The IP Showcase at the 2019 NAB Show will focus on educational opportunities, demonstrations and market deployments from broadcast facilities around the world
Brad Gilmer, executive director of the IP Showcase, said, “Faced with the inevitability of a transition to IP-based operations in broadcast, the industry almost unanimously chose a standards-based approach, uniting behind SMPTE ST 2110/ST 2059, AES67, and AMWA IS-04/05.:
“Now, three years later, we are seeing expansion beyond the early adopters, and as the industry as a whole begins to make the IP transition, the organisations involved in the IP Showcase are laying the groundwork to make installation, maintenance, and security straightforward and much simpler. We’re raising the bar for what people should expect when implementing IP-based operations,” he added.
New for the 2019 NAB Show is the IP Showcase Future Zone, where visitors can see demonstrations of Part 1 of the new Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) Tech Stack (JT-NM TR-1001-1). SMPTE ST 2110 has successfully defined the transport layer of IP systems and now JT-NM Tech Stack simplifies and streamlines IP system installations.
The JT-NM Tested programme is also new to this year’s IP Showcase. Sponsored by the JT-NM and administered by the EBU and IRT–two leading European technical bodies–the JT-NM Tested programme offers prospective IP-based equipment buyers more and better-documented insight into how vendor equipment aligns with SMPTE ST 2110 and SMPTE ST 2059 standards.
Vendors who submit evaluation equipment will have the opportunity to list the equipment in a JT-NM Tested catalogue that will be available to the public at the NAB and online IP Showcase booth. This catalogue will provide transparency, describing the test criteria and test methodology as well as the hardware and software versions of the products that have been tested.
While JT - NM Tested is not a certification programme, it will provide a snapshot of how vendor equipment aligns with main parts of SMPTE standards, providing a reference to prospective buyers and users as they begin their equipment evaluation and qualification process.
The IP Showcase Theatre returns as the destination for education, a vital element as the industry progresses through the phases of IP adoption. Vendors, broadcasters, service providers, and integrators alike will highlight their solutions to the challenges related to the transition from SDI to IP.
With a full slate of presentations on IP technology and installations to choose from, professionals ranging from broadcast/IT engineers and CEOs to TV producers can learn how to unlock the full potential of using IP for real-time professional media.
The IP Showcase will also highlight representative installations, providing a one-stop exhibit to those interested in learning why so many broadcasters are turning to IP technology and how they are using it. To date, IP installations have demonstrated clear benefits such as the ability to scale easily, format flexibility, and resource sharing, and with that success, the number of installations continues to grow at a significant rate.
The IP Showcase will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Centre at Booth C12634.
