A Cloud-Ready AES67 Audio Processing Solution for Radio and Internet Streaming – Bill Rounopoulos — Ross Video

Presenters : Bill Rounopoulos - Ross

Year : 2022

dlp_document_download : Copyright Ross Video -ConfidentialA CLOUD-READY SOLUTION FOR RADIO AND INTERNET STREAMING AUDIO PROCESSING Copyright Ross Video -ConfidentialAGENDA •Media Challenges •Elements of a Cloud-Ready Solution•Example: SoftGearTMTe c h n o l o g y•Radio and Internet Streaming Audio Processor Overview•Case Study CHALLENGES FACING BROADCASTERSChanging Business EnvironmentShorter Opportunity WindowUn-flexible "Big Iron" To o l sSlow, hard and expensive to scaleCloud is scary: new tools, skills, management 4CHALLENGES FACING BROADCASTERSChanging Business EnvironmentShorter Opportunity WindowUn-flexible "Big Iron" To o l sSlow, hard and expensive to scaleCloud is scary: new tools, skills, managementMEDIA PROCESING SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, SCALABLE AND FUTURE-READY! 5•Virtualized Solutions•Microservices•Containers•Off-the-Shelf Hardware•An open standardized framework to make it all work•Multi-vendor plug-and-play ecosystem of media solutions for cloud and on-prem.HOW DO WE GET THERE? •Isolates s/w from its environment•Allows easy deployment•Guarantees consistency•Lightweight, standalone executable package•Bundles app and its dependencies (code, tools, libraries, configuration files) PORTABILITY VIA CONTAINERSContainerized Apps 7CONTAINERS VS. VIRTUAL MACHINES 8MICROSERVICES: A BETTER WAY TO BUILD S/W•Flexible and efficient•Independently deployable•Independently scalable•Greater resiliencyMonolithic ApplicationMicroservices ApplicationContainers and microservices the preferred approach to make applications cloud native. 9 SOFTGEARTECHNOLOGY10•Software media processing built on scalable microservices•Containerized applications•On-premise or cloud deployment•Flexibility to meet the rapidly changing needs of broadcasters THE EVOLUTION OF MEDIA PROCESSING INSPIRED BY OPENGEARMedia InputMedia Transfer BufferMedia Transfer BufferBest of Breed ProcessingManage, Control and MonitorInternal CommunicationHardware Environment µServiceµServiceµServiceµService EXAMPLES: MEDIA PROCESSING FLEXIBILITY•Containerized apps allow you to quickly react to new requirements & workflows IP AudioReceiverAES67Livewire+ST 2022-7ChannelMapperIP AudioTransmitterAES67Livewire+ST 2022-7Up to 8 Signal PathsChannelMapperOPTIMODTMRadioProcessing Broadcast Audio ProcessorSoftware Streaming Gateway Radio and Streaming Audio Processor RSAP| Radio and Streaming Audio Processor •Centralized multi-channel audio processor for radio broadcast and streaming services•Scalable software-based platformon off-the-shelf hardware•OrbanOPTIMODTMaudio processing-FM/ DAB+/ HD Radio/ Streaming•Create and lock-in your station’s unique sonic signature•Easy to configure and control via DashBoard OPTIMODTM RADIO AND STREAMING AUDIO PROCESSOR CHALLENGES FACING BROADCASTERSChanging Business EnvironmentShorter Opportunity WindowUn-flexible "Big Iron" To o l sSlow, hard and expensive to scaleCloud is scary: new tools, skills, managementSOLUTIONS NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, SCALABLE AND FUTURE-READY! HOW RSAP SOLVES THESE CHALLENGES?Microservices ArchitectureSimple Deployment via Portable SW ContainersEasy Scaling & MigrationUltimate Flexibility Containerized ProcessingRoss, Orban, 3rdParty AppsWorld-class Signal ProcessingRapid EvolutionFast DevelopmentQuickly Address New Media ApplicationsCentralized ManagementEasily configured and managed via intuitive unified control environmentHigh Density Media ProcessingMore