Benefits of IP Systems for Sporting Venues

Presenters : John Mailhot - Imagine Communications

Year : 2019

dlp_document_download : AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 1 C U R A T E D B Y I P S H O WCA S E T H E AT E R AT I B C – S e p te m b e r 1 3 -17 , 2 01 9 Benefits of IP Systems for Sporting Venues John Mailhot CTO, Networking & Infrastructure, Imagine Communications Professional Sporting Venues •OB Trucks are hired to do the television production for the rightsholders •The "inside production" facility is part of the venue ‒Drives content for the scoreboards and inside displays ‒Includes replay, specialty cameras, switcher, graphics, multiviewers, etc. ‒Provides inside feeds to the Rightsholder’s trucks ‒Consumes lateral feeds from the Rightsholder’s trucks •NFL Football: 8 home games + playoffs (per year) •NBA Basketball / NHL Hockey: 41 home games + playoffs •The arena is used for many many other events throughout the year ‒A typical large venue will have 250+ events per year ‒Every event has different internal production requirements 2 AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 2 University Sporting Venues •Sometimes OB Trucks are hired for big games (only) •The "inside production" facility is used for every game across many sports ‒Produces the game feeds if there is no truck ‒Drives content for the scoreboards and inside displays ‒Includes replay, specialty cameras, switcher, graphics, multiviewers, etc. ‒Provides/Consumes signals to/from Rightsholder’s trucks when present ‒Often produces an entire specialty channel of on -campus content •One Sport (usually "Football") drives the inside production system ‒But the system is used by every sport on campus ‒Fiber Connections to other venues on campus for other sports ‒College Campuses can be very large 3 What Makes it Interesting? •These Stadiums are VERY LARGE – fiber runs can be >500m •Sometimes it’s a re -fit into an existing structure •Flexibility is paramount – every event has different production needs •Audio Audio Audio •Integration with the Truck Dock – formats/handoffs •Integration across the campus •Freelance Operations Staff – or Student Operators 4 Images Used For Information and Reference Only, No Endorsement Implied – Standard Media Release Image Shown AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 3 Benefits of IP/2110: Physical -Scale •25G/100G fiber infrastructure ‒8x 3G signals per fiber wavelength ‒Can mix AOC -direct -attach, OM4, and SingleMode for optimized economics •Redundancy of the Infrastructure ‒2022 -7 protects against loss and errors in every fiber ‒2022 -7 protects against loss and errors in every SFP ‒2022 -7 protects against loss and errors in every network switch •Takes Up Less Space and uses a lot fewer cables •Going IP means never having to say that you can’t make it bigger ‒UHD -capability can be built into the infrastructure ‒Network Switches can be as big as you want 5 Fiber to the Cores •"Small" 4 -slot network switches support up to 144 x 100G ports ‒Approx 4600x4600@3G ‒Approx 1152x1152@UHD •Active (AOC) Direct -attach for in -room •Multimode (OM4) for <400m •Singlemode for longer runs AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 4 End -To -End IP •IP Fiber from the CCU •IP Fiber to the Multiviewers LESS CABLES OVERALL Benefits of IP/2110: Audio •SDI is limited to 16ch of audio per video ‒requires embedding and dis -embedding at every touch -poinW •In ST2110, the audio is sent on separate IP streams ‒Audio console can subscribe to every stream it needs ‒Audio console generates new streams for its outputs •Separate Audio == Total Flexibility == 250+ different events/year •The Control System ties it all together ‒Every user gets the audio and video (and ANC data) they need for their job ‒Every production can be easily configured 8 AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 5 Benefits of IP/2110: Timing •PTP Timing on the Media Network ‒Uses the same cables and switches as the Media ‒No Black -Burst DA tree to Design, Build & Maintain ‒No Timecode DA tree to Design, Build, & Maintain ‒No Crazy Mix of Black -Burst, Tri -Level, Word Clock, DARS, … •PTP is Format -flexible across SD, HD, 3G, UHD •PTP == timestamps on every packet of video and audio ‒the tools are there in the standards to help with sync ‒allows equipment to synchronize audio and video anyplace in the system 9 Benefits of IP/2110: Choices •Every Meaningful Vendor is building ST2110 interfaces now •Customers want to choose their Cameras, Switchers, Replay, Multiviewers, and other equipment based on operational criteria – not technical limitations •2110 provides the level playing field for best -of -breed systems 10 AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 6 Basketball Arena #1 Tektronix PTP Generator Tektronix Prism Football Arena Epic MV Camera Feeds Command and Control Magellan SDNO Selenio SDI Selenio Network Processor Externa l feed UHD/HD Arista 100 Gbps Switch SDI Selenio Network Processor AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 7 Tektronix PTP Generator Tektronix Prism Basketball Arena #2 IP/2110 for Sports: Perfect Together •Scalability to build systems of whatever size is needed ‒for HD, 3G, or UHD •Economy of Physical Space and Cabling •Audio Flexibility for more channels, more streams, more ways •Timing Flexibility managed through PTP Timestamps •System Flexibility provides choices of vendors and partners 14 Epic MV Camera Feeds Command and Control Magellan SDNO Selenio SDI Selenio Network Processor Externa l feed UHD/HD Arista 100 Gbps Switch SDI Selenio Network Processor AIMS IP Showcase IBC 2019 September 2019 Curated by Video Services Forum vsf.tv 8 Thank You 15