REAL TIME MEDIA INTRODUCTION This year has already been heralded as a big year for IP as the industry closes in on a unifying standard for uncompressed video and audio over IP, and with a number of major North American and European broadcast companies indicating that they will commence real-time IP production infrastructure projects this year. In order to help everyone across the industry fully realize the benefits of IP, eight of the most esteemed broadcast, technology and trade organizations have united at the NAB Show to create the IP Showcase. This unique attraction located in the North Hall of the LVCC, booth N4824, provides a unified industry-wide view to ensure the latest advances in Internet Protocol technology add maximum value to the broadcast industry and the individuals and companies who drive it. With no direct sales agenda on the booth, the IP Showcase is dedicated to educating and energizing all NAB Show visitors to help build a better, more flexible, more efficient and more creative broadcasting industry to delight audiences and create value.
DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND DEPLOYMENT Underpinned by the efforts of skilled engineers across the industry who are tirelessly innovating and implementing the technology, the IP Showcase demonstrates not only engineering progress but also brings to life real-world applications from leading networks and program-makers to inspire, engage and educate everyone from network CEOs to R&D experts. From major players to niche discoveries, numerous examples of IP in action are gathered and curated for you to explore, with staff on hand to answer questions you may have.
EDUCATION Distinct from many other attractions at the NAB Show, the IP Showcase has nothing to sell you. In a rare and historic act of unity – to avoid costly and timeconsuming “format wars” and promote common sense interoperability – the industry has unified around a shared goal. As such, the IP Showcase presents a collective and expert view of the most essential and exciting developments and applications of IP. As part of this collective commitment to support the industry, the IP Showcase offers a full schedule of totally free seminars and panel discussions in the IP Showcase Theater. From advanced technical knowledge sharing, to stimulating creativefocused case studies, to commercial and strategic keynotes, these accessible and expert sessions will add value to all visitors across every specialty and degree of corporate responsibility. The NAB 2017 IP Showcase is the next exciting stop on the unified roadmap presented last year with further features to enable a well-equipped and prosperous industry thanks to IP.
IP-Showcase Schedule 3
MONDAY – APRIL 24 MORNING SESSION
IP Showcase technical track 10:30am – 1:00pm Stan Moote – Chief Technology Officer, IABM This session explains the specifics of infrastructures with IP and Hybrid SDI and IP. SMPTE ST 2110 is explained along with how it works.
What IP Showcase is all about 10:30 – 10:40am Stan Moote – Chief Technology Officer, IABM A brief introduction about the IP Showcase.
A field guide to IP video 10:40 – 11:00am Wes Simpson – Consultant, Telecom Product Consulting With the variety of standards species that populate the IP video ecosystem, it can be hard to figure out which ones apply in each situation. Wes provides a spotter’s guide to the species you are most likely to find in an all-IP studio, such as SMPTE ST 2110, IEEE 1588 and NMOS IS-04. Get an overview of each standards species and see how they all work together in the IP video environment.
IP media in the LAN and WAN – what happens in between? 11:00 – 11:20am Andy Rayne – SVP Engineering, Nevion This presentation reveals some of the challenges as the real time campus infrastructure migrates towards SMPTE ST 2110 and the need for full remote production becomes ever more prevalent.
A review of an actual SDI/IP facility and how IP allows for a graceful expansion 11:20 – 11:40am Dave Schwarz – Managing Engineer, Diversified Dave talks about a hybrid IP/SDI installation: where SDI was used and where IP was used. Now the installation is up and running, Dave will disuss how it will evolve to 100% IP in the future.
The benefits of linked live venues over IP 11:40 – 12:00 noon Gary Schneider – Global Production Systems Lead, LinkedIn Media Productions LinkedIn Media Productions demonstrates the benefits of IP by using a SMPTE ST 2022 based SDN to link its live venues together that are a quarter mile apart. Being all on the same dedicated network allows for seamless resource sharing regardless of the location.
