SS20
High-capacity expandable SSD storage unit.
Pairs with REC-1026 and REG-1024 recorders, supporting 20 hot-swappable SSDs with open metadata standards for shared storage and fast cross-system media exchange in OB vans and studios.
Overview
SS20 is a high-performance expandable storage rack designed to complement Sobey's multi-channel recording and playback devices. It holds up to 20 pluggable SSDs with multiple capacity options, working collaboratively with REC-1026 and REG-1024 recording cards for shared real-time recording and playback. Adopting open standardized media metadata, its removable SSDs enable plug-and-play cross-device material transfer, eliminating cumbersome file import/export workflows. Equipped with 25G high-speed media ports, multi-version USB and Ethernet management, it delivers centralized file management via a BS web interface for broadcast live production environments.
Challenge
In multi-channel recording and playback, material moves through shared storage or removable media — and every import and export step slows the exchange down while adding another chance to move the wrong file.
Import and export overhead
Material files shuttled through shared storage or removable media make file exchange slow and operational errors more likely.
Separate record and play islands
When the recording and playback systems each own their storage, every handover between them is another copy.
Unrecognised media
A disk moved between devices is useless if the receiving system cannot identify the programs on it.
Capacity headroom
High-density recording fills local storage fast; the recorders need somewhere to grow into.
Solution
SS20 turns storage into the handover itself.
Key Features
- Mass expandable storage — Up to 20 hot-swappable SSDs with optional 960 GB / 1.92 TB / 3.84 TB / 7.68 TB single-drive capacity.
- Cross-device compatibility — Seamlessly matches the REC-1026 and REG-1024 multi-channel recorders and the MSV555 recording-and-playback server.
- Open media metadata standard — Built-in unified file and tag metadata for automatic recognition of SSD media across all compatible devices.
- Dual working modes — Shared storage for simultaneous recording and playback; removable SSDs for offline fast media exchange between production systems.
- Rich high-speed interfaces — Dual 25G QSFP28 media ports, multiple USB 3.0/2.0 ports and RJ45 management Ethernet.
- Centralized management — BS web control platform for unified file administration; USB ports support direct material import and export.
- Broadcast-grade hardware — Redundant power supply and a stable operating temperature range for OB van and studio deployment.
Scenarios
- Shared storage for multi-channel live recording — Works with REC-1026/REG-1024 recorders and the MSV555 server to store live footage directly, enabling instant playback from the storage unit without extra file migration.
- Fast offline media exchange — Hot-plug SSDs carry recorded clips between on-site recording equipment and studio post-production or replay servers, with auto-recognition of media metadata to simplify program editing and broadcast.
- Storage capacity expansion — For OB vans, TV studios and large live event production systems.
Result
The exchange step disappears: recorders and playback servers write and read the same unit, and when systems stand alone, the disk itself is the delivery — pulled out, plugged in, recognised.
Hot-swappable SSDs per storage unit.
Maximum capacity per SSD, selectable down to 960 GB.
QSFP28 media data interfaces.
Devices sharing one unit — REC-1026, REG-1024
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