EVS XT[2] User Manual

Issue
10.03.B
XT Series DISK RECORDER
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Version 10.03 - Hardware Technical Reference
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA
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July 2010
20
Gigabit Ethernet Transfers with XT[2] Servers for Avid
DNXHD® and Apple ProRes 422
Preliminary note
The following observations focus on steady rates; the transfer
performances with small clips will be lower as they generate a lot of
starts and ends of sessions.
BACKUP
Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XT[2] server :
• 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 6.2 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 5.3 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 5.8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at
120Mbps (PAL)
• 4.6 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple
ProRes 422 at 120Mbps (PAL)
• 4.8 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at
145Mbps (NTSC)
• 3.8 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple
ProRes 422 at 145Mbps (NTSC)
RESTORE
Maximum transfer speeds through the Gigabit ports of the XT[2] server :
• 6 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 4x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 5.7 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 3.4 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 5 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at
120Mbps (PAL)
• 3 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple
ProRes 422 at 120Mbps (PAL)
• 4.1 simultaneous real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at
145Mbps (NTSC)
• 2.5 x faster than real time on a single transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple
ProRes 422 at 145Mbps (NTSC)
SIMULTANEOUS BACKUP AND RESTORE
The backup sessions reach higher bandwidth and pre-empt the bandwidth against
the restore sessions. On a ‘per session’ based, the system allocate between 3.75
and 6 times more bandwidth to backup session than to restore session.

EVS XT[2] Specifications

General

Brand	EVS
Model	XT[2]
Category	Server
Language	English