Special presentation on cyber security Cyber security for broadcasters 12:30 – 1:00pm David Meltzer – CTO, TripWire History confirms when it comes to cyber security that one particular pattern always holds. Disconnected systems start to become connected together, and over time these move from proprietary little known protocols to open standards, leading to a proliferation of new applications and uses. Soon these systems are not secure. New vulnerabilities are discovered then security is retrofitted back in. This session reveals how this pattern occurred, and how to apply the lessons learned from other industries to build resilent, secure environments in IP-connected broadcast systems.
4 IP-Showcase Schedule – Monday, April 24
1:00 – 3:30pm IP isn’t about replacing SDI, it is about growth, scalability, business and new workflows. End users and system integrators reveal the details of their IP facilities. A financial analyst will provide research on the transition to IP.
BCE IP Broadcast Facility Case Study 1:00 – 1:20pm Phil Myers – Product Manager, Snell Advanced Media (SAM) Phil presents a case study on Broadcasting Center Europe’s new IP broadcast facility, “RTL City”, in Luxembourg, where all its operations are being consolidated. The initial deployment is based around VSF TR-04 using SMPTE ST 2022-7 with COTS IP switches with a seamless migration path to VSF TR-03/SMPTE ST 2110 operation.
Managing live signals in an increasingly IP-based world 1:20 – 1:40pm James Stellpflug – VP Product Marketing, EVS Remote production is one of the most significant benefits of IP infrastructure but along with it comes one of the biggest challenges of an IP-based live media workflow. James speaks about the importance of implementing sophisticated routing and control systems for IP flows to ensure that IP feeds aren’t affected by any latency and can be controlled and delivered for playout – as securely and with the highest quality as point-to-point/SDI networks.
Time compensated remote production in the all-IP world 1:40 – 2:00pm Ed Calverley – Product Manager, Suitcase TV This session will look at the how the current standards work is enabling true end-toend IP-based production and how standards such as SMPTE ST 2110 enable systems to interoperate in a much more flexible way than was possible with SDI. As an example, during the Euro 2016 soccer tournament a time compensated 2-stage switching solution was frame accurately controlled over a limited-bandwidth link.
A practical case study of UHD production over IP 2:00 – 2:20pm Dafydd Rees – Deputy Director of Operations, Arena Television More than just showing promise, IP provides the practical scalability and flexibility that has enabled Arena Television to deliver full UHD and HD production capabilities to clients like BT Sport and their broadcasts of Premier League soccer in the UK. This presentation outlines both the benefits and lessons learned from producing UHD and HD from one truck using IP.
Virtualization and SMPTE ST 2110 2:20 – 2:40pm Thomas Edwards – VP Engineering & Development, FOX Thomas will explain the benefits of SMPTE ST 2110 with respect to virtualization.
News Bureau case study for IP Integration 2:40 – 3:00pm Scott Griffin – SVP Engineering, M&E, Diversified A News Bureau presents a unique case for broadcast system IP technologies. Enhanced connectivity to the Network Origination Center for master scheduling systems, linear feeds, NRCS, robotics control, and other shared resources are now more critical than ever to integrate departments and show teams across the wide area. We’ll look at real world implementation of each in a current facility design.
Monday, April 24 – IP-Showcase Schedule 5
AFTERNOON SESSION
The benefits of IP track
AFTERNOON SESSION
How openness drives opportunity – A look at IP cycles and value creation 3:00 – 3:20pm John Quealy – Equity Research Analyst, Canaccord Genuity This short presentation will use historical examples (enterprise/ethernet, industrial/ utility) of how IP adoption has impacted or accelerated the value creation (addressable market/stock market/ individual company) opportunties and for the Broadcast Industry.
IP - specific interests and topics 3:30 – 6:00pm Pretty much all industry people are curious about specific IP items on their own agendas. This session covers topics from How do I genlock? to Where does Audio Fit in? to Is IP Plug & Play?
Synchronization and the IP evolution 3:30 – 4:00pm Paul Briscoe – Consultant, Televisionary TV synchronization will migrate to network-based IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and the SMPTE ST 2059 Standard for a network-delivered reference needed for live IP. This presentation provides an overview of these standards and how they are applied to media systems, including the virtual generation of legacy signals, how ST2110 systems use PTP natively and how hybrid systems can be designed.
