swXtch.io will introduce SRT* Gateway at IBC, achieving very high SRT stream density and quality, and low latency, while speeding up and simplifying configuration of SRT workflows.
swXtch.io expands its support for SRT workflows with a new specialised gateway, mainly serving live event production. SRTx Gateway uses inherent characteristics of the SRT transport protocol to protect content moving across public internet and 5G connections, and takes advantage of swXtch.io’s networking expertise to achieve a very high stream density compared to other SRT gateways available on the market.
Designed to run in most cloud environments, the SRT* Gateway software ingests SRT, unicast or multicast feeds and delivers them reliably as SRT to selected receivers within the cloud. Scaling is also straightforward – swXtch.io users have the option to deploy as many SRTxGateway instances as are required, either on-premises or in the cloud. Users are only billed a standard rate per hour for each stream that enters or exits the gateway. SRTxGateway will be introduced at IBC.
To achieve the high density, swXtch.io has applied its multicast approach to SRT transport to enable hundreds of broadcast-quality compressed video workflows, such as H.264 or HEVC, through a single cloudSwXtch network. Comparatively, the same volume of high-bandwidth workflows would typically require multiple separate SRT gateways to achieve throughput at the same quality and low latency. Producers can sustantially reduce networking infrastructure for large-scale productions like live sports, as well as virtual production workflows as they emerge.
swXtch.io’s new SRTx Gateway will also support JPEG-XS, ST 2117-1 (VC-6) and uncompressed ST 2110 workflows – a valuable step forward for remote production, distribution and monitoring operations where costs and predictable delivery need to be carefully controlled.
“SRT is the de facto standard for mobile content producers and other REMI operations due its transport reliability and ease of use,” said Brent Yates, CEO, swXtch.io. “We are extending the possibilities of SRT’s video and audio agnostic capabilities by usingour proven technology to carry an array of formats, codecs and resolutions into and through the cloud in numbers that haven’t been reached until now.
“We have evolved SRT’s point-to-point connectivity to a switched protocol. In other words, its operation is not only reliable and efficient, but works as a simple drop-in replacement for multiple separate SRT gateways.”
At IBC, swXtch.io will demonstrate how its cloudSwXtch network switches simplify SRT stream configuration and give SRT stream visibility through its wXcked Eye user interface. As well as multicast, cloudSwXtch adds connectivity types, monitoring features and performance levels that are not usually available in the cloud.
Adding to that, wXcked Eye displays a network map that populates all stream views and channel views, with flexible parameters for how each user configures and looks at their broadcast networks. For example, for a user sending SRT workflows from cameras, satellite, encoding and other sources into and through cloudSwXtch, wXcked Eye has controls to configure and manage the range of protocols and conversions required for reliable, scalable throughput.
The swXtch.io will demonstrate its new SRTx Gateway and other on-prem and cloud innovations from the cloudSwXtch family at the Bridge Technologies and Microsoft stands at IBC2025, 12-15 September in Amsterdam. www.swxtch.io
