With the complication that COVID safety brings to Olympics planning and deployment, RTS comes through with products like VLink, RVON and Trunking, giving us the freedom and comfort to work outside of that box.
RTS is the most-trusted name in intercom for the world’s largest TV networks, an essential element of successfully broadcasting the biggest events on the planet, including the Olympics, FIFA World Cup and many other international sports tournaments.
Redundancy and reliability are perhaps the most important factors when it comes to broadcast intercom. Glitch-free comms that connect team members in different locations, and often in different countries, systems that remain stable and online in the most challenging environments and working conditions.
As the only brand to offer intelligent trunking and the robust RVON codec, RTS is the go-to for ensuring that behind the scenes people are communicating clearly so the job gets done, from OB vans and remote productions, to local stations and major networks.
IP solutions & standards in modern broadcast environments
#theRTSdifference
CHANNEL-BY-CHANNEL SELECTABILITYUsers can choose if a channel speaks SMPTE ST 2110, OMNEO, Dante, etc. This provides the greatest degree of flexibility in configuring protocols across the system.
BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITYUsers can add SMPTE ST 2110 capability with a simple upgrade to existing equipment. Backwards compatibility helps extend the life of the user's investment and is a core value of RTS.
SIMPLIFIED NATIVE IMPLEMENTATIONDante Domain Manager no longer required*
*Some limitations apply. Contact RTS for more information
Our implementation of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards helps professionals communicate and share content between different kinds of devices more easily and efficiently than ever before.
In this example, a mixing console is added to the IP-based production comms workflow, adding to its utility value and ROI, while the simple integration of a camera control unit allows video signal management to be brought into the same workflow.
Providing the ultimate in intercom system scalability across multiple locations, RTS Intelligent Trunking uses proprietary protocols and algorithms and support for trunking is tightly integrated into our RTS matrices. RTS Intelligent Trunking supports up to 255 trunked systems with 10,000 trunks and greater than 200,000 ports. It supports trunked systems tied to other trunked systems and supports geographically diverse trunk masters for the ultimate in reliability. It works with ADAM, ADAM-M, and ODIN matrices and supports trunks via analog, MADI, RVON (VoIP) and OMNEO (Dante). Matrices can be controlled over serial as well as Ethernet connections.
In this example, a mixing console is added to the IP-based production comms workflow, adding to its utility value and ROI, while the simple integration of multiple camera control units allows video signal management to be brought into the same workflow
Today, our latest generation of advanced digital audio matrix and keypanel products is based upon the uniquely powerful and flexible OMNEO IP technology for media transmission and system control. The OMNEO media networking architecture has full support for Dante+OCA, SMPTE ST 2110, AES67,AES70, as well as the broadly available Dante™ from Audinate. This easy to use approach provides users with the interoperability to interface with other devices throughout their network. That's #theRTSdifference
The OMNEO media networking architecture has full support for SMPTE ST 2110, AES67, as well as the broadly available Dante™ from Audinate with channel-by-channel selectability.
OMNEO is an evolutionary solution for connecting devices over IP to exchange information including control and audio content for use in applications such as pro audio, public address, intercom, and conferencing.
RVON (RTS Voice Over Network) is a way of getting audio across long distances over the Internet, without the need for dedicated infrastructure.
RVON is a solution for establishing communications over long distance and across different subnets. One of four user-selectable voice encoders– codecs – is used to compress digital audio to a low bitrate suitable for transmission over internet. The high compression audio codec is intended for long-distance satellite transmissions, whereas the low compression codec is commonly used when higher bandwidth is available. With RVON, a matrix can communicate with another RVON-enabled matrix or keypanel anywhere in the world.
Your private matrix communications cloud and interoperability solution is ideal for interfacing communications systems from disparate locations.
Your private matrix communications cloud and interoperability solution can be provisioned in minutes and is ideal for interfacing communications systems from disparate locations. The possibilities are limitless.
VLink truly ignites the imagination with all the potential of new age communications, coexisting with traditional matrix intercom frames, supplementing traditional hardware intercom panels, and operating locally or thru internet-based cloud services.
Trunking allows networked matrices to be tied together seamlessly. The TM-10K Gen 2 trunkmaster supports configurations from 2 to 255 intercom systems with 10,000 assignable trunk lines.
Trunking allows networked matrices to be tied together seamlessly. A central node, the Trunkmaster, finds the best possible path for each audio connection, from the originating matrix to its destination, and possibly traversing another matrix on the way. This increases the network availability and allows for more efficient use of transmission resources. The largest trunked network in the world – a major US broadcaster – has been using RTS Trunking for two decades. A trunked network can be expanded virtually without limits: Trunking can grow up to 225,000 ports and is supported by all RTS matrices.
"People kept commenting on how crystal clear the comm system was and how well it worked." -Jim Barton, ME Pro Video
Advanced Digital Audio Matrix
"RTS ADAM is a proven, extremely reliable system that allows us to scale up to whatever is necessary, from a five-camera basketball game to a major production like Thursday Night Football”
Paul Bonar, Game Creek Video
Using a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) technique, ADAMgrows linearly as users are added; the system comes standard with newly redesigned, redundant high-current power supplies. The Ethernet master controller, MCII-E,allows for automatic change over in the event of failure.With the added convenience of Ethernet connectivity between the ADAM intercom and a PC running AZedit matrix control software, it can support 32 simultaneous AZedit sessions via Ethernet and three sessions via serial.
Trunkmaster
"It basically allows you to create one big intercom from two distinct intercom systems, adapting it as the installation progressed. It’s also transparent to the users, which is a big benefit for the client."
Michael Joyce, BVS
OMNEO intercom keypanels
KP-Series keypanels deliver superior digital audio using the Bosch-developed OMNEO which includes Audinate'sDante audio over IP technology, via either copper or fiber. The KP-Series provides high-quality audio, free of noise,delay and other artifacts present in older technologies. The family includes a rich set of connectors as standard,including GPIO and RC. As with other RTS products, emphasis has been placed on backward compatibility withprevious generations of matrices including analog technology.
Cellular DECT-based wireless intercom system
"ROAMEO is the perfect upgrade for us,” he says. “It addresses our present needs without changing our RTS matrix, and it opens up new capabilities in terms of workflow and we’re ready for future expansion."
Brett Kotheimer, TMZ
The new ROAMEO wireless intercom system from RTS is a professional, easy-to-use and future-proof solutionbased on the license-free DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) standard. ROAMEO provideshigh-quality audio and a large number of simultaneous users across wide areas over a seamlessly integrated digitalwireless beltpack and associated access points. ROAMEO can solve a series of communication challenges byoperating like a wireless keypanel in the field which is easy to use and easy to expand. Additionally, wirelessbeltpacks can be directly addressed as part of a wired RTS matrix intercom system.
KP Series Professional Intercom Keypanels for Studios
Intercom systems consist of a central audio router, the matrix, plus user devices connected to the matrix, such as keypanel control interfaces. In this article, we will be focusing on the matrix itself, in particular how current and future needs translate into requirements on the products themselves.
Whether you are highly experienced with digital audio networking or just making the change-over from analog, this guide attempts to explain the basic technological principles behind any OMNEO network and address usability and implementations.
VLink is a fully interconnected software intercom solution for RTS Digital Matrix systems.
RVON (RTS Voice Over Network) is a solution for establishing intercom audio over long distance.
RTS and our certified partners are ready to help support you through planning, purchase, and setup. Services available through our network of highly-qualified associates and partners may include: