The Gateway 4 is a powerful DSP-based 1RU IP codec designed for live remote broadcasting applications, as well as STL or SSL links. The Gateway 4 supports up to 4 mono or 2 stereo connections across the Public Internet or any QoS-enabled IP network, including T1 and T3 connections and private WANs with MPLS. The Gateway 4 speaks the language of AES67, ST 2110-30, ST 2022-7, RAVENNA, Livewire+, NMOS, Ember+, AES3 and analog I/O as standard. An optional WheatNet-IP card can also be installed at purchase.
Robust dual DSP-based architecture designed for rock solid, mission critical STL audio
Linear PCM16/24 bit 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz sampling
Up to 4 bidirectional mono streams, bidirectional stereo plus mono, or 2 bidirectional stereo streams
Multicasting an audio stream to a maximum of 20 multi-unicast audio streams
Streaming in multicast server mode to unlimited endpoints over compatible IP networks.
Popular algorithms including LC-AAC, HE-AAC v1 and v2, AAC-LD, AAC-ELDv1 and v2, Opus, MPEG II, MPEG Layer-3, Tieline Music and MusicPLUS, G.722 and G.711.
Up to 2 stereo or 4 mono WheatNet-IP audio channels in/out.
Connectivity Features:
Dual Gigabit (10/100/1000) Ethernet ports support automatic switching for redundancy
Dual AoIP ports for AES67 / SMPTE ST 2110-30 audio over IP streaming; supports 2 AES67 streams
Connect over Wi-Fi using USB Wi-Fi dongles*
Optional Gateway Euro ISDN module for connectivity over ISDN networks. Supports 2 B-channels
Automated failover to backup connections.
Support for up to 4 output audio source fail over options
SmartStream PLUS dual redundant IP streaming
Fuse-IP network bonding (data aggregation)
SIP (SDP) compliant with EBU N/ACIP Tech 3326 and 3368 for interoperability with other codecs
I3P EBU Tech 3347 integration for Intercom compatibility over IP
Deterministic SIP answering and call routing: Configure up to 16 SIP accounts and connect up to 2 SIP interfaces
Selectable fixed or automatic jitter buffer: 5 automated settings available to manage network connectivity and avoid dropouts (includes configurable min and max buffer settings).
Configurable Forward Error Correction (FEC)
Highly advanced error concealment strategies
Real-time IP connection packet statistics
Real-time IP link quality displayed.
Support for Line Hunt dialing/answering and caller IDs using Tieline IP
Operational Features:
Full hardware front panel interface including navigation, LCD display, PPM meters and dialing key pad
User-friendly HTML5 Toolbox Web-GUI enables codec configuration and control remotely over WANs
AES67 Web-GUI for configuration of AES67 and ST 2110-30 audio streams over an AES67 LAN; supports 2 AES67 streams
Toolbox Scheduler supports loading/unloading, connecting and disconnecting programs
Use the Cloud Codec Controller to configure and manage your entire codec network remotely
The TieLink Traversal Server makes dialing easy with centralized contact list management and self discovery of codecs within customized call groups*
Auto switching, dual internal AC power supplies
IPv4 and IPv6 compatible and ready
Asymmetric algorithmic encode/decode
Integrated alarm management including automatic silence detection
Low latency in-band RS-232 aux data channel
Configurable software rules engine via web-GUI for Control Port (8 GPIOs), plus WheatNet-IP LIO* compatibility.
Upgrade firmware from SD card or USB sticks*
Backup and restore configuration via USB sticks
Automated firmware upgrade notifications via Web-GUI
Support for multiple languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French*
Backward compatible with all Tieline IP codecs
Security Features:
User name and password protection of codec and Toolbox HTML5 Web-GUI
Support for SSL Security Certificate installation
SIP allow lists and deny lists allow filtering of SIP URIs and User Agents.
Configuration of non-standard ports
Firewall settings to enable or disable a range of firewall-related network services, or limit ping to only work in a local subnet
Implementation of CSRF protection (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Cloud Codec Controller supports admin and user level access to codecs with password protection