Sage Alerting Systems will demonstrate virtualized Emergency Alert System alerting at the Orban Labs booth at the NAB Show.
The company is working with Orban and DNAV to conduct the demo, which is intended to show real-world applications for virtualized EAS.
It will feature a transmission chain with a pair of Optimod 5950 HD processors, with analog FM plus HD-1, HD-2, HD-3 and HD-4 feeding an exporter/exporter and exciter into a dummy load.
“The demonstration emphasizes a minimal hardware approach to EAS alerting,” the companies said in a press release.
“The Sage technology uses next-generation EAS software, hosted on an industrial PC the size of a deck of cards. Using only power and LAN connections, Orban and Sage will demonstrate the flow of normal audio plus EAS alerts.”
Sage will use AES-67 for audio output and AAC-LC streams for live EAS audio input, with direct control of an SAS transmission router managed via the Sage software. Live EAS “alerts” will be generated from the SAS booth.
Orban Labs VP of Sales noted in the announcement that such technology is not yet approved for deployment, but “it’s well on its way.”
He said customers have been asking for this type of technology, with an easy way to integrate EAS alerts into the audio chain without extra hardware and wiring.
NAB Show Booth: C1459
