8 channels of 3G SDI video plus Ethernet over one fiber core
Mux Two Plus 3G and its twin brother Demux Two Plus 3G, as a pair, allow you to transport eight independent channels of 3G SDI video plus full duplex 1 Gb Ethernet over just one fiber optic channel.

Is your infrastructure such that you only have access to one single mode (simplex) fiber optic connection? Mux Two Plus and Demux Two Plus can help you to get this all done, plain and simple.

Or else, do you want to roll out a minimum number of cables in live event environments? Just use Mux Two Plus and Demux Two Plus, multiplex up to eight channels of video plus Ethernet, and get all data from A to B using only one strand of fiber!

No hidden processing involved! All 3G video signals preserve full data integrity! What goes in comes out, unchanged.

And the Ethernet connection simply behaves like a Cat5 cable connecting your hubs!

Features

Transport over long distance
The mux/demux pair can transport video over distances of up to 40 km/24 mi for 3G SDI. The mux is typically placed at the camera side, and the demux at the control room side.

8 independent video channels with loop-through and dual output
The set supports 8 independent SDI video channels. The SDI inputs have a reclocked loop-through. The SDI outputs are dual. Hence, monitoring on both sides (input and output) is possible. The SDI input is typically connected to the camera’s SDI output. The SDI output is generally connected to the SDI input of a monitor or switcher.

8 independent bidirectional Ethernet channels
Both the Mux and Demux units contain one full-duplex 1Gb Ethernet port. The 1Gb Ethernet port is typically used to transport camera control data between the camera and the camera controller or switcher. Connect the cameras’ Ethernet ports to a hub, then connect the hub to the Mux’s Ethernet port. On the other side, connect the Demux’s Ethernet port to the camera controller/switcher’s Ethernet port, or connect to a hub if more data controller devices are needed, for instance, a camera controller and a laptop.

Transport over one fiber optic core
All information for up to 8 SDI video channels and their corresponding control data, back and forth, runs over a single fiber optic core. This means a simplex fiber-optic cable is sufficient to bridge the distance between mux and demux, saving on fiber-optic cable costs. Alternatively, if you have a fiber optic cable with 2 cores, you have 1 core (or channel) left for other fiber optic transport. You might, for example, use the free fiber optic core to connect to a second, similar Mux/Demux pair to add redundancy to your setup.

No compression
There is no signal processing involved, so there is no compression; full data integrity is guaranteed.

Unidirectional video by default
The standard model is unidirectional, meaning that 8 SDI signals go from mux to demux; it’s denoted as 8i/o, where ‘i’ stands for input and ‘o’ stands for output.

Upgrade (UPG) port to add more channels
Start with the channels you need today and scale up as demand grows. The UPG Port lets you add more channels without replacing your existing hardware. Simply connect the UPG port of your existing Mux/Demux pair to the COM port of a secondary 4-channel or 8-channel Mux/Demux pair, supporting up to 16 SDI video channels plus full-duplex 1Gb Ethernet. When connected, the cascaded systems will still carry all information over a single fiber-optic core. Cascaded systems can be easily split into two independent Mux/Demux systems and then recascaded as needed, making them ideal for environments requiring staged or modular network builds.

specifications

mux two 3G plus
• 8 channel SDI input to 1 channel fiber optic output multiplexer, plus 1Gb Ethernet fiber extender
• 1RU all aluminum enclosure design
• eight 3G (2.97Gb) SDI input channels (1), each with SDI loopthrough (2), 75 Ohm BNC connectivity
• complies with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 344M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M
• accepts all SD and HD standards up to 1080p60
• 9/125 single mode fiber optic technology
• one LC single mode (UPC) fiber optic channel (COM) for all SDI signals and ethernet (3)
• one LC single mode (UPC) fiber optic upgrade channel (UPG) (3)
• Ethernet protocol: IEEE802.3U IEEE802.3z 1000Base-TxFx
• UTP RJ-45 connector for Ethernet, full duplex or half duplex (10)
• black front panel with 2 mm warm white LED indicators
• one LED indicator for power (5)
• LED indicators for channel module activity (6), input activity (7), TP/LNK (8) and 1Gb (9)
• power consumption < 40W
• robust thin film CWDM multiplexing technology
• maximum distance between Mux and Demux unit → 40 km
• 110–240 VAC input with PowerCon connector (11)
• dimensions: 482 (W) × 155 (D) × 43 (H) mm
• weight: 1800 grams
• comes with manual and local power cord

demux two plus 3G
• 1 channel fiber optic input to 8 channel SDI output demultiplexer, plus 1Gb Ethernet fiber extender
• 1RU all aluminum enclosure design
• eight 3G (2.97Gb) SDI channels with dual output, 75 Ohm BNC connectivity (1)
• complies with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 344M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M
• accepts all SD and HD standards up to 1080p60
• 9/125 single mode fiber optic technology
• one LC single mode (UPC) fiber optic input channel for all SDI signals and ethernet (2)
• one LC single mode (UPC) fiber optic upgrade channel (UPG) (3)
• Ethernet protocol: IEEE802.3U IEEE802.3z 1000Base-TxFx
• UTP RJ-45 connector for Ethernet, full duplex or half duplex (9)
• black front panel with 2 mm warm white LED indicators
• one LED indicator for power (5)
• LED indicators for channel module activity (5), input activity (6), TP/LNK (7) and 1Gb (8)
• power consumption < 40W
• robust thin film CWDM multiplexing technology
• maximum distance between Mux and Demux unit → 40 km
• 110–240 VAC input with PowerCon connector (10)
• dimensions: 482 (W) × 155 (D) × 43 (H) mm
• weight: 1780 grams
• comes with manual and local power cord