Brad Gilmer

Subnets are critical to understanding how the Internet works.

By now, most broadcasters have heard the term RAID. RAID stands for redundant array of inexpensive disks. Typically, RAID systems work by storing a little

The author examines the layered approach to networking

FEC can reconstruct the missing packets at the receiving end.

Internet-based efforts such as YouTube and Google Video are increasing the demand for video to the desktop. Newscasts with video have been available for

These days, as movie studios, broadcasters and post houses move from tape to digital facilities, the nature of their archives is changing.

While there are an endless number of Internet protocols, some of them are particularly suited for video networks.

VoIP is destined to become the predominant technology for the transport of professional video over WANs.

Network security is an important topic for many broadcasters these days and for obvious reasons. The impact of a breach on our business is potentially

Choosing the right hardware is critical to reliable operations.

Paying attention to network architecture can keep media networks operating efficiently

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Careful planning can keep your facility on the air

Video over Internet Protocol (IP) affects just about all video-related industries — broadcast, post, news and live sports.

Compression is a core enabling technology for the digital television revolution. Without it, digital television simply would not be possible. It allows

As broadcasters deploy networking throughout their facilities, security is a constant concern. Many facilities have developed comprehensive security policies

Network addressing is fundamental to all networked professional video facilities, so it is important to have a solid understanding of how it works.

Some of the things here are contradictory but, in a perfect world, we could have anything we want, even if some of our wants conflicted.