AES67 & SMPTE ST 2110: Commonalities & Constraints 4:00 – 4:30pm Andreas Hildebrand – Technology Evangelist, ALC NetworX Andreas describes the basic principles of AES67 and the commonalities, differences and constraints defined in SMPTE ST 2110 with respect to synchronization and transport of audio essence streams.
How should I replace my 512x512 SDI router today? 4:30 – 5:00pm Nestor A. Amaya – President, Coveloz Technologies Inc My router is on life support. It will not be around much longer. Should I replace it with an IP switch? How could the AIMS roadmap help me today? How about next year? When we transitioned from analog to SDI, things got worse before they got better. When will IP be the better choice?
An open source IoT for IP media workflow 5:00 – 5:30pm Richard Cartwright – CTO & Founder, Streampunk Media Ltd The JT-NM roadmap includes virtualization and dynamic scale-up, scale-down of facilities being trialed in BBC Northern Ireland’s ongoing IP Proof of Concept activity. This talk presents an approach that enables these features through an open-source, software-only implementation of the JT-NM Reference Architecture from the ground up, including: NMOS registration and discovery; TR-03 streams; and MPEGTS/SDI/file/MXF/cloud gateways.
Audio over IP for TV production 5:30 – 6:00pm Antony David – CEO, Solid State Logic Antony explains the benefits of AOIP networks and why those implemented today will mesh with the evolving SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04 standards. An example of a fully networked multi-room production facility at a major European broadcaster will illustrate these points and the capabilities.
6 IP-Showcase Schedule – Monday, April 24
TUESDAY – APRIL 25 9:30am – 12:00 noon IP isn’t about replacing SDI, it is about growth, scalability, business and new workflows. End users and system integrators reveal the details of their IP facilities. A financial analyst will provide research on the transition to IP.
What IP Showcase is all about 9:30 – 9:40am Stan Moote – Chief Technology Officer, IABM A brief introduction about IP Showcase
UHD-1 OB Van from tpc 9:40 – 10:00am Andreas Lattmann – CTO, tpc switzerland ag SONO VTS from Germany is building a next generation UHD OB-Van for tpc together with partners Imagine, Sony, Arista and others. Demanding the highest quality of future proof technology, the truck is based on using uncompressed UHD and SMPTE ST 2110.
Managing live signals in an increasingly IP-based world 10:00 – 10:20am James Stellpflug – VP Product Marketing, EVS Remote production is one of the most significant benefits of IP infrastructure, but along with it comes one of the biggest challenges of an IP-based live media workflow. James speaks about the importance of implementing sophisticated routing and control systems for IP flows to ensure that IP feeds aren’t affected by any latency and can be controlled and delivered for playout – as securely and with the highest quality as point-to-point/SDI networks.
Time compensated remote production in the all-IP world 10:20 – 10:40am Ed Calverley – Product Director, Suitcase TV This session will look at the how the current standards work is enabling true end-toend IP-based production and how standards such as SMPTE ST 2110 enable systems to interoperate in a much more flexible way than was possible with SDI. As an example, during the Euro 2016 soccer tournament a time compensated 2-stage switching solution was frame accurately controlled over a limited-bandwidth link.
IP and SDI work seamlessly together 10:40 – 11:00am Patrick Daly – Director of Engineering, Atlanta M&E, Diversified One of the strong benefits of IP is that it works with SDI. Hybrid systems allow you to use existing workflows while migrating over to IP. Patrick explains the ins and outs of IP/SDI Hybrid systems that are in use today with a clear focus on migrating to 100% SMPTE ST 2110 in the future.
IBCE IP broadcast facility case study 11:00 – 11:20am Phil Myers – Product Manager, Snell Advanced Media (SAM) Phil presents a case study on Broadcasting Center Europe’s new IP broadcast facility, “RTL City,” in Luxembourg, where all its operations are being consolidated. The initial deployment is based around VSF TR-04 using SMPTE ST 2022-7 with COTS IP switches with a seamless migration path to VSF TR-03/SMPTE ST 2110 operation.
