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Each site will have a central location where the Focus Server, the Core Cisco R350 switch, and the video feeds connect. Refer to the Catapult Video Technicians app for the specifics of this location based on the stadium assigned.
The top black Ubiquity switch only server internet to the white Cisco R350 switch. The cable in the POE IN (left most) connects to the white Cisco R350, and the cable in POE OUT (right most) connects to the house internet.
The Core Cisco R350 is responsible for providing DCHP and DNS (providing IP addresses and resolving the device names to those IP's. The IP Scheme is 172.16.101.x. The Cat 6 ethernet cables on the left go to the AV Matrix SDI Encoders and the Focus Server Laptop. The fiber lines on the right connect the core switch to the coaches' booths and the field-level switches.
To get the video to the central server location
To get the video to the central server location
Fiber runs come from each team's camera shooting locations. Those fiber runs are converted to SDI signals and enconded by the orange AV Matrix SDI Encoders. The video is then streamed over the network to the Focus Servers using an RTSP stream. An example URL is rtsp://172.16.101.21:554/sdi. At some sites, a distribution amp may be required to send 1 broadcast SDI feed to both the Away TV Primary and Away TV Backup AV Matrix encoders.
The patch panel in the server rack has several functions. The SDI ports are Loop Outs from the AV Matrix Encoders. This allows teams to check their feeds or allows non conference teams an easy access to plug into the feeds. The Fiber ports network the non-conference teams to their sidelines, and the ethernet ports network non-conference teams to their coaches' booths.
To check the feed coming into the AV Matrix, navigate to the AV Matrix from a web browser by entering the encoders IP address
Example: http://172.16.101.21
UN/PW: admin
The Device Status tab will show both the URL of the stream and the feed that is coming into the AV Matrix. We expect 1280 x 720p video into the AV Matrix.
More information is available in the AV Matrix User Guide
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