COBALT PACIFIC 9992-DEC HEVC Upgradeable AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder

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Overview

The Cobalt® PACIFIC 9992-DEC HEVC Upgradeable AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder is a broadcast-grade multi-standard decoder designed to meet the most stringent requirements for today's broadcasters. It supports MPEG-2 and AVC (H.264), with resolution optionally up to 4K, as well as offering a full complement of audio decoding capabilities. The PACIFIC 9992-DEC is an industry standard openGear® card module and provides an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art decoding capabilities.

The PACIFIC 9992-DEC is HEVC and 4K upgradeable (in addition to other upgrades) using a flexible firmware-based licensing structure that allows managing CAPEX while allowing for future growth as needs change.

Cobalt Digital is introducing a new feature for the PACIFIC 9992-DEC line of professional grade decoders: ASI Protection for Network Streams. With this firmware update, customers can have a local ASI feed as the backup for anything the PACIFIC 9992-DEC is receiving (including another ASI feed), regardless of protocol. If the main network or ASI signal disappears, the PACIFIC 9992-DEC automatically switches to the local backup ASI feed. This way, customers are assured that the SDI output of the PACIFIC 9992-DEC does not go down, even if the main network has a problem. The decoder is smart enough to analyze the incoming stream and determine whether the desired program is present, so that, even if the network flow is still present, the PACIFIC 9992-DEC will switch to the backup if the desired program disappears.

This feature is available as a firmware upgrade and is available free of charge to all current and future customers.

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The PACIFIC 9992-DEC is also available factory-configured as fully-featured 4K-ready model 9992-DEC-4K-HEVC.

Features

Future-Proof — The PACIFIC 9992-DEC Decoder supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) and (optionally) HEVC (H.265), so it can be deployed today and upgraded as your needs change.
Industry Standard Form-Factor — The 9992-DEC is offered in the industry-standard openGear format, and is compatible with existing deployed openGear frames.
High Density — The 9992-DEC supports a 1080p60 input stream (two independent streams with +AVC option), or (optionally) a single UHD 4Kp60 input stream. One openGear frame can support up to 10 cards, for a total of 20 HD or 10 UHD 4K channels.
Full Audio Support — The 9992-DEC supports MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 and LPCM (SMPTE-302M), as well as Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 pass-thru. With an optional audio board, the decoder can support up to 16 audio channels with each video service.
*ASI signal can be back up for any other input signal.
Base Unit Features —
• Support for one decode channel up to 1080p60
• Support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
• Support for 4:2:0 8-bit/10-bit decoding
• Full ancillary data support
• Support for 2 stereo pairs (4 audio channels) in any combination of
MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes
• Supports UDP and RTP. Other protocols available as options.
• Remote control/monitoring via Dashboard™ software
• Hot-swappable
• Supports all popular formats: 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080pSF, 1080p
• Five year warranty
Ultra Low Latency — Low latency modes available

Options

Option

Software Licensable Options —
• +HEVC-DEC Enables HEVC decoding on one AVC encode engine (up to 2 licenses max per unit).
• +AVC-DEC Additional 1080p60 decoder channel with MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, HEVC (up to one
additional channel, for a total of 2 channels per unit). Includes support for two additional stereo
pairs in MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes.
• +4K-DEC 4K support. Requires +AVC-DEC and +HEVC-DEC license on card.
• +422 4:2:2 decoding support (per unit)
• +DEC-2.0 Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus stereo audio decoding license. (license is per channel)
• +DEC-5.1 Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound audio decoding license. (license is per channel)
• +DEC-E Dolby E audio decode license. (license is per channel)
• +FEC-DEC Add SMPTE-2022 support (per unit)
• +TSMON Monitoring License. Adds continuous monitoring of current transport stream
being decoded. Provides a list of all PIDs available in the transport stream, their
current individual bit rates, and keeps numerical track of any continuity counter
errors. Can also be configured to watch up to 8 PIDs and issue an alarm if PID
disappears for a configurable amount of time. (If SNMP is available, this alarm
is also provided as a trap.)
• +GENLOCK Add Genlock support (license is per channel)
• +MP1L2-AAC-DEC MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC audio decoding per pair. Three AAC licenses
can be combined to allow one 5.1 surround decode.
• +DEC-RTMP-SVR RTMP Server License Option
• +SRT-DEC SRT Support (per unit)
• +RIST/ARQ-DEC RIST RTP/ARQ support (per unit)
• +RIST/ENCRP-DEC RIST Encryption/Authentication Support (per unit). (Requires the
+RIST/ARQ-DEC license to also be present on the decoder.)

