Welcome to the NAB’s 2021 Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference Proceedings. The papers offered here have been presented at the annual BEIT Conference at NAB Show, the world’s largest trade show for the media content creation and distribution industry.
The BEIT Conference program is established each year by the NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference Committee, a rotating group of senior technologists from NAB member organizations, along with representatives from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE). The 2021 BEIT Conference Committee roster is available here.
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How to Maximize Hybrid Cloud Capabilities for the "New Normal" - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, AI and Cloud Technologies for BroadcastingThe effective use of cloud services is key to the industry going forward and the main requirement is access to the cloud from anywhere, without sacrificing Quality-of-Service – enter Hybrid Cloud.
Julián Fernández-Campón Montero | Tedial | Málaga, Spain
Improving The Video Headend Infrastructure With DASH-IF's CMAF Ingest - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, OTT Television TechnologiesWe present the CMAF-based delivery chain, with a detailed explanation of the protocol interface specified by the DASH-IF. We consider the benefits of using CMAF as exchange format over legacy formats.
Mickaël Raulet | ATEME | Rennes, France
Lucas Gregory | ATEME | Rennes, France
Khaled Jerbi | ATEME | Rennes, France
Eric Toullec | ATEME | Rennes, France
Rufael Mekuria | Unified Streaming | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Incorporating a Supplemental Program Service (SPS) Channel into MA3 Transmissions - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Radio TechnologiesThe work to date at WWFD (Frederick, MD) concerning the testing of an HD2 channel utilizing the MA3 (all-digital AM) mode of transmission is summarized.
David Kolesar | Hubbard Radio | Washington, DC, United States
Mike Raide | Xperi Corporation | Columbia, Maryland, United States
IP Network Operations Center (IP NOC): The Future for Broadcast - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, SMPTE ST2110 / IP-based FacilitiesIP NOC brings together the state of the art in IP-based signal acquisition and cloud-based MAM. Driven by these enabling technologies, the IP NOC moves away from traditional broadcast models.
Claudio Lisman | ProximaVision Corporation | Bal Harbour, Florida, United States
IPMX for Broadcast Installations - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, SMPTE ST2110 / IP-based FacilitiesHow the proposed adaptations made to the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards by the AIMS-backed IPMX initiative could benefit broadcast operations
Jean Lapierre | Matrox Video | Montréal, Canada
Andre Testa | Matrox Video | Montréal, Canada
Is The Cloud There Yet? - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, AI and Cloud Technologies for Broadcasting(Winner, 2021 BEIT Conference Proceedings Best Paper Award)
Workflow Step-by-Step: This session will examine how the cloud can enable different application workflows, and how to ensure high reliability while building and maintaining systems in the cloud.
Peter Wharton | TAG Video Systems | Tel Aviv, Israel
Live Video Transport in the Cloud with JPEG XS and AWS CDI - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, AI and Cloud Technologies for BroadcastingDescribes use of JPEG XS compression to move low-latency, live video to/from the cloud, and the Cloud Digital Interface (CDI) SDK to move uncompressed video inside the cloud.
Thomas Edwards | Amazon Web Services | Santa Monica, California, United States
Living with Current Faults at End-of-Branch Broadcast Facilities - $15
Date: October 9, 2021Topics: 2021 BEITC Proceedings, Mitigating Facility Risks - Cyber & PhysicalTechnical and business risks to an end-of-branch broadcast facility can be mitigated in part by acting on an improved understanding of the broadband nature of the energy in such faults.
Thomas LaBarge | Groundlinx Technologies | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
John Broccoli | Groundlinx Technologies | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
Nancy Swartz | Groundlinx Technologies | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States
John H. Belk | Groundlinx Technologies | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States