Bill Rounopoulos (Ross Video/ALC Networx)
This session will explore how AES67 and open networking solutions such as RAVENNA allow multiple vendors to innovate and solve problems in particular markets & applications, without depending on a single supplier.
Patrick Killianey (AIMS)
This session will examine the network technologies used to optimize a network for modern media transport. With this knowledge, attendees will have a much better understanding of how to manage networks with mixed traffic and have the basic knowledge to begin diagnosing networked audio issues. This session will cover TCP vs. UDP, Unicast vs. Multicast and Quality of Service (QoS).
TBA
Terry Holton, AIMS
The Audio-over-IP Technology Pavilion is a significant new initiative created by the AES in partnership with the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS). The pavilion will promote professional IP media networking as well as providing the latest information about this rapidly developing field through practical demonstrations and an extensive presentation program. This session will provide an introduction to the various aspects of the pavilion including the AIMS demonstration system, exhibitors’ Pods and the AoIP Presentation Theater.
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that three more companies have joined the organization. Diversified, Studio Technologies Inc., and World Wide Technology have signed on as associate members.
Diversified is an industry-leading technology solutions provider delivering innovative digital media, broadcasting, OTT, collaboration, and electronic security solutions to a global clientele across a wide array of markets including financial, media and entertainment, enterprise, energy, higher education, technology, health care, hospitality, government, and more. As an engineering-centric organization, Diversified’s specialized teams of technical experts partner with clients to design custom solutions that enhance their operations, increase productivity, and help drive ROI.
Studio Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures tailored, high-performance video, audio, and fiber-optic products for the professional audio and broadcast markets. Its products are used in broadcast studios, stadiums, and corporate environments. Known for “designing for the way professionals work,” the company is recognized as an industry leader. Its growing line of audio-over-Ethernet products is receiving wide recognition. Product categories include fiber-optic transport, intercom and IFB interfaces, announcer consoles, and loudspeaker monitor control systems.
World Wide Technology (WWT) helps organizations — including many of the world’s best-known brands — discover, evaluate, architect, and implement advanced technology. WWT’s Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is a collaborative ecosystem that helps customers, partners, and employees design, build, educate, demonstrate, and deploy innovative technology products and integrated architectural solutions. WWT’s virtual lab connects the company’s engineers to the ATC when they’re working onsite with customers and partners, making collaboration, design, and test solutions in sandbox environments easier. The ATC brings hundreds of technology companies into one environment to drive real innovation.
“Every new member adds to AIMS’ depth of knowledge, experience, and resources and strengthens the effort to prompt the use of standardized media-over-IP solutions. It underscores the commitment of the industry as we roll out more and more IP systems in the media and entertainment space,” said Michael Cronk, AIMS board chair. “We’re pleased to welcome Diversified, Studio Technologies Inc., and World Wide Technology into the AIMS family.”
BOTHELL, Wash. — Aug. 17, 2018 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that AIMS members will stage IP interoperability demonstrations at SET Expo, Aug. 28-30 in Sao Paulo. The demonstrations will mark the first showing of SMPTE ST 2110 interoperability at SET Expo.
“With the recent ratification of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards governing media transport over managed IP networks, the professional media industry is closer than ever to being able to replace SDI with IP infrastructure,” said Michael Cronk, AIMS board chair. “That’s why it’s so important not only to demonstrate real-world progress, but to explain how all the standards and specifications work together and how best to implement them. We are grateful for the liaison that AIMS has with SET and the contributions of AIMS member Globo Comunicacao to AIMS. Bringing this demonstration to SET offers a great opportunity for Latin America to see firsthand the latest technical innovations that are shaping the migration to IP.”
SMPTE ST 2110 interoperability will be on full display in Lawo Booth 123b, with AIMS members AJA, Arista, Cisco, Embrionix, Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Lawo, Ross, Skyline Communications, Sony, Tektronix, and Yamaha giving attendees a firsthand look at what is possible with all-IP solutions. Experts from AIMS member companies will be available to talk about SDI-to-IP migration and the benefits of adopting a standards-based approach to IP. Attendees ranging from broadcast/IT engineers and CEOs to TV producers and audiovisual professionals can learn how to unlock the full potential of IP for real-time professional media throughout the entire production chain.
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About the Alliance for IP Media Solutions
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the education, awareness, and promotion of industry standards for the transmission of video, audio, and ancillary information over an IP infrastructure, as well as products based on those standards. The group represents the interests of both broadcast and media companies and technology suppliers that share a commitment to facilitating the industry’s transition from SDI to IP through industry standards and interoperable solutions that enable the rapid evolution to open, agile, and versatile production environments.
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The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) will return to IBC this year with its members working toward standards-based IP signal transport and an intense focus on educating the broadcast and media industry on transitioning to an IP infrastructure. This is the first IBC show since the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards was ratified, making this year’s show especially important not only for demonstrating real-world progress, but for explaining how all the standards and specifications work together and how best to implement them. Once again, AIMS will join fellow industry organizations in hosting the IP Showcase, making it the destination for presentations, product displays, and interoperability demonstrations for the migration from SDI to IP that has become a staple at major trade shows since IBC2016.