Tuesday, April 25 – IP-Showcase Schedule 7
MORNING SESSION
The benefits of IP track
AFTERNOON SESSION
A practical case study of UHD production over IP 11:20 – 11:40am Dafydd Rees – Deputy Director of Operations, Arena Television More than just showing promise, IP provides the practical scalability and flexibility that has enabled Arena Television to deliver full UHD and HD production capabilities to clients like BT Sport and their broadcasts of Premier League soccer in the UK. This presentation outlines both the benefits and lessons learned from producing UHD and HD from one truck using IP.
IP - specific interests and topics 1:00 – 3:00pm Pretty much all industry people are curious about specific IP items on their own agendas. This session covers topics from How do I genlock? to Where does Audio Fit in? to Is IP Plug & Play?
Synchronization and the IP evolution 1:00 – 1:20pm Paul Briscoe – Consultant, Televisionary TV synchronization will migrate to network-based IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and the SMPTE ST 2059 Standard for a network-delivered reference needed for live IP. This presentation provides an overview of these Standards and how they are applied to media systems, including the virtual generation of legacy signals, how SMPTE ST 2110 systems use PTP natively and how hybrid systems can be designed.
AES67 & SMPTE ST 2110: Commonalities & Constraints 1:20 – 1:40pm Andreas Hildebrand – Technology Evangelist, ALC NetworX Andreas describes the basic principles of AES67 and the commonalities, differences and constraints defined in SMPTE ST 2110 with respect to synchronization and transport of audio essence streams.
How should I replace my 512x512 SDI router today? 1:40 – 2:00pm Nestor A. Amaya – President, Coveloz Technologies Inc My router is on life support. It will not be around much longer. Should I replace it with an IP switch? How could the AIMS roadmap help me today? How about next year? When we transitioned from analog to SDI, things got worse before they got better. When will IP be the better choice?
An open source IoT for IP media workflow 2:00 – 2:20pm Richard Cartwright – CTO & Founder, Streampunk Media Ltd The JT-NM roadmap includes virtualization and dynamic scale-up, scale-down of facilities being trialed in BBC Northern Ireland’s ongoing IP Proof of Concept activity. This talk presents an approach that enables these features through an open-source, software-only implementation of the JT-NM Reference Architecture from the ground up, including: NMOS registration and discovery; TR-03 streams; and MPEGTS/SDI/file/MXF/cloud gateways.
Audio over IP for TV production 2:20 – 2:40pm Antony David – CEO, Solid State Logic Antony explains the benefits of AOIP networks and why those implemented today will mesh with the evolving SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04 standards. An example of a fully networked multi-room production facility at a major European broadcaster will illustrate these points and the capabilities.
8 IP-Showcase Program – Tuesday, April 25
3:00 – 6:00pm This session explains the specifics of infrastructures with IP and Hybrid SDI and IP. SMPTE ST 2110 is explained along with how it works.
A field guide to IP video 3:00 – 3:30pm Wes Simpson – Consultant, Telecom Product Consulting With the variety of standards species that populate the IP video ecosystem, it can be hard to figure out which ones apply in each situation. Wes provides a spotter’s guide to the species you are most likely to find in an all-IP studio, such as SMPTE ST 2110, IEEE 1588 and NMOS IS-04. Get an overview of each standards species and see how they all work together in the IP video environment.
IP media in the LAN and WAN – what happens in between? 3:30 – 4:00pm Andy Rayner – SVP Engineering, Nevion This presentation reveals some of the challenges as the real time campus infrastructure migrates towards SMPTE ST 2110 and the need for full remote production becomes ever more prevalent.
Factors to consider while designing an IP media fabric 4:00 – 4:30pm Patrick Daly – Director of Engineering, Atlanta M&E, Diversified Patrick has worked on several IP projects and will cover: baseband vs IP infrastructure; developing an IP media fabric core with legacy hybrid SDI constraints; system documentation for IP media fabric installations; and factors in selecting optics: price, simplicity of design, ease of maintenance, network topology, physical/geographic footprint.
Cyber security for broadcasters 4:30 – 5:00pm David Meltzer – CTO, TripWire History confirms when it comes to cybersecurity that one particular pattern always holds. Disconnected systems start to become connected together, and over time these move from proprietary little known protocols to open standards, leading to a proliferation of new applications and uses. Soon these systems are not secure. New vulnerabilities are discovered then security is retrofitted back in. This session reveals how this pattern occurred, and how to apply the lessons learned from other industries to build resilent, secure environments in IP-connected broadcast systems.
