Digigram SA has announced the release of IQOYA *SERV/LINK IP audio codec in a new 1-RU design that supports up to 64 MADI channels of radio programs, intercom, and commentary channels for radio and television broadcast applications. The 1-RU IQOYA *SERV/LINK IP audio codec is ideal for the transport of multiple audio programs (mono, stereo, multichannel) over IP networks from studio to studio (SSL); to transmitter links (STL); to DVB operators via MPEG-TS/IP support; and to Web radio streaming servers through SHOUTcast/Icecast support. The codec allows an audio program to be transmitted to several destinations simultaneously through several transport protocols and encapsulation (raw RTP, HTTP, MPEG-TS/IP, SPTS or MPTS over RTP or UDP). The system's high channel density accommodates up to 16 stereo AES/EBU channels, eight stereo analog channels, or 32 stereo MADI channels. The solution also supports RAVENNA/AES67 and Livewire LAN audio connectivity and multiple audio codecs (PCM, MPEG L2
and L3, AAC, apt-X). Digigram's 4-RU model of the system makes even more channels available. The IQOYA *SERV/LINK codec is highly scalable and can be upgraded to support additional audio I/Os (per packet of eight mono channels) and auxiliary data ports (RS232, GPIOs).