Broadcast Standards – Cloud Compute Infrastructure

This collection of articles builds on the huge foundations of the enormously popular ‘Broadcast Standards - The Book’ by Cliff Wootton. As we progress on another year long epic editorial journey, Cliff applies his unique standards focused technical rigor to the challenges of building effective broadcast production workflows. In due course a series of multi-article Themed Content Collections will explore the challenges of contribution in the remote production & collaboration era, and take a detailed look at the emerging standards and protocols of AI. But we begin with a trio of Themed Content Collections that explore in detail the huge topic of cloud-compute infrastructure.

About ‘Broadcast Standards – Cloud Compute Infrastructure’

Our first theme explores the frequently mis-described concept of ‘cloud computing’, the microservices that run in this IT model, and some of the practical implications of deploying them within broadcast production infrastructure. Although the NMOS standards were devised to facilitate ST 2110 infrastructure, they have also become central to the deployment of cloud compute infrastructure so they too are included in Part 2 of this series.

It is surprising but true that cloud computing is not based on ratified standards - it is based on open source and de-facto protocols and practices. It is however very well defined because the broadcast industry is leveraging IT technology that is widely deployed as part of the technology fabric on which society functions. These articles therefore describe the established protocols and practices that define cloud compute resource and how these relate to broadcast specific and other ratified standards. 

‘Broadcast Standards – Cloud Compute’ will publish in three parts:

Part 1.

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Article 1 : The Principles, Terminology & Structure Of Cloud Compute Based Systems
Here we outline the principles, advantages, and various deployment models for cloud compute infrastructure, along with the taxonomy of cloud compute service providers and the relevant regulatory frameworks.

Article 2 : Kubernetes & The Architecture Of Cloud Compute Based Systems
Here we describe Kubernetes and the taxonomy of containerized architecture based cloud compute system designs it manages.

Article 3 : Timing Systems In Cloud Compute Infrastructure
Timing domains & reference sources in cloud compute infrastructure and new non-linear timing infrastructure proposals.

Part 2.

COMING SOON

Article 4 : Microservices Functionality, Event Bussing, API’s & Analytics
Here we delve into the inner workings of microservices and how to deploy & manage them. We look at their pros and cons, the role of DevOps, Event Bus architecture, the role of API’s and the elevated need for logging.

Article 5 : Cloud Compute Workflow Pipelines
This is a detailed exploration of system & workflow principles, storage systems, queue management, how microservices enable active workflow designs, and using node graph systems to create a friendly UI.

Article 6 : The NMOS Standards Deep Dive
An introduction to and summary of the NMOS standards. Although they were originally created to supplement ST 2110 architectures, NMOS standards are becoming increasingly relevant in practical implementations of software defined infrastructure.

Part 3.

COMING SOON

Article 7 : The EBU DMF
Describing the EBU Dynamic Media Facility framework for building and deploying cloud-compute based system infrastructure.

Article 8 : The Media Exchange Layer & The MXL Project
The fundamental role of the Media Exchange Layer in microservices based architecture and how the MXL project aims to create an open source SDK that will facilitate multi-vendor system deployments.

Article 9 : The Apache Cloud Stack
Describing the Apache Cloud Stack and the relationship between the IT host system architecture and the deployment of microservices within it.

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