Boxborough, MA – January 19, 2010 — Artel Video Systems announces interoperation between DL4000 and Media Links MD8000 Video Transport Platforms.
Artel Video Systems is pleased to announce that in cooperation with Media Links Inc. it has successfully completed an interoperability test between DL4000 and MD8000 Video Transport Platforms.The test included interoperation between Artel’s DLC300, DLC170AD, DLC170DA, and DLC270 and MediaLinks MD8000-VIF modules.This interoperation allows customers to take full advantage of the strength of the MD8000 as a networking platform and DL4000’s strengths as a cost, space and power efficient platform for edge and tributary applications.In addition to SD-SDI, DVB-ASI HD-SDI, and ATSC Artel’s DLC170 enables users to transport Composite NTSC or PAL Analog Video over Media Links IP or SONET based networks.
“AsILEC’s, CLEC’s, and CATV operators expand on their triple play networks, interoperation between platforms has become a critical part of their decision in choosing equipment vendors.With that in mind Artel has been careful to design the DL4000 platform with industry standard interfaces. This has enabled us to work with many IP and SONET based networking platforms including Media Links MD8000.” Said Richard Dellacanonica President of Artel Video Systems, “We will continue this design methodology as we expand the DL4000 platform.”
About DL4000 Video Transport Platform
Released in 2007, the DL4000 is a state of the art video transport platform designed to meet Telcos, CLECs, CATV Operators, and Video Service Providers requirements for reliable optical transport of broadcast quality video in all standard formats including 3G-SDI. DL4000 is the most space and power efficient, cost effective, and flexible video transport platform ever to receive NEBS Level 3 Certification.
About MD8000 Media Transport SystemThe MD8000 is a next-generation media networking system that provides an unmatched level of flexibility and signal integrity for all types of video, audio and data transport applications. By combining a wide variety of signal and network interfaces with an integrated non-blocking switching fabric, the MD8000 goes beyond what has been possible before today. Through the use of an innovative architecture, coupled with extensive development and deployment experience, the MD8000 is able to provide an unprecedented level of performance.
About Media Links, Inc. Media Links, Inc. headquartered in Milford, CT, provides the technologies of choice to transport professional video signals reliably over contribution and primary distribution networks. It offers the only product suite today that enables adaptation of video to dark fiber, SONET/SDH, 270Mb and Ethernet-based networks enabling service providers to economically convert and move video onto their multi-service networks. For more information on Media Links please visit www.medialinks.com
About Artel Video Systems Artel Video Systems develops, manufactures, and markets high performance broadcast quality video transport hardware. Since 1981 video service providers, telecommunication companies, cable TV operators and broadcasters have deployed Artel products in their most critical video transport applications.
