VSF Video over IP (SMPTE 2022) Interoperability Demonstration January 2007
John Henry Dale · SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal · 2007
In order to reduce costs and more efficiently utilize their networks, service providers are looking to migrate contribution video/audio/media services onto packet networks. This migration is not without its challenges. Packet network performance can be less than ideal. A robust method of encapsulating media signals in IP packets is absolutely necessary. There is a significant benefit for service providers and end users to utilize standards-based implementations. — The Video Services Forum (VSF) recently worked with SMPTE to standardize IP encapsulation of MPEG video/audio signals with robust error correction, which is well suited for IP networks. The Standard, SMPTE 2022–2007, is now available on the SMPTE website. — At the January 2007 SMPTE/VidTrans Joint Conference, five vendors provided hardware to conduct a live interoperability demonstration utilizing SMPTE 2022 encapsulation techniques. In addition to demonstrating interoperability between vendors, the demonstration also highlighted the robust handling of packet errors.