TSL develops X-Connect IP routing control system

To deliver simplified and cost-effective IP media control, TSL launches X-Connect, an IP routing software and hardware solution that includes a control layer, a user interface and also a control processor.

At IBC 2022 TSL showcased

This easy-to-use software can be incorporated into any existing infrastructure as it uses NMOS and is vendor independent, making it compatible with virtually all media devices.

X-Connect joins TSL's virtual control processor, the GTP-V1, which creates a virtual router and allows you to connect it to a control layer, such as TallyMan from TSL. It can then be managed by the user via TSL's famous virtual panels or a range of hardware control panels, for a simplified and easy-to-use solution for IP media routing.

From an operator and engineering perspective, X-Connect resembles the most common baseband router workflow, but instead uses IP technology. This is a great advantage for those who are not yet fully trained in the use of IP routing or who are in the early stages of deploying an all-IP workflow.

Tom Pollard, director of control solutions at TSL, notes that "as the transition to IP accelerates, it is important that customers at all levels, including small and large broadcasters, have the options to choose open and cost-effective solutions that allow them to take advantage of the benefits of IP and COTS equipment without having to commit to the costs associated with a complete infrastructure overhaul. X-Connect also allows a broadcaster to scale the system, when ready, providing a quality solution for now and the future."

With the ability to add X-Connect to your pre-existing hardware media devices, it is supplier agnostic, NMOS and cost-effective. Customers, both in broadcast and beyond, including a multitude of AV applications such as corporate, HoW and sports environments, can benefit from improved communication and faster content distribution across their infrastructure.