IP Showcase and the IP Showcase Theater
The IP Showcase is a gathering of industry-leading vendors and broadcasters who will provide instructional and case-study presentations and an array of IP-based product demonstrations. Sessions will highlight the benefits of, and momentum behind, the broadcast industry’s move to standards-based IP infrastructure for real-time professional media applications. This is the first IBC show since the publication of SMPTE ST 2110 Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks documents, the foundational standards for essence-based transmission of video, audio, and metadata in real-time professional media applications. As such, this year’s IP Showcase is more important with its focus on educating the industry on the transition to IP.
The IP Showcase will feature equipment displays and product demonstrations from over 60 organizations that emphasize everything industry vendors have achieved in support of IP standards and specifications. Meanwhile, the IP Showcase Theatre will be the destination for educational presentations, a vital element as the industry moves to IP adoption. Professionals ranging from broadcast/IT engineers and CEOs to TV producers can learn how to unlock the full potential of IP for real-time professional media.
Key highlights at the IP Showcase include:
The IP Showcase will be hosted by major technical and standards organizations within the broadcast industry — Audio Engineering Society (AES), AIMS, Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®), and Video Services Forum (VSF).
Company Quote:
“As in years past, the IP Showcase will be the centerpiece of AIMS’ involvement at IBC2018. We’re excited about this year’s show as it offers a great opportunity for attendees to see the cumulative results of the progress that has been made in the two short years since the IP Showcase began. We are also honored to present the IP Showcase for three years running with the same five esteemed co-sponsors: AES, AMWA, EBU, SMPTE and VSF. Our ongoing partnership is a testament to the solidarity within our industry for a stand ards- and open-specification-based approach to IP.”
— Michael Cronk, AIMS Board Chair
Company Overview
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the education, awareness, and promotion of industry standards for the transmission of video, audio, and ancillary information over an IP infrastructure, as well as products based on those standards. The group represents the interests of both broadcast and media companies and technology suppliers that share a commitment to facilitating the industry’s transition from SDI to IP through industry standards and interoperable solutions that enable the rapid evolution to open, agile, and versatile production environments.
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AES, AMWA, AIMS, EBU, SMPTE, and VSF Sponsor Educational Theatre and Interoperability Demos Addressing Open Standards-Based IP Transition
July 6, 2018 — Major technical and standards organizations within the broadcast industry — Audio Engineering Society (AES), Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®), and Video Services Forum (VSF) — today announced they will again host the IP Showcase at the annual IBC show in Amsterdam. At the IP Showcase at IBC2018, industry-leading vendors and broadcasters will provide instructional and case-study presentations and an array of IP-based product demonstrations highlighting the benefits of, and momentum behind, the broadcast industry’s move to standards-based IP infrastructure for real-time professional media applications.
The event has been a feature at major industry trade shows since IBC2016 and has been instrumental in helping the industry to galvanize behind the standards-based approach to IP. This is the first IBC show since the publication of documents within the SMPTE ST 2110 Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks suite of standards, the foundational standards for essence-based transmission of video, audio, and metadata.
“The broadcast industry reached a crossroads when it faced the choice of pursuing a standards-based approach to IP or pursuing multiple alternatives and directions,” said Brad Gilmer, executive director of the IP Showcase. “Almost unanimously, the industry chose the standards-based approach, uniting behind SMPTE ST 2110/ST 2059, AES67, and AMWA IS-04/IS-05. As we move from watching the progress of the early adopters into seeing how the industry as a whole will move into the IP transition, the IP Showcase is more important than ever.”
The IP Showcase will feature equipment displays and product demonstrations that emphasize everything industry vendors have achieved in support of IP standards and specifications. The displays will showcase the benefits IP can bring to an operation and will comprise equipment from an estimated 50 vendors — one of the most massive assemblies of interoperable IP products ever. Displays will highlight the benefits of IP signal transport and focus on SMPTE ST 2110-10/20/21/30/31/40, the SMPTE ST 2059 Broadcast Profile for IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), AES67, and AMWA IS-04/IS-05.
Meanwhile, the IP Showcase Theatre will be the destination for education, a vital element as the industry progresses through the phases of IP adoption. Vendors, broadcasters, service providers, and integrators alike will highlight their solutions to technical challenges related to the transition from SDI to IP. Choosing from a full slate of presentations on IP technology and installations, professionals ranging from broadcast/IT engineers and CEOs to TV producers can learn how to unlock the full potential of using IP for real-time professional media.
The IP Showcase will take place in rooms E106 and E107 at RAI Amsterdam during IBC2018, Sept. 14-18. More information about the IP Showcase at IBC2018 is available at www.ipshowcase.org.
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More information about the sponsoring organizations is available at the websites below:
Audio Engineering Society (AES): http://www.aes.org
Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS): www.aimsalliance.org
Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA): www.amwa.tv
European Broadcasting Union (EBU): www.ebu.ch
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®): www.smpte.org
Video Services Forum (VSF): http://www.videoservicesforum.org
More information about standards and open specifications is available at:
AIMS: https://www.aimsalliance.org/white-papers/
AES67: http://www.aes.org/standards/blog/2018/4/aes67-2018-published
AMWA: https://www.amwa.tv/specifications.shtml
EBU: https://tech.ebu.ch
SMPTE ST 2110: www.smpte.org/st_2110
VSF Technical Recommendations: http://videoservicesforum.org/technical_recommendations.shtml
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