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This collection of articles is the first in a new series which expands on the enormously popular ‘Broadcast Standards - The Book’ by Cliff Wootton.

Over the coming months a series of Themed Content Collections will address specific aspects of the broadcast media supply chain from a standards-oriented perspective.

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 two 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.

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Article 4 : Microservices
How microservices is an evolution of the concept of port listeners and the concept of services - that is as old as UNIX itself. Here we discuss monolithic vs microservice architectures, modular Object-Oriented structures and the EBU Media Cloud & Microservices Architecture (MCMA).

Article 5 : Workflow Processes
An overview of a workflow pipeline describing architectural design and implementation. Things that can go wrong. Live content rendering. Analytics. Signaling. Search engines, and EBU TR 055 - Automation: Applications, Techniques and Technologies.

Article 6 : NMOS
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.

Article 7 : AES Standards
An update and extension of the existing work in the Broadcast Standards Book to include the supporting documents that help to apply the AES standards.