With the Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST), you can use your current Internet service for low-latency, reliable, secure content contribution — without being tied up to a vendor-proprietary solution. RIST is an open specification from the Video Services Forum and is currently widely available in the industry.

RIST support in the Cobalt encoders and decoders combines all the best features of RIST in a single package:

• Latency can be fine-tuned for the network conditions.
• Seamless path switching for increased reliability – no glitches if a path degrades or goes down.
• Top of line DTLS security, supporting AES 128 and AES 256 encryption, as well as certificate-based authentication.
• Support for VSF TR-06-4 Part 1 Source Adaptation: the encoder will dynamically and seamlessly change the bit rate in response to changed network conditions, for situations where there is variable network capacity. Additionally, the Pacific 9992-DEC decoder can generate a compliant IP output to drive legacy devices at the receiving site.

If you need extremely low latency, combine the PACIFIC 9992-ENC in Ultra-Low Latency (ULL) mode with the PACIFIC ULL-DEC (coming soon) for sub-frame end-to-end latency.

Additionally, Cobalt offers the SafeLink Gateway, which can add RIST support to legacy devices. The SafeLink gateway is available as an openGear card and (coming soon) as a software package or cloud instance.