Applications of Digital Video: Bandwidth Requirements on Shared Media Servers and Networks

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 107, No. 11, pp. 970–977
Abstract: Video servers and high-bandwidth local area networks are rapidly being adopted in broadcast and professional video applications. As the emphasis shifts from tape-machine replacement to simplification or re-engineering of operational processes, the required systems become more complex and the need for methodical system analysis becomes more acute. This paper develops a model that connects basic video facility requirements to technology-specific parameters necessary to specify the throughput of digital video platforms and networks. Although the basic model is simple, it is quantitative and permits practical scenarios to be analyzed. We have applied this model to a few sample systems, ranging in complexity from simple disk server architectures to networks with complex topology.
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
DOI: 10.5594/J04375
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J04375
Author(s): Ying Ki KwongTektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR 97077.
bio
Ying Ki Kwong has been with Tektronix since 1991. While serving as research scientist in the company's research labs, he became interested in video technology and joined the Video & Networking Division. He served as systems engineer and then as manager of applications marketing for the Profile video server product line. Currently, Kwong is the manager of strategic technology partnerships. Kwong holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from Cornell University. He has published 15 articles in professional journals and has a patent pending in multimedia communication. He also participates in SMPTE standard activities.
John CvetkoTektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR 97077.
bio
John Cvetko has been with Tektronix since 1994. Prior to working with Tektronix he was an engineer in the telecommunications field. His experience in global computer networking has been applied to the broadcast industry as broadcasters begin to develop high-speed video networks. While developing a video conferencing system for Tektronix he became interested in broadcast video, specifically, storage and networking of high bandwidth applications. As a corporate systems engineer at Tektronix he has had the opportunity to work on projects that lead the industry in the areas of networking, archive, and media management. Cvetko holds a B.A. from Eckerd College and has a patent pending in multimedia communication.
Kylo GinsbergTektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR 97077.
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Kylo Ginsberg is a design engineer at Tektronix. He has a B.A. in Computer Science and an M.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. in English from Duke University.
Copyright: © 1998 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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