CORTEX-2 Management System by Ericsson
Contribution and distribution of video content requires precise scheduling and ultra-reliable
connections for delivery between locations. Ericsson’s second-generation Cortex-2
Management System is an extremely fast and effective system for scheduling real-time standard
definition (SD) or high definition (HD) video content over IP or ATM connections between sites.
With Cortex-2, you never need to worry about connection conflicts or bandwidth allocation, as
the system tracks all routes through the equipment and calculates bandwidth usage. Cortex-2
manages and monitors Ericsson’s market-leading encoders, receivers and network adaptors
designed for contribution and distribution as well as third-party devices.
Built for mission-critical, real-time content delivery for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint
connections, Cortex-2’s powerful, graphical event scheduler manages allocation of resources for
video content distribution over any IP or ATM network. Cortex-2 is the ideal solution when you
need to deliver video quickly and efficiently between two or more sites for time-sensitive newsgathering
or video production.
CORTEX-2 Overview
Efficient, Cost-effective Way to Link Large Multi-site
Distribution
The Cortex-2 management system can provide a cost efficient
way to link large-scale multi-site distribution of video content.
Using the system’s control of individual devices and complete
monitoring capabilities, Cortex-2 provides easy and affordable
stream delivery between sites keeping the operator informed
of status at all times.
Simple and Effective Set-up
All Ericsson, Cisco and Leitch/Harris equipment in the network
can be discovered automatically by Cortex-2. It will determine
the capabilities and configuration for faster provisioning. This
allows Cortex-2 to create a powerful inventory report of all the
equipment capabilities, boards, software versions and
licenses. It also enables Cortex-2 to model the system to
enable routing of connections to ensure that resource conflicts
do not occur.
Easy and Fast Configuration
The Cortex-2 management system can be administered from
a single PC console and uses connection and equipment
profiles for rapid configuration. Connections can be simply
activated by selecting source and destination points, or
alternatively pre-define connections can be scheduled or
activated immediately. This allows an administrator to set-up
the details of the connections and allows an operator to pick
them from a list.
options
Cortex-2 Client GUI
Multiple remote client user interfaces allow each site to
monitor and control the network of equipment.
Range of PC Hardware Platforms
There are a range of HP PC servers available. Each comes
fully configured with Microsoft Windows Server 2003, backup
utilities, and the required level of Cortex-2 software. There is
also an option for a 1+1 redundant solution for maximum
availability called Integrity.
Operator Monitoring
Cortex-2 provides a detailed graphical view of the equipment
health and supports automatic or manual redundancy
switching. It supports a wide range of router manufactures
including Leitch/Harris (IP control), Quartz, Probel, Sandar,
Network, Venus and Cisco.
Once a route or connection has been established an operator
can quickly and easily see the exact route through the all the
equipment end-to-end. Selecting a connection will visually
highlight the equipment and routers used in the connection
from source to destination via the ATM/IP backbone.
All alarms can be sent northbound on the Cortex-2 external
SNMP interface for integration with higher level management
systems.
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Multi-site, Multi-user Control
Different users can be assigned a set of roles that allow
different privileges within the user interface. This will allow
some users read-only access to certain areas while others
have full control. Each user’s actions are logged to create an
audit trail which can be used for later troubleshooting.
Cortex-2 provides a powerful graphical event scheduler that
enables the user to create one off or recurring events.
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Cortex-2 Features
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Control and monitoring of MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC HD/SD
encoder ranges
- Support for latest receiver range including, RX8000,
RX1290 and TT1260/80 professional receivers
- Management of ATM and IP interfaces inside encoders and
receivers, or alternatively support for external MA5300 and
MA5400 network adapters
- Developed as part of nCompass Control, the secondgeneration
Cortex-2 software gives full access to the wide
variety of nCompass features, including auto discovery of all
devices on the network, user and privilege management,
unit health monitoring and fail-over redundancy switching
- Physical map of all devices across the entire network
- Equipment health monitoring and detailed alarm information
- Connection based profiles allow expert users to set-up
routes and device configurations ahead of time, leaving the
operator a simplified scheduling GUI
- Graphical timeline scheduler supporting both UTC and local
time zones
- User management to allow different user privileges
- Complete system management from single or multiple
consoles
- User can pick from an address book of multicast addresses
or from pre-defined ATM PVCs to transfer data from source
device to destinations devices
- Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint connections
- Optional 1+1 automatic redundant high availability servers
