NETGEAR has announced a partnership with Panasonic to support the company's KAIROS IT/IP Platform. NETGEAR has announced an interoperability partnership with Panasonic Connect for the KAIROS IT/IP Platform for live production. The M4350 series ST 2110-capable switches are part of NETGEAR’s ongoing initiative to develop AV-over-IP solutions for the broadcast and Pro AV industries.
The global networking equipment manufacturer explains the KAIROS is an IT/IP Platform for live production that gives professionals the flexibility to deliver content for broadcast, large-screen display and live streams. NETGEAR notes KAIROS adds ST 2110 to its standard baseband and streaming connectivity for input/output flexibility that complements the content creation flexibility of its GPU/CPU processing.
According to the company, as a result, users simply see an intuitive layer-based interface, and content creation with a quick learning curve.
“NETGEAR has pioneered an easy configuration process to help Broadcast Pro AV engineers migrate from legacy workflows to IP workflows with more confidence,” comments Tod Musgrave, senior broadcast BDM at NETGEAR. “There is no better platform to prove our interop capabilities than the Panasonic KAIROS system.”
NETGEAR, Panasonic KAIROS Partnership Offers Intuitive AV-over-IP Network Setup
NETGEAR points out that its M4250, M4300, M4350 and M4500 series managed switches are AV-oriented AV-over-IP friendly products that will easily complement the Panasonic KAIROS product line. NETGEAR says that it removed the complex menus filled with arduous IT network jargon when using its NETGEAR AV OS to provide integrators with a simple AV-friendly, template-based approach to switch configurations. This streamlined workflow enables installers to dive into projects with the confidence that all the network settings are correct for their desired workflow. This simplicity the company emphasizes, eliminates the steep learning curve and cumbersome setup normally associated with network switch configurations.
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The M4350 Series incorporates this simplicity into enterprise-class hardware with redundant power supplies, Power over Ethernet (PoE); up to 90 watts per port, ultra-quiet fans and easy setup managed by the NETGEAR Engage Controller. The NETGEAR AV OS contains pre-configured profiles for all major audio, video, and lighting protocols including AVB, Dante, AES67, NDI4/NDI5, NVX, AMX, Q-SYS, ZeeVee, Aurora Multimedia, Kramer, Atlona, LibAV, Visionary, SDVoE and others. SMPTE ST 2110 is supported on the VSM4320C (copper) and XSM4344C (fiber) M4350 models with 10G to 100G ports and PTP synchronization.
“We are pleased to announce that we have added NETGEAR as our KAIROS alliance partner,” adds Kageyuki (Kenny) Fujimoto, lead manager of KAIROS Alliance Partners. “We believe that the user-friendly design of the M4350 series with its template-based configurations will open up new opportunities for SMPTE ST 2110 in the video production market through our collaboration.”
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