Hi Stephen,
we have multiple ways of expanding the Ultrix and the method used will depend on what type of application you would like to go with.
Option 1. Use traditional baseband tie lines (this could also be fiber links using the Ultrix SFP IO card) to link outputs from a core frame to inputs to a remote frame. The Ultricore BCS control system has an optional service called Ultricore TLX that can help manage the links and tie lines so that an operator can select a destination regardless of the location of the source.
Option 2. The Ultrix frame can be populated with an Ultrix IP card which would allow us to leverage SMPTE ST 2110 to share sources throughout the Media IP network. Essentially using ST2110 as a transport to create a larger distributed router. For example, populating four FR5 frames with 4 baseband and 4 IP cards all connected on a ST2110 media network (using the compatible switches of your choice) would give you a total I/O count of 256x256.
As you can see, there are many options and methods of achieving linking frames together. Ideally you should reach out to your Ross Sales representative or send an email to Support so they they can get you in touch with me or someone on the connectivity team to discuss your options.
Hope this helps!
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Mike Pomerleau
Ross Video
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-10-2021 13:22
From: Stephen Kirkland
Subject: Ultrix Stackable Connectivity
Is it possible to stack/link multiple Ultrix Chassis for Shared I/O? I'm looking at a design that will require multiple routers throughout a large space due to distance limitations. I'm wondering if I can link/stack a central large Ultra Chassis with a smaller chassis to share I/O resources via fiber. I've read all of the documentation and don't see this capability explicitly included so I assume this is not a supported feature, but just wanted to verify.
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Stephen Kirkland, CTS
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