Monday, December 29, 2025

MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM'S upgrade to Medialinks' MD8KEX 

by Neil I Lynch






Digital Tech Installers: Joe Lett, Michael Plaisance, & Neil Lynch



                                                          Medialinks MD8000EX chassis 


Figure 1. Medialinks slots and cards positioning and their associated wiring to the LGX panel via SM UPC (LC to LC) fibers.



MDF LGX01 (I0I.08.40) 1--24

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                               CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

1

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP4A RX

3

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP4A RX

5

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP1A TX

7

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP2A RX

9

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP1A TX

11

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP2A RX

2

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP4B TX

4

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP4B TX

6

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP1B TX

8

01CAB01.UTX

01.01.SFP2B RX

10

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP1B TX

12

01CAB01.UTX

01.02.SFP2B RX

13

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP4A RX

15

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP4A RX

17

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP1A TX

19

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP2A RX

21

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP1A TX

23

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP2A RX

14

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP4B TX

16

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP4B TX

18

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP1B TX

20

01CAB01.UTX

01.03.SFP2B RX

22

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP1B TX

24

01CAB01.UTX

01.04.SFP2B RX

Figure 2 (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40); TIES TO 01CAB01 FIBER-PANEL

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                               CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

F1

MDL1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 1 TX

      DATA1

F3

MDL1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 2 TX

      DATA2

F5

MDL STTX1 SL1/PT 1 RX

 VIDEO IN 1

F7

MDL STRX1

SL7/PT 1 TX

VIDEO OUT 1

F9

MDL STTX1

SL1/PT 3RX

VIDEO IN 3

F11

MDL STRX1

SL7/PT 3 TX

VIDEO OUT 3

F2

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 1 RX   

     DATA1

F4

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 2 RX

      DATA2

F6

MDL STTX1

SL1/PT 2 RX

VIDEO IN 2

F8

MDL STRX1

SL7/PT 2 TX

VIDEO OUT 2

F10

MDL STTX1

SL1/PT 4 RX

VIDEO IN 4

F12

MDL STRX1

SL7/PT 4 TX

VIDEO OUT 4

F13

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 3 TX

    DATA3

F15

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 4 TX

    DATA4

F17

MDL STTX2 SL2/PT 1 RX

VIDEO IN 5

F19

 

F21

MDL STTX2

SL2/PT 3 RX

VIDEO IN 7

F23

 

F14

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 3 RX

    DATA3

F16

MDL 1X4GBE1

SL13/SFP 4 RX

     DATA4

F18

MDL STTX2

SL2/PT 2 RX

VIDEO IN 6

F20

 

F22

MDL STTX2

SL2/PT 4 RX

VIDEO IN 8

F24

 

 

Figure 3. Flip-side, Close-up of the MDF’s LGX01 labels (1-24), showing Medialinks’ facilities

     UTAH-200, Slot-1 reference.


        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                                             CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

 

25

 

 

27

01CAB01.UTX2.2.SFP4A RX

      DATA 6

 

29

01CAB01.UTX2.1. SFP1.1TX

   VIDEO IN 9

 

31

 

01CAB01.UTX2.1.SFP2. 1RX

 

33

 

 

35

 

01CAB01.UTX2.2.SFP2 .1 RX

 

 

26

 

  01CAB01.UTX

2.01.SFP4B TX

        DATA 5

 

28

01CAB01.UTX2.2. SFP4B TX

      DATA 6

 

30

01CAB01.UTX2.1.SFP1. 2TX

  VIDEO IN 10

 

32

01CAB01.UTX2.1.SFP2. 2RX

 

34

01CAB01.UTX

2.2.SFP1.2TX)

  VIDEO IN 12

 

36

01CAB01.UTX2.2.SFP2. 2 RX

 

37

 

  01CAB01.UTX

2. 03.SFP4A  RX

         DATA 7

 

39

01CAB01.UTX2.4.SFP4A RX

       DATA 8

 

41

01CAB01.UTX2.3.SFP1. 1 TX

  VIDEO IN 13

 

43

01CAB01.UTX2.1. SFP4.1RX

      DATA 5

 

45

01CAB01.UTX

2.4/SFP1. 1TX

  VIDEO IN 15

 

47

 

 

38

 01CAB01.UTX

2.03.SFP4B TX

        DATA 7

 

