Wes Simpson

Large enterprises often find that administering a single, centralized directory for all users is easier than creating accounts and passwords for each user on every server and application.

As broadcasters migrate towards IP networks for video transport, many systems are being phased out in favor of products that offer interoperability based on standards.

By combining several different signals into one stream, muxes are frequently deployed in satellite links, telecom circuits, and other applications

Part of what is holding broadcasters back from using Ethernet as a universal platform is the unpredictable nature of packet-based networks.

This recommendation was developed specifically to address the need within modern media production facilities to have an efficient, flexible method to transport uncompressed signals of various types.

Many useful types of signals are synchronous, meaning that they use bit patterns that are transmitted using a built-in, fixed-frequency clock signal.

The IEEE 1588 Precision Timing Protocol defines a set of techniques for synchronizing various devices across packet-based networks, including Ethernet switches and IP routers.

Audio Video Bridging technology is being considered for use in high-performance Ethernet networks as a potential replacement for SDI video infrastructure in the studio.

Getting the details on transporting audio via SMPTE ST 2110-30

New standard frees up valuable bandwidth

This is the third installment in a series of articles about the newly-published SMPTE standard covering elementary media flows over managed IP networks.

Figuring out the amount of bandwidth a video signal requires on an IP network isn’t terribly hard, but it does require some familiarity with the underlying technologies and packet formats.

Data tunnels that are constructed through the public Internet that allow secure video and data transport.

One major issue is the current lack of a Digital Rights Management capability.

Over-the-air DTV transmitters are relatively easy to test, at least with respect to the integrity of the outgoing video stream.

New technologies are emerging that have the bandwidth capacity to handle these jumbo-size bit streams

Spanning tree protocol is an essential function of Ethernet networks, and it provides several useful capabilities when used properly.

Mobile video is poised to enter a period of rapid growth, as new equipment becomes available and service offerings proliferate.