Product Overview

GC-1806 is a world’s first highly integrated professional headend with multi-channel receiver, digital video and audio decoder in 1RU chassis.

It supports a wide range of input and output options, coming from DVB-S/S2 satellite, Ethernet network and local DVB-ASI interface, allowing it handle any program sources, decoding output via SMPTE compliant SD-SDI interfaces.

The GC-1806 supports Web browser and SNMP management for local and remote management and control. It can significantly reduce management time and operating expense (OPEX) of operators.


Features and Benefits

Lower CAPEX, Highly Cost-effective

- High density: 1RU, up to 4 channels of SD digital video and audio decoding output;
- Versatile functions: supports DVB-S/S2 RF reception & demodulation, Ethernet network and DVB- ASI TS input, SD-SDI video output with embedded digital audio;
- Multiple video decoding formats as standard configuration, no additional charge for software license, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC;
- Multiple audio decoding formats: MPEG-1 Layer II and MPEG-2.

Lower OPEX, Improved User Operation Efficiency

- Convenient management and maintenance, supports Web browser and SNMP based management, for local and remote management and maintenances;
- Supports remote software upgrades;
- Front panel control and alphanumeric LCD display;
- Supports export and import configuration file of equipment parameters;
- High reliability and stability: Benefit from its highly reliable hardware and software design; adopts GOSPELL’s third generation motherboard + built-in discrete function module design, for fast replacement of failure function module; multiple protective mechanisms are included, such as power failure memory recovery, over-voltage, over-load, short-circuit protection.

Technical Specifications