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To see more about the Reliable Internet Streaming Transport (RIST) protocol and RIST options available for this model, see RIST Reliable Internet Streaming Transport .

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Specifications

Inputs
(2) 75Ω DVB-ASI inputs
(2) Gigabit Ethernet ports for IP input, supporting the following protocols:
- UDP unicast/multicast
- RTP unicast/multicast with optional SMPTE-2022 FEC
- HTTP Live Streaming
- RIST for contribution over the Internet
Optional SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP turnaround (Future release availability)

Outputs
(2) SDI outputs each supporting 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
(2) SDI outputs each supporting 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
Support for all standard frame rates (interlaced and progressive):
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

Video Post-Processing
Support for up/down/cross conversion of output video (independent of incoming stream) (Future release availability)
Conversion between interlaced and progressive
Frame rate conversion
High Dynamic Range (HDR) support

Video Decoding
Decoding Standards:
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
- HEVC (H.265) (Option)
Support for one 1080p60 decode session (dual 1080p60 decode session support optional)
Support for UHD decoding (option) in AVC and HEVC modes (Maximum resolution 3840x2160p60)
Support for 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 (option) color spaces in all modes
Support for 8-bit / 10-bit decoding in all modes
Low Latency decoding supported

Audio Decoding
Decoding Standards:
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- AAC-LC
- HE-AAC (v1/v2)
- Dolby AC-3
- Dolby EAC-3
- LPCM (SMPTE-302M)
- Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 pass-thru support
(5.1-Surround encoding available for AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Dolby AC-3 and Dolby EAC-3; subject to
licensing)
Maximum number of channels supported (subject to licensing):
- MPEG-1 Layer II: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
- Dolby AC-3: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
- Dolby EAC-3: 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
- AAC-LC: 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
- HE-AAC (v1/v2): 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
Optional support for 5.1 Surround Sound encoding, in AAC and Dolby modes.
Optional audio module increases the capacity to 32 stereo pairs (64 audio channels), allowing full 16-channel support for the four HD inputs, in all compression modes (Future release availability).

Ancillary Data Support
Closed-Captioning: SMPTE-334M (EIA-608 and EIA-708 supported), Line 21 (SD sources)
OP-47/SMPTE RDD-08 teletext subtitles (Future release availability)
AFD: SMPTE-2016, Line 20/22 WSS (SD sources)
SCTE-104 to SCTE-35 conversion
SMPTE-2038 generic ancillary data transport (timecode, KLV, etc.)

Rear Module Options

Rear Modules

RM20-9992-DEC-B-HDBNC

   • (2) 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD-SDI Video Out
   • (2) 3G/HD/SD-SDI Video Out
   • (4) SDI Video Copy Out
   • (2) ASI In BNCs
   • (2) GigE Media Ports
   • COMM/GPIO

(All SDI coaxial connectors HD-BNC)

Ordering Information

Note: For Software Options and Upgrades, as well as Hardware Options, please see the respective Options sections listed above.

PACIFIC 9992-DEC Single-channel HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder (includes (1) +AVC and (2) +MP1L2-AAC licenses)
Rear I/O Modules

RM20-9992-DEC-B-HDBNC 20-Slot Frame Rear I/O Module (Standard-Width) (2) ASI Input BNCs, (2) GigE Ethernet Media Ports, (2) 12G/6G/3G/HD-SD-SDI Coaxial Outputs, (2) 3G/HD/SD-SDI Coaxial Outputs, (4) Output Copy Coaxial Outputs, COMM/GPIO Port (All SDI coaxial connectors HD-BNC.)

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