toolbox GUI enables remote codec control over WANs.

•Low latency in-band RS-232 auxiliary data channel.

•Programmable software rules engine via a GUI for Control Port functions.

•Streamlined codec wizards and GUI for configuration and control.

•Support for multiple languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Chinese.

•Connect to all Tieline IP codecs and Report-IT Enterprise Edition.

 

* Supported in later releases.