The BC160 is a 19” 1RU chassis for Bluebell BC Series cards. Any of the standard cards can be fitted and mixed within each frame. The BC160 can hold up to 6 single slot cards. Redundant power supplies are supplied as standard.
Some BC Series processing cards have dual functionality allowing up to 12 channels of video to be transmitted or received from a single 1RU frame, while retaining loop through inputs and dual outputs per channel.
Signal and card monitoring is achieved through SNMP monitoring in the BM101 network card.
Alternatively GP-Output alarms can be triggered via the BM100 module.

The BC160P is the same physical footprint but without any signal monitoring or power supplies, it is specifically intended to house passive optical modules including splitters, WDM and CWDM devices.

Key Features Compact Design High Packing Density Low Power Consumption Dual Power Supplies Alarms via GPI or SNMP Use BC160P with active frames for ultra compact optical multiplexing and distribution

The BM100 network card allows for external alarms to be triggered via GPO relays on a SCSI connector.
The card is fitted to the front of the BC160 frame.
Any signal or power supply failure within the frame triggers an alarm.

GPO Alarms

The BM101 network card monitors the status of signals and power supplies within
the frame.
The Ethernet port allows a third party SNMP management system to receive signal and power supply failure alarms.
The card is fitted to the front of the BC160 frame.

Network Monitoring