When we received a few first IP-based equipement in the EBU Technology & Innovation lab, we realized how manual and tedious it was to get IP gear up and running compared to the good old SDI technology. For system architects building IP-based facilities, the extra complexity, labour and time required add up very quickly. It became clear that SMPTE ST 2110 transport was necessary but not sufficient to build and manage a large scale facility.
The Minimum User Requirements to Build and Manage an IP-Based Media Facility were formulated in EBU TECH 3371.
The Joint-Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) – gathering the EBU, AMWA, SMPTE and VSF – has produced a technical recommendation that addresses a number of these user requirements. Please do find the document here.
In order to achieve plug-and-play interoperability in ST-2110-based Live IP production infrastructures, a 'Full Stack' of protocols is sought. This slide details the 'Minimum Stack' of protocolls needed to achieve this goal.
Minimum user requirements regarding the ensemble of technologies that a Media Node needs to support in order to enable administrators to efficiently build, operate and maintain an IP architecture based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standards.