• Grass Valley puts significantly more of the broadcast chain into ICE LE than competing systems
• Reduces your CAPEX for new projects
• Eliminates broadcast chain integration headaches
• Condenses your entire transmission chain into 1 rack unit
• Scales to any size of system
• Mix and match ICE and ICE LE in your system to get the most appropriate functionality where you need it
• Uses proven automation technology from the world’s premier automation provider
• Reduces your carbon footprint
• Delivers IT efficiency without losing broadcast resilience
• ICE LE systems have resilience at the core of every design, capable of achieving up-times in excess of 99.999%
• Grass Valley systems evolve with our customers’ needs ensuring a long life and maximum ROI
• ICE LE is built around inherent flexibility – Flexicore ensures you can use the internal devices the way you want, and can easily reconfigure as requirements change
• Grass Valley ensures all its functions conform to the relevant SMPTE and EBU standards
• 1 to 4 HD channels from a single ICE unit
• Minimizes the need to transcode ICE LE supports a multitude of codec and wrapper formats
• Playout multiple file formats back to back
• Validate all content on arrival and quarantine any invalid material to prevent on air problems
• Full master control functionality
• Make playlist changes 2 seconds before air with confidence
• Multiple DSKs and DVEs
• RSS/XML Text Crawls
• Still and animated logos
• Audio overs pre-recorded from internal file players
• Closed captions and subtitles in multiple formats and languages
• Up- and down-scaling of closed captions and subtitles
• Automatic HD upscaling and SD downscaling that respect source AFDs
• ARCing and AFD insertion
• V-Chip and XDS insertion
• Fixed latency from input to output
• Mix transitions between any sources, including live inputs
• Ancillary data — preserve, pass through, insert, and up/down scale
• Local storage of 2 TB

Format	CODEC	Bit Rate Mb/s	Audio Channels	Supported Wrappers	Ancillary Data
DV25	DV25	25	2, 4, 8, 16	AVI, MOV, MXF, GXF, LXF	MOV, MXF, GXF
DVCPRO 25	DVCPRO 25	25	8, 16	AVI, MOV, MXF, LXF	MOV, MXF
DVCPRO 50	DVCPRO 50	50	8, 16	AVI, MOV, MXF, LXF	MOV, MXF
DVCPRO HD	DVCPRO 100	100	8, 16	AVI, MOV, MXF, LXF	MOV, MXF
IMX	D10	Range	4, 8	AVI, MXF, LXF	MXF
XDCAM HD 4:2:0/4:2:2	XDCAM	50	4, 8	MXF, LXF	MXF
XDCAM EX 35	XDCAM	35	4, 8	MXF, LXF	MXF
MPEG-2 4:2:0/4:2:2 (SD/HD)	MPEG-2	Range	2, 4, 8, 16	AVI, MPG, MXF, GXF, MOV	MOV, MXF, GXF
SD MPEG with alpha	MPEG-2	40	0	AVI, LXF	x
HD MPEG with alpha	MPEG-2	60	0	AVI, LXF	x
AS-11	AVC-Intra100	114	1 - 16	MXF	MXF
WMV	WMV9, 10, 11	Range	2	WMV	x
H.264	MPEG-4	Range	2, 4, 8, 16	MP4	MP4

General Specifications
Delay
ICE LE has a fixed delay from input to output of 4 frames.

Genlock
Horizontal delay in microseconds or genlock vertical delay in lines can be introduced with reference to the analog blackburst reference input

Bypass
Units provided with either 2 or 4 inputs may be configured with a watchdog function so that if the unit is powered off the inputs will be connected directly to the output

Operating System
Windows Server 2008 R2

Dimensions

• Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
• Width: 483 mm (19 in.)
• Depth: 700 mm (29 in.)
• Gross weight: 23.6 kg (52 lbs.)

Power Supply
100-240V, 50-60 Hz, 1200W peak power load
Dual redundant PSUs

Engineering Tools
ICE LE comes complete with essential engineering logging, diagnostic and configuration utilities

Logging
All system activities are logged to a local or network drive

Subtitles
A subtitle viewing utility is included to allow review of any files that do not perform as expected

Bars and Tone Source
Insert 1 kHz tone to individual audio channels to check installation and correct functioning of audio shuffling features, for example

ARC & AFDs
ICE LE allows AFDs to pass through, or for the system to insert specific scheduled AFD codes from the playlist. Individual decoders may also have default AFDs set

ICE LE reacts to an AFD by comparing the value and the destination frame size and ARCing appropriately. One possibility this offers is allowing HD and SD simulcasting of the same channel with correct aspect ratio on both outputs

AFDs can be read from both files and live incoming sources

Grass Valley has also helped customers who needed custom non-SMPTE codes. These are now available to be scheduled in exactly the same way as standard codes

Read

• AFD values are used to correctly ARC the video on output
• For PAL systems ICE can be configured to prefer WSS or RP186
• ICE can read Ancillary Data Packets that conform to SMPTE ST 291
• ICE can read VANC data from SMPTE ST 436 compliant MXF files

Record
By selecting the relevant codec and wrapper, all ancillary data can be encoded as a SMPTE ST 436 compliant MXF track

Play
AFD metadata contained in valid files will be read and regenerated as VANC data in the SDI output

AFD Support

59 Hz Systems	SD/HD	Location	Standard
Video Index / ARD	SD	Line 11	SMPTE RP 186
AFD	HD	VANC	SMPTE ST 2016

50 Hz Systems	SD/HD	Location	Standard
Wide Screen Signaling	SD	Line 23	WSS
Video Index / ARD	SD	Line 11	SMPTE RP 186
AFD	HD	VANC	SMPTE ST 2016

These signals can be from external live sources or internal decoders. The data can be passed through or inserted by the system.

