The Cobalt® PACIFIC 9992-2DEC Dual 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 two channels of MPEG-2 and AVC (H.264) decoding, with resolution optionally up to 4K over a single channel, and offers a full complement of audio decoding capabilities. The 9992-2DEC is an industry standard openGear® card module and provides an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art decoding capabilities.
The PACIFIC 9992-2DEC 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.
Key Features
Future-Proof — The 9992-2DEC 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 9992-2DEC is offered in the industry-standard openGear format, and is compatible with existing deployed openGear frames.
High Density — The 9992-2DEC supports two independent 1080p60 input streams, or (optionally) a single UHD 4Kp60 input stream. One openGear frame can support up to 10 cards, for a total of 20 HD channels standard, or optionally 10 UHD 4K channels.
Full Audio Support — The 9992-2DEC 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.
Ultra Low Latency — Low latency modes available
Base Unit Features — Support for two decode channels up to 1080p60
Base Unit Features — Support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Base Unit Features — Support for 4:2:0 8-bit/10-bit decoding
Base Unit Features — Full ancillary data support
Base Unit Features — Support for 4 stereo pairs (8 audio channels) in any combination of MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes
Base Unit Features — Supports UDP and RTP. Other protocols available as options.
Base Unit Features — Includes (2) +AVC and (4) +MP1L2-AAC licenses
Base Unit Features — Remote control/monitoring via Dashboard™ software
Base Unit Features — Hot-swappable
Base Unit Features — Supports all popular formats: 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080pSF, 1080p
Five-year warranty
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
– RIST for contribution over the Internet
– RTSP for security camera reception
– RTMP Client and Server (option)
Optional
– RIST
– SRT
– 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)
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 up to two independent 1080p60 decode sessions
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/EAC-3/AC-4
– Dolby E
– LPCM (SMPTE-302M)
– Dolby AC-3/EAC-3/AC-4 pass-thru support
(5.1-Surround decoding available for AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Dolby AC-3, Dolby EAC-3, Dolby AC-4, and Dolby E; 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: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
– Dolby AC-4: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
– Dolby E: 8 flows (32 audio channels from up to 8 flows)
– AAC-LC: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
– HE-AAC (v1/v2): 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
Optional support for 5.1 Surround Sound decoding, in AAC and Dolby modes.
A maximum of 16 audio channels can be embedded on a single output path.
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.)
Diagrams
Block Diagram
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)
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