"Flawless IP Video Over Imperfect Networks" by Wes Simpson
In spite of the obvious appeal of IP networks for many video transport applications, some broadcasters are not completely comfortable with the technology. Many of these concerns derive from experiences with the public Internet, which admittedly is not a perfect channel for mission-critical, time-sensitive material. However, when private networks are employed, IP technology can be used to deliver signal quality and reliability that significantly exceeds that available with traditional time-division multiplex (TDM) technologies employed in standard SONET/SDH networks.
In any real network, errors are going to happen. Data bits can be corrupted, IP packets lost and fi bers cut, in addition to many other faults. In this environment, it is important to design a video transport system that tolerates these faults and recovers from them.
A listing of all Media Links products, including equipment for Broadcasting, Network Adapters with compression, Transport equipment, and Combined Transport/Switching equipment.
2006 FIFA World Cup HD Video Contribution Network whitepaper
In 2006, for the first time, live, uncompressed HD video was available from every venue of the FIFA (tm) World Cup in Germany. This breakthrough in high- performance, wide-area networking has been made possible through the use of advanced fibre optic network interfaces that utilize standard terrestrial telecommunications systems and equipment.
This paper begins with a description of the basic architecture of the system. Some of the key new technologies that are used in this system are then described. The paper concludes with a discussion of the details of the system implementation.
Media Global Links Co., Ltd. (MGL), is a leading developer and manufacturer of broadcast network infrastructure technologies. Since its establishment in 1993, the Company has accumulated expertise in broadcast and telecommunications technologies by providing design and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) services for major players in the industry. This experience has spawned a high-performance, technically advanced product lineup with unmatched reliability that serves a wide variety of customer needs in the normally disparate fields of broadcasting and telecommunications.
