Carsten Baumann

As companies in a variety of industries continue to take advantage of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications, they’re facing questions around how and where to best process and store vast amounts of IIoT data. Options include industrial edge computing, larger regional enterprise or colocation data centers, or cloud data centers.

Once upon a time, data center reliability was all that mattered. The conversation has now evolved to include sustainable resiliency. Grid power disturbances are becoming more frequent due to higher demand, aging infrastructures, intermittent renewable energy sources, and more frequent storms or other disasters.

As colocation and service provider data center operators explore new ways to improve their facilities’ resilience against grid instability, many face continued financial and environmental pressures. The newest microgrid technology can help colocation and service provider data centers further enhance uptime, reduce energy spend, and minimize carbon footprint. This paper introduces how microgrids use advanced analytics to intelligently manage energy assets (gensets, CCHP, renewables, loads), how… Show more

As colocation and service provider data center operators explore new ways to improve their facilities’ resilience against grid instability, many face continued financial and environmental pressures. The newest microgrid technology can help colocation and service provider data centers further enhance uptime, reduce energy spend, and minimize carbon footprint. This paper introduces how microgrids use advanced analytics to intelligently manage energy assets (gensets, CCHP, renewables, loads), how microgrid design is optimized through feasibility studies, how modular architectures simplify design and installation, and how financing options, incentives, and operational models can help reduce risks and maximize returns. Show less

Ever since new network technologies have been introduced broadcasters have been investigating and exploring the possibilities for using them in their operations. Several years ago ATM appeared to be the future standard, not only for WAN connectivity, but also to be used for in-house distribution.

The traditional X-Y crosspoint switch seemed to become obsolete as it was envisioned that each device, such as VTRs, cameras, monitors and even microphones would have a built-in ATM network… Show more

Ever since new network technologies have been introduced broadcasters have been investigating and exploring the possibilities for using them in their operations. Several years ago ATM appeared to be the future standard, not only for WAN connectivity, but also to be used for in-house distribution.

The traditional X-Y crosspoint switch seemed to become obsolete as it was envisioned that each device, such as VTRs, cameras, monitors and even microphones would have a built-in ATM network interface connector, and all equipment would be simply plugged into a large enough switch. A central network management system could have been used to control all signal flows and ensure smooth operation. Show less

Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and packet switching have long been the underlying technology for computer networks and the Internet. They are starting now to be used for voice and video communications as new and improved network technologies, such as DiffServ, MPLS, and VPNs become widely available. Utilizing those new technologies, the former unreliable and unpredictable nature of IP networks, will now offer highest Quality of Service (QoS). These new services, in combination with highly developed IP… Show more

Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and packet switching have long been the underlying technology for computer networks and the Internet. They are starting now to be used for voice and video communications as new and improved network technologies, such as DiffServ, MPLS, and VPNs become widely available. Utilizing those new technologies, the former unreliable and unpredictable nature of IP networks, will now offer highest Quality of Service (QoS). These new services, in combination with highly developed IP gateway technology allow for the exchange of high quality real-time and latency sensitive applications over IP networks as an alternative to existing distribution methods, such as satellite, leased lines, and ATM. From a business perspective, IP networks are becoming economically more attractive to distribute high quality video and audio content. At last year's SMPTE Conference and Exhibition in Pasadena, we introduced TrueCircuit® technology which insures deterministic, real- time data delivery over Ethernet LAN. This technology has since been extended to address critical QoS issues over legacy backbone MAN and WAN networks. A number of successful field trials over the last year give credit to this technology's importance and value. This paper provides an update on the evolutionary development process that has moved realtime content distribution over IP Wide Area Networks closer to reality. It addresses the trial results and deployment issues faced as we incorporated this technology into real customer driven applications. A detailed cost analysis, which compares other real-time data protocols such as satellite, leased lines, and ATM, is provided for comparison. In addition, the paper covers standardization, interoperability, process considerations, and an industry future outlook as IP networks are adopted for real-time data delivery.

Copyright © 2001 by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
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An increasing number of broadcasters, production, and post-production houses are planning to use standard internet protocol (IP) networks to distribute video, audio, control, and metadata in realtime. Standard ethernet networks suffer from such problems as nondeterministic bandwidth, latency, and excessive jitter for reliable realtime transport of video and audio. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and packet switching have long been the underlying technology for computer networks, but are now barely used… Show more

An increasing number of broadcasters, production, and post-production houses are planning to use standard internet protocol (IP) networks to distribute video, audio, control, and metadata in realtime. Standard ethernet networks suffer from such problems as nondeterministic bandwidth, latency, and excessive jitter for reliable realtime transport of video and audio. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and packet switching have long been the underlying technology for computer networks, but are now barely used for voice and video communications. This is due to the unreliable and unpredictable nature of the so-called “best effort” service provided by IP networks, which results in a high degree of uncertainty in how quickly a packet will be delivered to its destination. New realtime internet protocols are being developed to guarantee a requested quality of service over an internet connection. However, even where implemented, they do not guarantee end-to-end delay or latency, only bandwidth. Without latency guarantees, IP networks will not truly be able to distribute realtime video and audio content.

Copyright © 2001 by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
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A fast, low cost, and adaptable way to distribute Video, Audio, Control, and Metadata via widespread IP networking technology.