AIMS Reference System Architecture Guidelines 5:00 – 5:30pm Kerry Wheeles – AIMS Technical Working Group Chair, Imagine/AIMS Kerry discusses AIMS, “Reference System Architecture Guidelines”, that takes into account the different types of Live Productions & system architectural challenges, as technology moves from SDI to IP.
Tuesday, April 25 – IP-Showcase Schedule 9
AFTERNOON SESSION
IP Showcase technical track
WEDNESDAY – APRIL 26 MORNING SESSION
IP - specific interests and topics 9:30am – 12 noon Pretty much all industry people are curious about specific IP items on their own agendas. This session covers topics from How do I genlock? to Where does Audio Fit in? to Is IP Plug & Play?
What IP Showcase is all about 9:30 – 9:40am Stan Moote – Chief Technology Officer, IABM A brief introduction about IP Showcase
Synchronization and the IP evolution 9:40 – 10:00am Paul Briscoe – Consultant, Televisionary TV synchronization will migrate to network-based IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and the SMPTE ST 2059 Standard for a network-delivered reference needed for live IP. This presentation provides an overview of these Standards and how they are applied to media systems, including the virtual generation of legacy signals, how SMPTE ST 2110 systems use PTP natively and how hybrid systems can be designed.
AES67 & SMPTE ST 2110: Commonalities & Constraints 10:00 – 10:30am Andreas Hildebrand – Technology Evangelist, ALC NetworX Andreas describes the basic principles of AES67 and the commonalities, differences and constraints defined in SMPTE ST 2110 with respect to synchronization and transport of audio essence streams.
How should I replace my 512x512 SDI router today? 10:30 – 11:00am Nestor A. Amaya – President, Coveloz Technologies Inc My router is on life support. It will not be around much longer. Should I replace it with an IP switch? How could the AIMS roadmap help me today? How about next year? When we transitioned from analog to SDI, things got worse before they got better. When will IP be the better choice?
An Open Source IoT for IP media workflow 11:00 – 11:30am Richard Cartwright – CTO & Founder, Streampunk Media Ltd The JT-NM roadmap includes virtualization and dynamic scale-up, scale-down of facilities being trialed in BBC Northern Ireland’s ongoing IP Proof of Concept activity. This talk presents an approach that enables these features through an open-source, software-only implementation of the JT-NM Reference Architecture from the ground up, including: NMOS registration and discovery; TR-03 streams; and MPEGTS/SDI/file/MXF/cloud gateways.
Audio over IP for TV production 11:30 – 12.00 noon Antony David – CEO, Solid State Logic Antony explains the benefits of AOIP networks and why those implemented today will mesh with the evolving SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04 standards. An example of a fully networked multi-room production facility at a major European broadcaster will illustrate these points and the capabilities.
10 IP-Showcase Program – Wednesday, April 26
1:00 – 3:30pm IP isn’t about replacing SDI, it is about growth, scalability, business and new workflows. End users and system integrators reveal the details of their IP facilities. A financial analyst will provide research on the transition to IP.
Real world design for IP-based systems 1:00 – 1:20pm Jeff Rivera – Managing Engineer, Diversified An introduction to IP-Based systems design. Real world examples of technology and infrastructure challenges faced while designing an IP-based system today. We’ll take a look at possible solutions to those challenges and their benefits.
The benefits of linked live venues over IP 1:20 – 1:40pm Gary Schneider – Global Production Systems Lead, LinkedIn Media Productions LinkedIn Media Productions demonstrates the benefits of IP by using a SMPTE ST 2022 based SDN to link its live venues together that are a quarter mile apart. Being all on the same dedicated network allows for seamless resource sharing regardless of the location.
Compensated remote production in the All-IP world 1:40 – 2:00pm Ed Calverley – Product Director, Suitcase TV This session will look at the how the current standards work is enabling true end-toend IP-based production and how standards such as SMPTE ST 2110 enable systems to interoperate in a much more flexible way than was possible with SDI. As an example, during the Euro 2016 soccer tournament a time compensated 2-stage switching solution was frame accurately controlled over a limited-bandwidth link.
