MTS 2025, Article 14 (pp. 1 to 17)
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EBU DMF Media eXchange Layer (MXL): Streamlining Multi-Vendor Live Video
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- Publisher
- SMPTE — Pasadena, CA
- Doc Type
- Conference Paper
- Content Type
- Original Research
- Volume
- 00, pp. 1–17
- Abstract
- The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) provides a layered model for software-defined production infrastructures running on commonly available IT infrastructure. The DMF seeks to enable customizable and dynamic workflows with cost-effective scalability and enhanced operational efficiency, security, and reliability to meet the challenges of the evolving media business landscape. A key element of the DMF is the Media eXchange Layer (MXL), an open source SDK for high-performance live media interchange between containerized software media functions. MXL provides an interoperable vendor-neutral platform with clear observability. MXL uses the lowest latency asynchronous data transfer methods to avoid delays in the live signal chain. Shared memory is used for same-host functions, and remote direct memory access (RDMA) networking will be used for cross-host communication. The Linux Foundation hosts the MXL Project in collaboration with the EBU and the North American Broadcasting Association (NABA). The MXL SDK code is available on a public GitHub repository.
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-13
- ISBN
- Electronic:
978-1-61482-966-9 - Author(s)
- Vincent TrussartThomas EdwardsWillem VermostPeter Brightwell
- Keyword(s)
- Software, Live Production, Shared Memory, Asynchronous, RDMA, Containerization, Data Centers
- Copyright
- © 2025 SMPTE
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