Snell has launched a router with 96 ports that can be configured as an input or output.

Vega (pictured), which was launched at IBC, was described by Snell as “the most flexible asymmetric routing solution within a space-saving 96-port router”.

The asymmetric I/O port designation of the platform means users can configure the router with one input and 95 outputs, 95 inputs and one output, or any combination in between.

“Video routing switches are used in virtually all broadcast media installations, and very few of these installations require exactly the same number of router inputs and outputs,” said Snell product manager Kim Francis.

“Traditionally, broadcast and media companies have obtained the additional inputs or outputs they require by purchasing a larger router. This model is wasteful in terms of unused ports, added cost, and the greater amount of space required.

“Vega eliminates this waste by allowing users to configure any unused inputs as additional outputs, or vice versa, as the application demands.”

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