Broadcast Exchange Format — Roadmap for the 2021 Document Suite
2020
RoadmapThe SMPTE 2021 suite of documents specifies the Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF).This particular document (SMPTE 2021(SMPTE -0:2018) ) serves as a roadmap to the entire suite of 2021 documents, as well as other related files.Documents in the SMPTE 2021 Suite SMPTE RP 2021-1 -General Information and Informative Notes (Normative and Informative Sections)This document serves as the base standard document for the 2021 suite.It includes a comprehensive set of definitions, discussion of system data flow, security, configuration, and a large set of informative notes.This document is critical to anyone implementing BXF, as it is referenced by all other documents in this suite.The distribution of SMPTE ST 2021-1 also includes: Schema Definition File Collection (2021( -1a-2009 Schema.zip)Schema.zip)This is the collection of XSD files which are required to implement BXF.HTML Schema Documentation (2021-1b-2009 Schema HTML.zip)This is a visual representation of the entire BXF schema, including all XSDs.It provides a graphical, non technical view into the structure of the schema from top to bottom, including relationships between portions of the schema, as well as complete documentation of all schema attributes and elements. SMPTE ST 2021-2 -Protocol (Entirely Normative)This document specifically and exclusively deals with issues surrounding protocol as it relates to BXF.It addresses the nature of BXF TCP/IP connections, sending of messages, dealing with inactive connections, initiation of servers, timeout of services, encryption of BXF messages, message formats, as well as file-based transport. SMPTE EG 2021-3 -Engineering Guideline -BXF Use Cases (Entirely Informative)This document provides a rich set of use cases, illustrating the use of BXF in real-world scenarios, complete with XML samples.The use cases cover such examples as: schedule, dub order, purge order, record order, transfer order, content notification, queries, invoking schedules, heartbeat messages, as runs, playlist updates, and acquisition failures.This document is intended to assist those wishing to implement BXF in specific ways.