Brad Gilmer

This month's article will explore networking basics from the perspective of someone who is new to the subject. Next month, we will look at networking

Firewalls can help reduce the threat of exposed networks.

I spoke with several broadcasters about security for this month's column. Two topics came up repeatedly firewall technology and password security. Firewalls

Broadcasters spend a lot of time researching storage these days and with good reason. The conversion to digital and the ever-increasing number of computer

Computer engineers learn early on that a core set of protocols are critical to networks. Some of the most important protocols include Internet Protocol

Metadata has been a popular topic for several years, but in many cases, the discussions have fallen short. Frequently, the topic of preserving metadata

Last month's column covered networking basics. This month, I'll discuss networking for professional video for someone who is new to broadcasting but has

You are probably familiar with Ethernet technology and what it takes to put a network together. It is pretty basic stuff really. You buy a switch or two,

By now you probably have heard of the Material eXchange Format (MXF), and if you haven't already heard about the Broadcast Exchange Format (BXF), you

Networked professional A/V applications need bandwidth and lots of it. It is no surprise, therefore, that we are always pushing the limits of networking

The time is soon approaching when broadcast engineers will need to understand Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches just as well

The author focuses on the Internet core protocols

It goes without saying that allowing everyone physical access to on-air or technical core areas is a physical threat

Remote monitoring and control of broadcast facilities is nothing new. Does anyone remember transmitter remote control systems based on telephone stepper

MAC addresses get packets to their proper destinations.

Distributing Internet content is fundamentally different from traditional linear broadcasting in several ways.

Domain Name Systems are a core component of all broadcast networks.

Although I have worked with cable for many years, I had never had the opportunity to see it being made until a few months ago when I visited CommScope's

This month we are going to look at how Fibre Channel and Ethernet can be used together in the broadcast facility. Sometimes this discussion is cast as

The author discusses key features and considerations for RAIDs used in the broadcast and post-production environments