40

01CAB01.UTX2.04.SFP4B TX

       DATA 8

 

 

42

01CAB01.UTX2.3.SFP 1. 2TX

  VIDEO IN 14

 

44

01CAB01.UTX2.2/SFP1. 1 TX

  VIDEO IN 11

 

46

01CAB01.UTX

2.4/SFP1.  2 TX

  VIDEO IN 16

 

48

 

 Figure 4. Close-up of the MDF’s labels (25-48)


        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                                          CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

 

F25

 

 

F27

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 2 TX

       DATA 6

 

F29

MDL STTX3 SL3/ PT 1 RX

 VIDEO IN 9

 

F31

 

 

 

F33

 

F35

 

 

 

F26

 

MDL1X4GBE 2

SL14/SFP 1 RX

      DATA 5

 

F28

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 2 RX

       DATA 6

 

F30

MDL STTX3 SL3/PT 2 RX

VIDEO IN 10

 

F32

 

 

 

 

F34

MDL STTX3 SL3/PT 4 RX

VIDEO IN 12

 

F36

 

 

F37

 

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 3 TX

       DATA 7

 

F39

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 4 TX

        DATA 8

 

F41

MDL STTX4 SL4/PT 1 RX

VIDEO IN 13

 

F43

MDL 1x4GBE 2.

SL14/SFP 1 TX

         DATA 5

 

F45

MDL STTX 4 SL4/PT 3 RX

VIDEO IN 15

 

F47

 

 

F38

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 3 RX

        DATA 7

 

F40

MDL 1x4GBE 2 SL14/SFP 4 RX

       DATA 8

 

F42

MDL STTX4 SL4/PT 2 RX

VIDEO IN 14

 

F44

MDL STTX3

SL3/PT 3 RX

VIDEO IN 11

 

F46

MDL STTX 4 SL4/PT 4 RX

VIDEO IN 16

 

F48

 

 Figure 5. Flip side of the MDF’s labels (25-48); showing Medialinks’ facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDF LGX01 (I0I.08.40)

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                               CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

49

 

 

 

51

 

53

 

55

 

57

 

59

 

50

 

 

 

52

 

54

 

56

 

58

 

60

 

61

 

 

 

63

 

65

 

67

 

69

 

71

Handoff Panel  

         RX 1

62

 

 

 

64

 

66

 

68

 

70

 

72

Handoff Panel    

        RX 2

Figure 6 (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40); TIES TO 01CAB01 FIBER-PANEL

 

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                               CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

F49

 

 

 

F51

 

F53

 

F55

 

F57

 

F59

 

F50

 

 

 

F52

 

F54

 

F56

 

F58

 

F60

 

F61

 

F63

 

F65

 

F67

 

F69

 

F71

MDL 4.6 GBE 1

      .SL17

  (SFP 1 RX) RX1

F62

 

F64

 

F66

 

F68

 

F70

 

F72

MDL 4.6 GBE 2 

      .SL18

 (SFP 4 RX) RX2

Figure 7. Flip side, Close-up of the MDF’s LGX01 labels (F49-F72), showing Medialinks' facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                                             CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

 

73

   Handoff Panel   

          RX 3

 

75

Handoff Panel   

         RX 5

 

77

Handoff Panel   

           RX 7

 

79

 

Handoff Panel    

        RX 9

 

81

Handoff Panel  

          RX 11

 

 

83

 

Handoff Panel

          TX 1

 

74

 

Handoff Panel

          RX 4

 

76

Handoff Panel   

         RX 6

 

78

Handoff Panel

           RX 8

 

80

Handoff Panel

        RX 10

 

82

Handoff Panel

         RX 12

 

84

Handoff Panel

         TX 2

 

85

 

Handoff Panel    

             TX3

 

87

Handoff Panel

          TX 5

 

89

Handoff Panel

          TX 7

 

91

Handoff Panel

           TX 9

 

93

Handoff Panel

           TX 11

 

95

    WebMon Controller RX

        OPT RX

 

86

Handoff Panel   

          TX 4

 

88

Handoff Panel

          TX 6

 

90

Handoff Panel  

          TX 8

 

92

Handoff Panel

          TX 10

 

94

Handoff Panel

           TX 12

 

96

     WebMon Controller TX

        OPT TX

Figure 8. Close-up of the MDF’s labels (73-96)

