Overview
This single-day course will help those who attend to see the “big picture” overview of how IP networking is utilised within the Broadcast Industry. It’s aimed at sales and marketing professionals and those engineers and technicians who need a good overview and understanding in order to get the most from the IP Network Essentials and Advanced courses and undertake network configuration and troubleshooting. The course will give an overview the major protocols and technologies in the TCP/IP stack, including multicast IP, showing how these work via practical demonstration and discussion.
Availability
This course is run on demand and can be delivered at a location to suit you. Due to the bespoke nature of both the delivery and the content of these courses, please click the button below to request further information and we will be able to put together a quote based on your needs.
WHO IS IT FOR?
This course is ideal for sales and marketing professionals who need a broad general overview of how IP networking is utilised in the Broadcast industry. It is also an excellent introduction for engineers new to the sector and can be incorporated as part of an on-boarding or induction programme for new starters.
- Overview of TCP/IP stack and how files and live essence can be carried in ‘packets’
- The role of IP and Ethernet
- Broadcast domains and VLANs- why and where they are useful
- The role of TCP and UDP
- The role of RTP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP and IGMP
- Standards for Transport of Professional Media, SMPTE 2022/2110 etc
- The effects of packet loss and delay on asset delivery in an IP network
- The need for QoS in an IP network and overview of how it may be implemented
- The need for accurate time synchronisation in a network and how PTP and SMPTE 2059 provide this
- Overview of Enterprise Network Architecture
- The need for automatic Registration and Discovery in connection management
- Overview of Multicast IP streaming using RTP and IGMP
- Overview of IGMP Snooping