How Open Standards Drive Innovation

Presenters : Bill Rounopoulos - Ross

Year : 2019

dlp_document_download : How AES67 & 2110 Open Standards Enable InnovationBill RounopoulosBusiness Development Manager, OEM & Partnerships, Ross Videobrounopoulos@rossvideo.com ProsProprietary technology offer advantages such as ease-of-useand the avoidance of interoperability issues. But do these technologies always offer the right tool for the job?•What if I need to manage both audio and video signals simultaneously? •Or what if I require encryption? ConsFull-Stack Proprietary Technology Solutions Different markets have different requirementsLATENCY & SCALESECURITYUSER SOPHISTICATIONSIGNAL MIXSUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE Is one tool always the right tool for the job? Monopolies•Stifle Innovation•Reduced set of applications addressed•Benefits accrue to small numberFree Markets•Address a wider set of needs and applications•Drive greater innovation•Can be counted on to develop the right tool for the jobSOLUTION: Let Free Markets Innovate How?The AES67 & 2110 ecosystem features multiple vendors innovating using core networking technology from multiple suppliers, such as Ross Video, Embrionix, Merging, Archwaveor their own internal solutions. Analogy: Linux vs. Windows OS•25 years ago, when Linux was still in its infancy, it was hard to use and limited in capability. •But it was open and free to innovate•Who guessed then how Linux would evolve? Linux Innovation in ActionUS ATC 24,000 flights/ day85% of smartphones50% of global fin. transactions To p 1 0 S u p e r c o m p u t e r s AES67/ 2110 Innovation Examples The Challenge:•Broadcasters want to transport audio across a continental network•Network latencies up to 80msec Innovation:•Implementation of a network latency compensation mechanism leveraging the larger WAN buffers in fully compliant AES67/ 2110-30 solutions•Handles up to 500msec of latencyAES67/ 2110 Innovation WAN Latency The Challenge: •Quickly transition very wide product range to IP•Help navigate the complicated multi-format IP Landscape in audio (Dante, AES67, AVB, …) Innovation: Uncompromising PerformanceInnovation: •Highest-performance, robust and extremely flexible ST 2110 audio networking solution •512 channels, 96kHz, 125 µs packet time and up to 80 channels per stream Innovation: 128 x 128 Dante to ST 2110 Router The Challenge:•Supporta standards-based SMPTE ST 2110 solution on existing products.Innovation:•Fully compliant AES67 ST2110 solution that drops into existing hardware•64 channels/ 8 streams, 125µs packet time, NMOS IS-04, Dante/ SAP•Enabled 128 x 128 Dante to fully compliant AES67 ST 2110-30 router in 1RU The Challenge:•Tra n s p o r t a u d i o w i t h l i v e v i d e o a n d metadata on same wire over IP networkInnovation:•Another example of full ST 2110 in action: video and audio on same wire•Key enabler is AES67 PTP synchronization based on 1588v2 that utilizes time stampingAES67/ 2110 Innovation Live Video & Audio in POU box The Challenge:•An standards-based AoIPsolution with open control that is customizable to fit unique workflow Innovation:•Open JSON API allowing the use of the customer’s UI and control system•Addition of specific clock signals enabled better internal synchronization of wireless equipmentAES67/ ST 2110 Innovations Customizable UI and Workflow The Challenge:•Address more markets with support for LW+, Ravenna, Ember+•Need small port count AES67 ST 2110 solution with open control•Replace expensive AES67 partner box w/ solution that supports MADIInnovation:•Integrated solution with open control supporting LW+, Ember+, Ravenna•MADI to AES67 ST 2110 bridge for easy integration into their existing productInnovation: Greater Integration & Lower System Cost The Challenge:•A simple and open centrailzedaudio network manager that is protocol agnostic.Innovation:•ANEMAN a simple, open and free controller created by Merging & Digigram•Works w/ any manufacturer via plug-in•ANEMAN engine framework will be fully open-sourced to drive further innovationAES67/ 2110 Innovation Centralized Audio Controller Innovation: Broadcast-Ready Audio ConverterThe Challenge:•Address a new market by expanding reach of products into broadcast.•Requirement for a standards-based 2110 solution that Audinatewas not going to supply.Innovation:•Fully standards compliant 16-channel AES67 ST 2110-30 RAVENNA-based solution via SoC that supports flexible glitch-less redundancy Innovation: Futureproofed Roadmap via StandardsThe Challenge:•Need for a cost-effective, low channel count audio networking solution as a value-added feature that works with video now and in the futureInnovation:•AES67 ST 2110 standards based 8-channel solution that works with video (HDMI) today and is ready for video and audio over IP in the future The Challenge: •High performance, robust yet flexible AoIP solution running AES67/ ST 2110/ RAVENNA/ NMOS •Support for variable sample rates and data formats including 32-bit AES/ EBUInnovation: •512 ch.64 streams, 125µs packet time, glitch-less stream and port redundancy (4 x 10GE)•16, 24-bits /sample including 32-bit transparent mode for AES transport configurable per stream & not limited to audio but can carry video and control data too. Innovation: Unparalleled performance & flexibility The Challenge:•A proven audio networking solution based on open technologies that seamlessly interfaces with existing customer broadcast equipmentInnovation:•A broadly interoperable AES67 ST 2110 AoIPsolution that natively works in multiple environments: Dante/ SAP, RAVENNA, NMOS, LW+, EmBER+, and Dashboard •Same technology used by partner OEM developers•No supplier lock-inInnovation: Broad AoIPInteroperablity The Challenge:•AES67 ST 2110 solution all in software on a COTS server for centralized audio processingInnovation:•AES67 ST 2110 AoIPsolution in Linux running on a COTS platform supporting 256 channels requiring a single low-end Intel Xeon core.•End-to-end latency of ~1msec making centralized audio processing a reality for OEM’s•Natively supports multiple protocols: NMOS, RAVENNA, Dante/ SAP, EmBER+AES67 ST 2110 Low Latency Virtual Sound Card Development Platform Thank You!Bill Rounopoulosbrounopoulos@rossvideo.com