Revenue-generating Programming in Less Rack SpaceOn-Premise Workflow ApplianceNot ready for the Cloud?Easy to Deploy On-PremMigrate to Cloud ENABLING WORKFLOW FLEXIBILITY BitstreamoutInputOutputPCM Audio inOPTIMODTMOrbanWatermarkµService 10Orban OPTIMODTMwithWatermark Encoder and Additional ProcessingOutputStreams can be sent to new ChainsµService 2PCM AudiooutInputOutputOutputPCM Audio inOPTIMODTMOrbanWatermarkPCM AudiooutWatermarkµService 2 SOFTGEARTMRSAP ARCHITECTUREIP AudioReceiverAES67Livewire+ST 2022-7ChannelMapperIP AudioTransmitterAES67Livewire+ST 2022-7Up to 8 Signal PathsChannelMapperOPTIMODTMRadioProcessing SOFTGEARTMRSAP: HIGHDENSITY PROCESSINGSatellite EncodersRadio and StreamingAudioProcessorStudio 1DAB+ MUXEncodersPeak LimitPre-EmphasisStreaming EncodersFMDAB+STLAES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+Studio 2Studio 3Studio 4Studio 5Studio 6Studio 7Studio 8AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+AES67Livewire+OPTIMODTM ORBAN PROCESSING BLOCK DIAGRAMHigh-passLow-pass Filters2-Band AGCEQ5-Band Compressor-LimiterMX LimiterBS.1770 LoudnessControllerCBS Loudness ControllerStereo SynthesizerMono BassPhase CorrectorStereo EnhancerSub-Harmonic SynthesizerHF EnhancerBass LimiterHF LimiterProgramOutInputSimplified –Equivalent to OPTIMODTM8700 CHALLENGES FACING BROADCASTERSChanging Business EnvironmentShorter Opportunity WindowUn-flexible "Big Iron" To o l sSlow, hard and expensive to scaleCloud is scary: new tools, skills, managementSOLUTIONS NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, SCALABLE AND FUTURE-READY! 22REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: RSAP CASE STUDY Customer Challenge•Hundreds of audio processors scattered across many sites•Difficult to access, manage or change easily•Need to dispatch a technician to the relevant transmitter site•Would like to migrate to the cloud in the futureKey Requirements•Hot-standby and fault tolerant redundancy•InfoSec precluded use of Microsoft Windows solution 23THE PROPOSAL•Leverage RSAP in a central studio for audio processing•Meets all the customer’s needs for flexibility, agility, scale while making maintenance much easier•Audio processing is done in the studio (now) or the cloud (future)•Solution required for "last mile" challenge at the transmitter site where bandwidth to the transmitter is reduced 24THE LAST MILE CHALLENGEAdequate Bandwidth-Lossless Audio•Fiber•5G•Satellite (StarLink)•Microwave to a point of presence (POP)•Combinations of the above for improved reliabilityReduced Bandwidth-Lossy Compressed Composite•µMPX•APTmpx•Possible to get down to 500 kbps or lower•Audio is going to be impacted•Nielsen PPM encoding may be impacted 25LOSSYCOMPRESSED AUDIO•Processing audio in the cloud or in the studio you may need a transmission codec•Most codecs do not play well with 75 μs pre-emphasis•You w i l l e nd up w i t h pe a k cont rol i ssue s•Will need to be corrected at the transmitter site•Then you must turn that into something that can drive a transmitter Plant Audio SourcesFM TransmitterAES3AES67Peak Limit & Pre-emphasisStudios / NOCStreamingDABSatelliteTransmitter SitesLossy STLREDUCED BANDWIDTH: LEVERAGE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AT TRANSMITTERRadio and Streaming Audio Processore.g. Orban 5518 27SOFTGEARTMRSAP CUSTOMER CASE STUDYSolution•Centralize audio processing in one location •Leverage existing Orban equipment at each transmitter site•Cost-effective redundancy•Roadmap Bonus: Path to cloud deploymentEasy to Access and ManageIntuitive Control2022-7 Hitless RedundancyFlexible and ScalableCloud Ready Copyright Ross Video -ConfidentialThank You!