The Device → Senders and Device → Receivers tabs appear for all devices that support network streaming. They are used to configure the sending streams from a device and its receivers. 

For some devices, the senders and receivers are pre-defined, while for others they must be created. In both cases, you can adjust the I/O Routing (for audio streams), edit the streaming parameters or access the SDP data.

Senders

The Senders tab lists all of the streams transmitted from the device to the network. If the list is empty, then you can create some new streams using New Sender.

Sender Information

The following information is displayed for each stream:

  • Label - identifies the stream to other network users. It cannot be edited once the stream is created.
  • Essence - describes the type of content carried by the stream: Video, Audio, Metadata or GPIO. For audio streams, you will also see the number of channels (e.g. 8ch or 2ch).
  • Redundancy - shows the redundancy status of the stream. A DualRedundant stream is SMPTE ST2022-7 compatible.
  • Physical Port - shows the name of the network interface(s) sending the stream.
  • Status - indicates the status of the stream. Hover over the icon to reveal more information. 
  • Stream Information - shows a summary of the stream parameters (e.g. for an audio stream: 48kHz = the sample rate; L24 = the codec type; and 125 µs = the packet time).

Sender Operations

The following operations are possible.

1.    Click on a column header to sort the list alphabetically by Label, Essence, etc. 

Each click toggles the sort mode between ascending (A -> Z) and descending (Z -> A). An up or down arrow appears beside the header to indicate the current sort mode.

2.    Click on the New Sender button to create some new streams.

3.    Select a stream (or streams) and click on a function:

  • I/O Routing - assigns the device's audio inputs (Mic/Line, AES3, MADI) to the stream's IP channels.
  • Parameters - edits the stream parameters.
  • SDP Data - opens the stream's SDP data.

If a function is not available, then it is greyed out.

4.    Select a stream (or streams) and click on Delete to delete the selected stream(s).

A confirmation window appears. Click on Remove to confirm or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Receivers

The Receivers tab lists all of the available receivers. Each one can be used to receive a stream from the network either by making a connection in the "Stream Routing" page or by editing the receiver's SDP data. If the list is empty, then you can create some new receivers using New Receiver.

Receiver Information

The following information is displayed for each receiver. This is similar to the information for senders but adds the Connected Source column (to show the connected stream).

  • Label - identifies the receiver within the network. It cannot be edited once the receiver is created.
  • Essence - describes the type of content that can be received: Video, Audio, Metadata or GPIO. For audio streams, you will see the number of channels (once a connection is made).
  • Redundancy - shows the redundancy status of the receiver. A DualRedundant receiver can be connected to either a redundant or non-redundant stream.
  • Physical Port - shows the name of the network interface(s) used by the receiver.
  • Status - indicates the status of the receiver. Hover over the icon to reveal more information. 
  • Connected Source - shows the name of the connected stream (once a connection is made).
  • Stream Information - shows a summary of the connected stream parameters (e.g. for an audio stream: 48kHz = the sample rate; L24 = the codec type; and 125 µs = the packet time).

If a receiver is not connected, then it is normal to see a yellow warning indicator in the Status column. The warning will clear once a connection is made (providing that the stream subscription is successful).

Receiver Operations

The following operations are possible.

1.    Click on a column header to sort the list alphabetically by Label, Essence, etc. 

Each click toggles the sort mode between ascending (A -> Z) and descending (Z -> A). An up or down arrow appears beside the header to indicate the current sort mode.

2.    Click on the New Receiver button to create some new receivers.

3.    Select a receiver (or receivers) and click on a function:

  • I/O Routing - assigns the receiver's IP channels to the device's audio outputs (Analog, AES3, MADI).
  • Parameters - edits the receiver parameters.
  • SDP Data - opens the receiver's SDP data.

If a function is not available, then it is greyed out.

4.    Select a receiver (or receivers) and click on Delete to delete the selected receiver(s).

A confirmation window appears. Click on Remove to confirm or Cancel to cancel the operation.