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InStudio

Demanding Migration To IP

cont'd...

Systems Integration - Part II

potentially slow
video-over-IP
links into the
system,"
he
says. "With the
emergence of 12G
SDI, which can
carry
4K/UHD
video and up to
64 channels of
audio at a similar
price point to
Proof of Concept systems at dB Broadcast's factory
3G SDI, you will
dB broadcast has been running be able to use established workflows
extensive interoperability tests based within a 4K/UHD environment. This
on SMPTE ST 2022-6 and 2022-7 is particularly relevant to studios
with reportedly good results to date. and OBs, and does not come with
"We successfully exchanged streams the latency issues of IP. It is also well
between all manufacturers taking suited to the live environment.
part," reports Swan. "We also ran a
For Gearhouse the fundamentals
fairly extensive range of forensic tests. remain the same regardless of
Some hardware performed better than underlying tech. "A detailed and
others in response to things such as rigorous analysis of a client's preferred
jitter and packet loss, but that is being workflow, future business plans and
addressed."
available budget will always need
Db tested network hardware from to be performed before defining
Cisco, Arista, and Juniper, and is a system design and the level of
continuing this effort, and work on IP infrastructure to be installed,
hybrid traditional broadcast reference compared
to
more
traditional
and ST 2059 architectures.
broadcast systems," says Phillips.
IP-based routing and networking
Latency v. Live
clearly has some benefits to offer,
For
Russell
Peirson-Hagger, particularly in the case of postManaging Director, ATG Danmon, production where there is little live
a key issue to overcome is latency. video and playout where video is often
Any studio facility with a significant at a lower data rate.
throughput of live programming
But Peirson-Hagger agrees that there
naturally wants to keep live content as are still plenty of reasons why we will
near truly live as possible.
see the continued use of SDI for the
"It is a big enough concern already foreseeable future, particularly with
without adding an extra layer of the introduction of 12G SDI. "Rather
than IP completely replacing
SDI, it is evident that a hybrid
approach currently offers the
best of both technologies," he
says.
One of the promises made
for IP is that installations can
be future proofed for all file
formats and all resolutions,
but one wonders if this is true
of investments made today?
"In theory, with the
correct
implementation
of an IP infrastructure,
today's systems can cope
with 4K/8K environments,
and
any
enhancements
relating to HDR, wide colour
gamut and high frame rate,"
Studio complex at IADT National Film
says Phillips. "In practice,
School, Ireland (Gearhouse)

however, this may be difficult to
achieve due to cost restrictions and
evolving technical standards. As an
SI, Gearhouse always recommends
flood wiring an installation with
fibre, it is the peripheral equipment
attached to this fibre that is the high
cost element of any such system. The
hardware and software associated with
these new technologies is developing
fast but the current extra costs, and
the uncertainty of future standards,
remains an obstacle to investment."

least another 30 is Peirson-Hagger's
take. "The co-existence has been
mutually beneficial. Today's world
of efficient programme production
and multichannel delivery would
be impossible without IT-based
processing platforms. But broadcasting
still demands special skills to ensure
that transmission services operate
faultlessly, and that is not likely to
change."
The consensus is, that provided SIs
stay on top of their game, they should
not just survive but thrive in the IP
era. "This transition [to IP] leads to a
new breed of system integrators which
excel in both broadcast and IT," says
BCE's Seve. "With this enriched profile,
our company is able to explain to the
market the ways to IP infrastructures
as well as to integrate and operate
these platforms."
Several SIs report an upturn in
activity as broadcast customers look
to them as the trusted agents of IP
migration.
"IT
technology
has
become
sufficiently mature on a variety of
vectors to really change things and
the software to make this happen
is looking really good," says Swan.
"The concept of a broadcast facility
and its boundaries are changing.
There are some really transformative
opportunities in many areas right
now."

Swamp Or Swim
The IABM has noted that the
professional broadcast and media
industry is valued at US$49 billion,
a fraction of the value of the world's
IT and telecom industries. Taking
the positives from this, it suggested
that manufacturers shouldn't try to
reinvent the wheel but reassign their
R&D resources into working with the IT
industry. But is there any danger of the
bespoke SI industry being swamped by
the IT giants?
Phillips says IT companies certainly
contribute to much of the equipment
infrastructure
in
a
broadcast
environment but there remains a large
amount of infrastructure which is
bespoke and specific to broadcast "and
this is particularly so when it comes to
live broadcasting," he says.
"For live broadcasting, which
represents very significant revenue
earning opportunities for broadcasters
...This transition [to
and rights holders, reliability and high
production values for premier events IP] leads to a new breed
dictate custom designed systems, and
expertise, from SIs who understand of system integrators
not only the right technology but the
subtleties of broadcast operations. which excel in both
While traditional SDI-based systems
may diminish, there will remain a broadcast and IT
strong demand for SIs to deliver
Laurent Seve, BCE
design, together with configuration
and
support
services. Equally,
there is scope
for SIs to provide
software services
within
their
systems."
IT has been
an integral part
of broadcasting
for more than
30 years and is
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likely to be for at

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