FACILITY NETWORK DESIGN TO HANDLE ALL THAT INCOMING DIGITAL MATERIAL

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FACILITY NETWORK DESIGN TO HANDLE ALL THAT
INCOMING DIGITAL MATERIAL

• Rick Stora
• Director of Broadcast Operations
• Sundance Digital

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TWO DISTINCT NETWORKS

• A Video Network
• And
• An Operations Network

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THE VIDEO NETWORK

• Digital Satellite Receivers
• Broadband IP
• Transcode devices
• Server Interconnections

Goal Move large quantities of data around at
Real Time or F.T.R.T speeds
Physical connections Fiber, Fibre, GigE
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THE OPERATIONS NETWORK

• Traffic
• Automation (On Air, Prep, Recording Digital
  Ingest)
• Streaming
• Machine Control

Goal Support database communication for metadata
sharing and consolidation Support deterministic
control of broadcast devices
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INTERNETWORK COMMUNICATIONS

• Essence Connections
• Metadata Connections
• Control Connections

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I.T. DOES TV

• EssenceA recently coined phrase todepict actual
  media
• FilmTapeDigital File

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I.T. DOES TV

• MetadataAnother recently coined phrase to depict
  the data that describes actual media
• TitleDurationSOM/EOMMedia Type or File Format

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THE NETWORKS
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EVENT New Digital Content
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EVENT New Digital Content
Traffic Schedules Program, assigns a House Number
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EVENT New Digital Content
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EVENT New Digital Content
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EVENT New Digital Content
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EVENT Schedule Change
Automation driving the system normally from a
running Play List
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EVENT Schedule Change
1) Traffic system requests a current copy of the
playlist
2) Automation returns the list in XML format
The Traffic Office determines that a schedule
change to the running list is required.
3) Traffic Operator makes the adjustment
4) Just before submission, Traffic makes a second
request for the list and checks to see if the
changes are still valid
5) If so, the changes are passed to Automation
6) Automation inserts the changes to the list and
confirms back to Traffic
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SMPTE S-22Working Group - Data Exchange

• Data Dictionary
• Messaging
• Schema
• XML
• July Submission

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ASSET MANAGEMENT
A truly useful Digital Asset Management System
should have connections to all the metadata
available on the Broadcast Operations net as well
as the House Network
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ASSET MANAGEMENT
Automation System
Archive System
Traffic System
Character Generator
Program Management
BroadcastServer
EditSystems
Art Room Systems
Still Store
House Systems(Office Docs, Contact)
Newsroom System
Transcode
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REAL SYSTEM DESIGN
Vid Net
Art
Edit
AssetMgmt
News Room
Ops Net
Vendor VPN
House Net
Router
Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall Spam
Filter Virus Protection
Spyware Protection
The Internet
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REAL SYSTEM DESIGN
You wouldnt ask an Electrician to design your
video networks.
I advise that you all consider utilizing the
services of a professional I.T. design engineer
as you embark on your I.T. build outs.
There is plenty for you to contribute to the
process as most I.T. designers have never had to
wrestle with the performance loads and
requirements that we are asking our systems to do.
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Thank You