IP audio integration case studies 2:00 – 2:20pm Scott Griffin – SVP Engineering, M&E, Diversified There are numerous Audio-over-IP formats that have been adopted by the major manufacturers, each with its own strengths and weaknesses when applied to different scenarios. From MADI, Livewire and Cobranet to Dante, Ravenna and AES67, we’ll look at real world integrations from recent projects and hear about some of the challenges and advantages.
A practical case study of UHD production over IP 2:20 – 2:40pm Dafydd Rees – Deputy Director of Operations, Arena Television More than just showing promise, IP provides the practical scalability and flexibility that has enabled Arena Television to deliver full UHD and HD production capabilities to clients like BT Sport and their broadcasts of Premier League soccer in the UK. This presentation outlines both the benefits and lessons learned from producing UHD and HD from one truck using IP.
BCE IP broadcast facility case study 2:40 – 3:00pm Phil Myers – Product Manager, Snell Advanced Media (SAM) Phil presents a case study on Broadcasting Center Europe’s new IP broadcast facility, RTL City, in Luxembourg, where all its operations are being consolidated. The initial deployment is based around VSF TR-04 using SMPTE ST 2022-7 with COTS IP switches with a seamless migration path to VSF TR-03/SMPTE ST 2110 operation.
Wednesday, April 26 – IP-Showcase Schedule 11
AFTERNOON SESSION
The benefits of IP track
AFTERNOON SESSION
IP Showcase technical track 3:00 – 6:00pm This session explains the specifics of infrastructures with IP and Hybrid SDI and IP. SMPTE ST 2110 is explained along with how it works.
A field guide to IP video 3:00 – 3:30pm Wes Simpson – Consultant, Telecom Product Consulting With the variety of standards species that populate the IP video ecosystem, it can be hard to figure out which ones apply in each situation. Wes provides a spotter’s guide to the species you are most likely to find in an all-IP studio, such as SMPTE ST 2110, IEEE 1588 and NMOS IS-04. Get an overview of each standards species and see how they all work together in the IP video environment.
IP media in the LAN and WAN – what happens in between? 3:30 – 4:00pm Andy Rayner – SVP Engineering, Nevion This presentation reveals some of the challenges as the real time campus infrastructure migrates towards SMPTE ST 2110 and the need for full remote production becomes ever more prevalent.
AIMS Reference System Architecture Guidelines 4:00 – 4:30pm Kerry Wheeles – AIMS Technical Working Group Chair, Imagine/AIMS Kerry discusses AIMS’ “Reference System Architecture Guidelines” that takes into account the different types of Live Productions & system architectural challenges, as technology moves from SDI to IP.
12 IP-Showcase Program – Wednesday, April 26
THURSDAY – APRIL 27 9:30am – 12:00 noon Pretty much all industry people are curious about specific IP items on their own agendas. This session covers topics from How do I genlock? to Where does Audio Fit in? to Is IP Plug & Play?
A field guide to IP video 9:30 – 10:00am Wes Simpson – Consultant, Telecom Product Consulting With the variety of standards species that populate the IP video ecosystem, it can be hard to figure out which ones apply in each situation. Wes provides a spotter’s guide to the species you are most likely to find in an all-IP studio, such as SMPTE ST 2110, IEEE 1588 and NMOS IS-04. Get an overview of each standards species and see how they all work together in the IP video environment.
AIMS Reference System Architecture Guidelines 10:00 – 10:30am Kerry Wheeles – AIMS Technical Working Group Chair, Imagine/AIMS Kerry discusses AIMS, “Reference System Architecture Guidelines” that takes into account the different types of Live Productions & system architectural challenges, as technology moves from SDI to IP.
Engineering documentation for IP broadcast systems 10:30 – 11:00am Gary Olson – MD, GHO Group LLC Line drawings and wire lists are no longer sufficient to build and maintain a media production and broadcast facility. IP mapping, VLAN’s, API’s and communications between systems, network topology and workflows are key. This presentation covers the types of documentation that are critical for IP centric broadcast facilities.
Thursday, April 27 – IP-Showcase Schedule 13
MORNING SESSION
IP - Specific Interests and Topics
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