        (MDF) LGX01 (101.08.40)                                                          CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION CARD

 

F73

MDL 4.6 GBE 3  

           SL19

(SFP 1 RX) RX3

 

F75

MDL 1x4GBE 3

          SL15

(SFP 1 RX) RX5

        

 

F77

MDL 1x4GBE 3

          SL15

(SFP 3 RX) RX7

          

 

F79

 

 

 

F81

 

 

F83

 

 MDL 4.6 GBE 1 

          SL17

 (SFP 1 TX) TX1

 

F74

 

MDL 4.6 GBE 4  

          SL20

(SFP 1 RX) RX4

 

F76

MDL 1x4GBE 3

         SL15

(SFP 2 RX) RX6   

       

 

F78

MDL 1x4GBE 3

           SL15

(SFP 4 RX) RX8

         

 

F80

 

 

F82

 

 

F84

MDL 4.6 GBE 2

          SL18

(SFP 4 TX) TX2

 

F85

 

MDL 4.6 GBE 3

           SL19

(SFP 1 TX) TX3

 

F87

MDL 1x4GBE 3

          SL15

 (SFP 1 TX) TX5

 

F89

MDL 1x4GBE 3

           SL15

(SFP 3 TX) TX7

 

F91

 

 

F93

 

 

F95

 

 

F86

MDL 4.6 GBE 4

          SL20

 (SFP 1 TX) TX4

 

F88

MDL 1x4GBE 3

          SL15

 (SFP 2 TX) TX6

 

F90

MDL 1x4GBE 3

           SL15

(SFP 4 TX) TX8

 

F92

 

 

F94

 

 

F96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LGX01 (MDF Room)                                          MD8000EX1

FLOOR/

ROW

RACK

DEVICE

NUMBER

SLOT/

MODULE

PORT

DEVICE

NAME      

FLOOR/

ROW

RACK

DEVICE

NUMBR

SLOT/

MODULE

PT

DEVICE

NAME: 

MD8KEX

0101

08

40

00

F1

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 1 TX

TX

MDL 1X4GBE  D1

0101

08

40

00

F2

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 1 RX

RX

MDL 1X4GBE  D1

0101

08

40

00

F3

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 2 TX

TX

MDL 1X4GBE  D2

0101

08

40

00

F4

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 2 RX

RX

MDL 1X4GBE  D2

0101

08

40

00

F5

LGX

0101

08

33

SL01/PT 1

RX

MDL STTX1   VIN1

0101

08

40

00

F6

LGX

0101

08

33

SL01/PT 2

RX

MDL STTX1   VIN2

0101

08

40

00

F7

LGX

0101

08

33

SL07/PT 1

TX

MDL STRX1   VO1

0101

08

40

00

F8

LGX

0101

08

33

SL07/PT 2

TX

MDL STRX1    VO2

0101

08

40

00

F9

LGX

0101

08

33

SL01/PT 3

RX

MDL STTX1   VIN3

0101

08

40

00

F10

LGX

0101

08

33

SL01/PT 4

RX

MDL STTX1   VIN4

0101

08

40

00

F11

LGX

0101

08

33

SL07/PT 3

TX

MDL STRX1   VO3

0101

08

40

00

F12

LGX

0101

08

33

SL07/PT 4

TX

MDL STRX1   VO4

0101

08

40

00

F13

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 3

TX

MDL 1X4GBE1   D3

0101

08

40

00

F14

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 3

RX

MDL 1X4GBE1   D3

0101

08

40

00

F15

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 4

TX

MDL 1X4GBE1   D4

0101

08

40

00

F16

LGX

0101

08

33

SL13/SFP 4

RX

MDL 1X4GBE1   D4

0101

08

40

00

F17

LGX

0101

08

33

SL02/PT 1

RX

MDL STTX2   VIN5

0101

08

40

00

F18

LGX

0101

08

33

SL02/PT 2

RX

MDL STTX2   VIN6

 

 

 

 

F19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F21

LGX

0101

08

33

SL02/SFP 3

RX

MDL STTX2   VIN7

0101

08

40

00

F22

LGX

0101

08

33

SL02/SFP 4

RX

MDL STTX2   VIN8

 

 

 

 

F23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F25  DEF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F26

