Target Configuration

the following procedure describes how to configure three inputs as a hitless failover group in zixi broadcaster the configuration in zixi feeder and receiver is similar the procedure does not cover instructions on how to configure the zixi feeder inputs and outputs to configure a failover group in zixi broadcaster on the input screen of zixi broadcaster, select the checkboxes of the relevant identical input streams at the top of the inputs list, click the marked drop down menu the create a failover group window opens in the stream id field, type a new name for failover group this name will appear in the list of inputs in the max outputs field, type the number of desired concurrent outputs that can use the failover group default unlimited in the search window field, type the timeframe in which the system can search for the relevant packets in a matching stream if there is a latency difference between the streams in the group, the search window value should be higher than the latency difference between the streams in the max bitrate field, specify the maximum bitrate of the stream default 8000 this is used for internal memory allocation and will not affect the transmitted bitrate recommended double the bitrate of the highest bitrate stream in the max latency field, specify the buffer size that zixi broadcaster will keep for error correction for example, 6000 milliseconds would ensure that the stream is protected for six seconds of errors in the network default 6000 under candidates , if you want to configure one or more of the streams as back up, select the checkbox next to the relevant stream backup streams will be used only when all the "primary" streams are down configure additional parameters as required click ok the hitless failover group is added to the list of inputs, listing the sub streams that are part of the group the system will automatically detect the offset between the sub streams and display it in milliseconds under offset (ms)