Offering support for multiple codecs, and a cheaper option than SMPTE ST 2110, IPMX is becoming more prevalent within the media industry. TVBEurope talks to PlexusAV’s Aaron Doughten and Steven Cogels to get the lowdown on the new standard.
The SMPTE ST 2110 standard was purpose-built to help migrate from SDI to IP and was designed to sustain performance at scale.
BOTHELL, Wash. — June 12, 2023 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced its presentation schedule for InfoComm 2023, taking place June 14-16 in Orlando, Florida. Held in a minitheater in Booth 4181, the daily series of live, 15-minute presentations will be delivered by AIMS members and cover a variety of topics related to Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX™) — a set of open standard-based protocols designed to ensure interoperability for AV-over-IP systems in the media, entertainment, and Pro AV industries.
“AIMS is committed to utilizing prominent industry events as a platform for educating attendees about the immense potential of IP media solutions,” said Samuel Recine, chair of the Pro AV Working Group at AIMS. “With the stage set for IPMX to become the core of new IP infrastructure deployments throughout the Pro AV industry, it’s more important than ever for integrators, manufacturers, and other stakeholders to become familiar with the standards, and our booth at InfoComm 2023 offers them the perfect opportunity to do so.”
At InfoComm 2023, AIMS will be hosting eight different presentations — covering everything from an introduction to IPMX to gateways between IPMX and other media protocols — with each 15-minute session being offered multiple times throughout the event. The complete presentation list is below:
| Presentation Title | Presented by |
| Introduction to IPMX | Matrox Video |
| What Every AV Engineer and System Designer Should Know About IPMX | Macnica |
| IPMX and ST 2110 in Large-Venue Events | Barco |
| Status of IPMX (VSF TR-10) | Macnica |
| Importance of Standards and Open Specifications | Megapixel-VR |
| Gateways Between IPMX and Other Media Protocols | Plexus AV |
| Getting Asynchronous Sources on IPMX Networks Into ST 2110 Workflows | Matrox Video |
| IPMX Demystified; An Introduction and Context With Other AV-over-IP Protocols | Nextera |
For the complete schedule, attendees can visit AIMS Booth 4181 at the show. More information about AIMS and its work is available at www.aimsalliance.org.
AIMS will also highlight the recently released initial drafts of the Video Services Forum’s (VSF) TR-10 suite of Technical Recommendations for IPMX which are available for download.
The draft describes an open standard protocol for AV-over-IP systems interoperability.
BOTHELL, Wash. — May 30, 2023 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that the Video Services Forum (VSF) has made available to the public the initial drafts of its TR-10 suite of Technical Recommendations for Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX™) — a set of open standard-based protocols designed to ensure interoperability for AV-over-IP systems in the media, entertainment, and Pro AV industries.
Based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standard and developed through a collaboration between AIMS and the Joint Taskforce on Network Media (JT-NM) — which includes VSF, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and SMPTE — IPMX gives manufacturers and developers everything they need to create low-latency, interoperable, IP-based AV products and applications. The VSF TR-10 suite outlines the differences between SMPTE ST 2110 and IPMX, with documents covering everything from system time and definitions, to using AMWA Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) APIs, to the transparent transport of AES3 audio using the RTP protocol.
“The release of VSF’s TR-10 drafts represents a major milestone in the work on IPMX, and we couldn’t be more excited to announce that they are now available for the public to preview and comment on,” said Jack Douglass, co-chair of the VSF IPMX Activity Group. “At this stage, several manufacturers have made implementations based on these documents, and those implementations have been tested in multiple labs and interoperability trials. Now we are closing in on the last stages before they are finalized within VSF.”
“The VSF is pleased to have participated with its industry partners in developing IPMX, and we believe it will have a major impact in both the Pro AV and media & entertainment industries,” said Richard Friedel, president of the VSF.
The TR-10 draft documents are available for free download on VSF’s website at https://vsf.tv/technical_recommendations.shtml. More information about AIMS and its work is available at www.aimsalliance.org.
IPMX is based on ST 2110, which includes audio standards based on AES67. If you are designing or installing an AV-over-IP system, the relationship between these terms is both interesting and important to understand. Read on!
Alliance to Host Innovative IPMX AV-Over-IP Interoperability Demo, Highlighting VSF’s Suite of Technical Recommendations
BOTHELL, Wash. — May 25, 2023 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that the organization will host a live interoperability demonstration of Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX™) — a set of open standard-based protocols designed to ensure interoperability for AV-over-IP systems in the media, entertainment, and Pro AV industries — at InfoComm 2023, June 14-16 in Orlando, Florida. In booth 4181, AIMS will also be highlighting and discussing the recently released, initial drafts of the Video Services Forum’s (VSF) TR-10 suite of Technical Recommendations for IPMX.
IPMX implements a standards-based approach based on SMPTE ST 2110 with features and capabilities that target the specific needs of the Pro AV industry. In addition to simplifying implementation of SMPTE ST 2110 and ensuring interoperability for AV-over-IP systems, IPMX incorporates other features tailored to Pro AV installations. These features include AMWA NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 for discovery, registration, and connection management, as well as specifications for copy protection and security.
In addition to interoperability demonstrations hosted in the AIMS booth, AIMS will be offering presentations on AV-over-IP and IPMX in a mini-theatre and will be providing information on live equipment demonstrations taking place in other booths across the InfoComm show floor.
“IPMX has made great strides over the last year in terms of multivendor interoperability. Not only will AIMS be highlighting its capabilities at InfoComm 2023, but many of our members will be providing their own demonstrations of a wide range of IPMX-ready products while also giving presentations on a variety of IPMX-related topics,” said Samuel Recine, chair of the Pro AV Working Group at AIMS. “Another important milestone for IPMX in the last year was the release of VSF’s TR-10 drafts. Many manufacturers have already made implementations based on these documents, and we’re excited to discuss them with visitors to our booth.”
More information about AIMS and its work is available at www.aimsalliance.org.
A new division of long-established broadcast technology company Sencore, PlexusAV will offer an interoperable AV over IP product lineup based on the AIMS Alliance IPMX standard.
Constraints deliver interoperability for proprietary AV-over-IP technology solutions, but the situation is different for an open standard like IPMX.