Concept

The Central Router NEXUS STAR

In large NEXUS networks, signals are routed through multiple Base Devices across a building or a complex. Each Base Device is a stand-alone router distributing the input signals to the desired outputs. For example, if the control-room mix is to be routed to the transmission distributor, the Base Devices need to be interconnected. This is achieved using optical fibres.
To optimally exploit the available routing capacity and provide the most flexible routing possible, a routing node can be integrated into the NEXUS network. In small networks, this node is just a single NEXUS Base Device. However, larger networks require the NEXUS STAR routing system. The central router receives signals from all connected Base Devices and routes them to the desired target devices.
Additionally, every Base Device deals with the local site routing so that the NEXUS network offers even greater routing capacity.
The user will hardly notice the actual network structure. He simply enables a crosspoint, and NEXUS autonomously searches for the optimum path — either locally within the Base Device or via other Base Devices and central routers — and performs the routing accordingly.