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 1

RX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D5

0101

08

40

00

F27

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 2

TX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D6

0101

08

40

00

F28

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 2

RX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D6

0101

08

40

00

F29

LGX

0101

08

33

SL03/PT 1

RX

MDL STTX3  VIN9

0101

08

40

00

F30

LGX

0101

08

33

SL03/PT 2

RX

MDL STTX3  VIN10

 

 

 

 

F31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F33  DEF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F34

LGX

0101

08

33

SL03/PT 4

RX

MDL STTX3  VIN12

 

 

 

 

F35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F37

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 3

TX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D7

0101

08

40

00

F38

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 3

RX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D7

0101

08

40

00

F39

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 4

TX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D8

0101

08

40

00

F40

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 4

RX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D8

0101

08

40

00

F41

LGX

0101

08

33

SL04/PT 1

RX

MDL STTX4  VIN13

0101

08

40

00

F42

LGX

0101

08

33

SL04/PT 2

RX

MDL STTX4  VIN14

0101

08

40

00

F43

LGX

0101

08

33

SL14/SFP 1

TX

MDL 1X4GBE2  D5

0101

08

40

00

F44

LGX

0101

08

33

SL03/PT 3

RX

MDL STTX3  VIN11

0101

08

40

00

F45

LGX

0101

08

33

SL04/PT 3

RX

MDL STTX4  VIN15

0101

08

40

00

F46

LGX

0101

08

33

SL04/PT 4

RX

MDL STTX4  VIN16

 

 

 

 

F47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F71

LGX

0101

08

33

SL17/SFP 1 RX

RX1

MDL 4.6GBE1  RX1

0101

08

40

00

F72

LGX

0101

08

33

SL18/SFP 4 RX

RX2

MDL 4.6GBE2  RX2

0101

08

40

00

F73

LGX

0101

08

33

SL19/SFP 1 RX

RX3

MDL 4.6GBE3  RX3

0101

08

40

00

F74

LGX

0101

08

33

SL20/SFP 1 RX

RX4

MDL 4.6GBE4  RX4

 

0101

08

40

00

F75

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 1 RX

RX5

MDL 1X4GBE3 RX5

0101

08

40

00

F76

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP  2 RX

RX6

MDL 1X4GBE3 RX6

0101

08

40

00

F77

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 3 RX

RX7

MDL 1X4GBE3 RX7

0101

08

40

00

F78

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 4 RX

RX8

MDL 1X4GBE3 RX8

 

 

 

 

 

F79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

08

40

00

F83

LGX

0101

08

33

SL17/SFP 1 TX

TX1

MDL 4.6GBE 1  TX1

0101

08

40

00

F84

LGX

0101

08

33

SL18/SFP 4 TX

TX2

MDL 4.6GBE 2 TX2

0101

08

40

00

F85

LGX

0101

08

33

SL19/SFP 1 TX

TX3

MDL 4.6GBE 3  TX3

0101

08

40

00

F86

LGX

0101

08

33

SL20/SFP 1 TX

TX4

MDL 4.6GBE 4  TX4

0101

08

40

00

F87

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 1 TX

TX5

MDL 1X4GBE3 TX5

0101

08

40

00

F88

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 2 TX

TX6

MDL 1X4GBE3 TX6

0101

08

40

00

F89

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 3 TX

TX7

MDL 1X4GBE3 TX7

0101

08

40

00

F90

LGX

0101

08

33

SL15/SFP 4 TX

TX8`

MDL 1X4GBE3 TX8

 

 

 

 

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Figure 9. VIDEO TX CARD                     VIDEO RX CARDS

 

 

Figure 10. Vertical side view of STRX video card              Vertical side view STTX video card

Figure 11. Horizontal view of STTX video TX card XS

 

Figure 12. Horizontal view of video STRX card XS

 

 

Figure 13. Optical Ethernet 10GbE Hitless card ... using 4.6GbE or 4X1GbE

 

 

 

 





POWER:

                                                MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM ATLANTA


                                                   Figure 14. FRONT: TELECT TPA-A FUSE 1 (40A) & TPA-B FUSE 1 (40A)







                                                                                          Figure 15. REAR: TELECT












LABELING:


 

 



 


MEDIALINKS MD8000EX



LGX ports (101.08.40) in the MDF room wired to their respective assigned backplane-SFPs/PORTS on the Medialinks MD8000EX chassis (101.08.33). System has been tested & turned up (T&TU).

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