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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 7 - Issue 10 | October 2017

InTech

Barnfind Fibre Transmission
Network For Xiamen TV BRICS
Summit Coverage
B

arnfind
Technologies,
a
manufacturer of a multifunctional, signal neutral fibre transport
platform, provided the infrastructure
for a fibre optic transmission system
used by to produce the ninth annual
BRICS Summit.
BRICS, an association of the
world's five major emerging national
economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa, convened in host

city Xiamen in September at Xiamen
International Conference Center.
Working with its local Chinese
partner, DIGIRED, Barnfind provided
a sophisticated configuration of fibre
optical transmission systems that
served the public signal control centre
and facilitated transmission between
multiple studios and OB Vans.
Barnfind's BarnOne frames and
BarnMini family of modules, chosen

Xiamen TV

for their flexibility and stability,
played a critical role in this
large-scale fibre transmission.
The system comprised of
over 100 different types
of BarnMini's and 13 BTF102 BarnOne frames for a
complete optical fibre network.
Following the Summit, the
products were integrated into
many different applications
within the Xiamen TV Station.
"We didn't have to replace
the cables like in the old
days of traditional fibre-optic
transceivers, we just used BarnOne's
built-in matrix," said Mr Chen Can of
DIGIRED, Barnfind's Chinese Mainland
Master Distributor in Guangzhou. "It is
so easy to operate the BarnOne frames
with Barnstudio, and we also had the
pleasure of using Barnfind's world
class signal redundancy that gave
the end user maximum security as a
premium. Anything can be switched

Large-scale fibre transmission network

between different signal types, like
HDMI and SDI, in order to quickly
meet a number of signal interface
requirements.
At the same time we did a lot of
quad 4K supported (4x3G) signal mode
transmission that was very important
to the Xiamen BRICS IBC news centre
transmission system."

AVIWEST Adds New IFB Application
A

VIWEST, a global provider of
video contribution systems,
has announced that its Manager
platform and transmitters now
include an enhanced version of
its IFB application.
The new feature streamlines
communications
for
broadcasters, enabling them
to correspond with remote
transmitter operators regarding
the coverage in progress.
AVIWEST's IFB system is based
on the Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) digital data transmission
standard. Integrated within
AVIWEST's Manager platform,
the IFB provides producers with
an efficient way to speak with crew
members during news and live events
broadcasts. What's more, the highend SIP intercom is powered over
IP, enabling video producers to use
AVIWEST's Manager in virtualised
mode and take advantage of the

economic benefits of the cloud without
compromising
the
performance
required
by
today's
media
environments.
AVIWEST's Manager can accept

IFB Application simplifies
live programme monitoring

multiple independent audio channels
and direct each of them to either a
specific person, group of operators,
or open concurrent audio conferences

with a useful push-to-talk mode.
Every conversation can be
managed directly from a master
control room through any laptop
device thanks to a simple web page
showing video thumbnails of the
on-air field units, along with other
necessary video information.
"All AVIWEST transmitters series
feature, or will soon include, the
SIP-based intercom application,
enabling broadcasters to take
advantage of new audio functions
and integration with third-party
solutions - guaranteeing the utmost
in audio quality," said Ronan
Poullaouec, CTO at AVIWEST. "In the
field, remote journalists can connect
their unit to audio conferences in
one simple click, without having to
configure anything. Our R&D team
developed this solution to meet users'
requirements for flexibility, simplicity
and ease of use, even for untrained
users."
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