The New Paradigm of Software Architected Broadcast Facilities: An Asynchronous Media Framework Running on IT Infrastructure

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Motion Imaging Jour.
Volume: 134, No. 3, pp. 26–35
Abstract: The technological innovations of Information Technology (IT) look compelling in addressing the challenges of market fragmentation and reduced budgets of the live broadcast industry. To enable the shift from be-spoke hardware, a new paradigm of software broadcast infrastructure running on IT equipment, whether it be on-premises or in the cloud, is described in this paper. This asynchronous media framework bridges the gap between the requirements of broadcast and the asynchronous and distributed nature of IT—not only matching the capabilities of traditional hardware infrastructure but surpassing it by enabling the benefits of IT infrastructures. This paper covers the foundational concepts/comparisons of synchronous versus asynchronous operations. It explores system architecture in depth: framework design, media microservices, timing, and control. Additionally, the paper presents empirical measurements that highlight time savings achieved by processing streams asynchronously compared to real-time methods. Finally, it examines the implications of this new paradigm of software broadcast architecture for live broadcast environments.
Publication Date: 2025-05-01
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2025/XXLK4545
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2025/XXLK4545
Author(s): Marwan Al-Habbal
Keyword(s): Software-Defined Media Facilities, Virtualized Media Facilities, Dynamic Media Facility
Copyright: © 2025 SMPTE

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doi: 10.5594/JMI.2025/XXLK4545
url: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2025/XXLK4545

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