ICE LE Local Storage
Local storage is used to store all the content required for playout on ICE LE. Grass Valley’s media management tools ensure that material required for playout is transferred in time required order

ICE LE supports integration to NAS devices that support passive FTP. When integrated to Grass Valley Media Management system, files are automatically transferred as requested by the playlist

Local Storage

• Each ICE LE unit provides 2.4 TB of usable local storage, after the RAID-10 redundancy is accounted for
• RAID-10 (sometimes referred to as RAID 1+0) provides better throughput and latency than other RAID configurations and is the most suitable configuration for situations requiring high disk performance
• Data will automatically be rebuilt if a drive is replaced. A drive may be removed from any array without affecting playout performance
• ICE LE is supplied with 6x 900 GB SAS disks
• ICE LE supports 20 MB/s of FTP transfer bandwidth. To transfer a 1 hour, 50 Mb/s file takes approximately 30 minutes
• Grass Valley’s Media Management tools will automatically transfer content from other video servers and archives and automatically manage the free space levels on the disks

ICE SAN (Storage Area Network)
SAN Storage

• Grass Valley is proud to partner with Quantum to offer a SAN solution for ICE. SANs (as opposed to a Nearline NAS) offer the advantage of providing a single large, shared storage system
• Multiple ICEs can record and playback the same files simultaneously
• Please refer to Grass Valley’s separate data sheet for more information on our ICE SAN

Ancillary Data Timecode

• ICE LE supports a wide range of timecode types
• Video files can often be delivered with more than 1 type of timecode track that may not match
• ICE LE has 6 timecode reading options to ensure the system performs as you want it to
• Timecode is a complex area that Grass Valley can provide support to customers on if required
• Grass Valley also provides a free file validation service to customers to ensure that the functionality you require can be provided. Please contact Grass Valley to discuss your precise requirements

For information about encoding timecode please refer to the Video Recording Formats section earlier in the document

Grass Valley recommends:
If you wish to insert closed captions SCC files or subtitle STL files, you should ensure your video files contain valid timecode tracks. Grass Valley’s Validation Team will confirm that your files are suitable before starting a project

Playback 59 Hz & 50 Hz

Name	SD/HD	Source	Standard	Detail
VITC	SD	External input	SMPTE ST 12-1	Pass-through: Embedded live signal
ATC (Ancillary Timecode)	HD	External input	SMPTE ST 12-2 (SMPTE RP 188)	Pass-through: Embedded live signal
VITC (D-VITC)	SD	ICE	SMPTE ST 266	Insert: An arbitrary timecode value on specified lines of the output
ATC (Ancillary Timecode)	HD	ICE	SMPTE ST 12-2 (SMPTE RP 188)	Insert: An arbitrary LTC or VITC timecode value in HANC space of the output
Track from File	SD	Video File	SMPTE ST 436 to SMPTE ST 266	Regenerate: A file’s MXF or MOV timecode track is embedded in configurable VITC lines of the output
Track from File	HD	Video File	SMPTE ST 436 to SMPTE ST 12-2 (SMPTE RP 188)	Regenerate: A file’s MXF or MOV timecode track is embedded in output HANC data space
User Bits	SD/HD	ICE	SMPTE ST 12-2 (SMPTE RP 188) / SMPTE ST 266	Insert: Specify User Bit values to insert on output

Ancillary Data Extended
ICE LE provides more in-depth ancillary data support than any other Channel-in-a-Box
Please contact Grass Valley for any ancillary data requirements not covered in this data sheet for information about encoding ancillary data please refer to the Video Recording Formats section earlier in the document

Grass Valley recommends:
If you wish to insert closed captions SCC files or subtitle STL files, you should ensure your video files contain valid timecode tracks. Grass Valley’s Validation Team will confirm that your files are suitable before starting a project.

Name	Source	Standard	Detail
Generic VANC Inserter	ICE	SMPTE ST 291	Insert: VANC payloads in DID and SDID packets on specified lines of the SDI output
XDS	ICE	CEA-608-E	Insert: Programme Name, Rating, Call Letters, Network Name. Pass through, or insert XDS packets, across single or multiple events.
V-Chip	ICE	CEA-608-E	Insert: Ratings data in MPA, USA, Canadian E and Canadian F formats.
SCTE 104	ICE	SMPTE ST 2010-2008	Insert: A wide range of information can be inserted and decoded by remote systems.
Cue Tones	ICE	DTMF, or other audio trigger types	Insert: Audio tones inserted on specified audio channels with configurable durations and mutes.

Video Breakout Cable
Each video input and output may used in different ways to ensure ICE is as flexible as you need it to be

Inputs may be used for live video, sources to be recorded, or for key and fill from external graphics devices

Outputs may be configured in many different ways, including program outputs, preview outputs, clean feed outputs, simulcast HD/SD outputs, or to show any other source, such as graphics or text

Timecode
Timecode is provided into the system either over the network from a central source or directly into each ICE on the BNC input shown

SNMP
ICE can be monitored from a suitable monitoring solution using SNMP. Grass Valley’s RollCall solution can go beyond this by also offering functions such as schedule aware exception monitoring to provide context aware alarms to your playout operators