Webinars and Podcasts

Network Resource Allocation System for QoE-Aware Delivery of Media Services in 5G Networks- REGISTER NOW

Date: June 17, 2020

Time: 11:00am ET

Presenter: Roberto Viola, Research Associate at Digita Media Department, Vicomtech Foundation, Basque Research and Technology alliance (BRTA)

 

The explosion in the variety and volume of video services makes bandwidth and latency performance of networks more critical to the user experience.  To cope with the traffic demand and content provider's service level agreement (SLA), 5G telecommunication networks are expected to outperform current networks in terms of keyperformance indicators (KPIs).  Machine Learning (ML), Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are key technologies to enable dynamic network setup in 5G networks.  The webinar will overview these technologies and show results of a Network Resource Allocation System which exploits real time captured metrics to manage the network topology through the SDN Controller.

 

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Presenter: Luke Fay, Chairman, ATSC Technology Group 3

This webinar will review the ATSC 3.0 protocol at the physical layer and link layer as described in ATSC standards A/321, A/322, and A/330 for R&D engineers in digital communications. It will provide an in-depth look at how the physical layer is constructed, possible areas of improvement, and where things are revolutionary. ATSC 3.0 has an IP backbone protocol stack and the interface between that backbone and the physical layer is called "ATSC Link Layer Protocol (ALP)," which will be described in the same aspect, revolutionary tactics, and possible areas of improvement. The ATSC 3.0 physical layer is one of the most efficient and highly configurable interfaces of today and allows for technology to evolve over time.

 

This webinar will review the ATSC 3.0 protocols on service signaling, service delivery, and security as described in ATSC standards A/331 and A/360. It will provide an overview of the service signaling and delivery protocols, as well as an overview of the security protocols including broadcast and application authentication, content encryption/DRM mechanisms, and broadband (internet-connected) security.

 

Cybersecurity Concerns & Mitigations for Broadcast & Multimedia Facilities

Presenter: Wayne M. Pecena, Associate Director of Educational Broadcast Services at Texas A&M University- Director of Engineering for Texas A&M Public Broadcasting Stations KAMU TV & FM

As the broadcast station has adopted an IT based infrastructure, the IP network has become an integral part of the broadcast technical plant. With this adoption, cybersecurity threats have become a concern that can't be ignored. Cybersecurity is now an ongoing essential task for the broadcast engineer in the IT centric environment. This webinarwill seek to provide an understanding of cybersecurity concerns, principals, and proactive implementation techniques in the broadcast station environment.

 

Presenter: Mark Corl, Chair, S38 Specialist Group on Interactive Environment, co-chair of TG3-9 AHG on Interlayer Communications in the ATSC 3.0 Ecosystem

This webinar will provide an overview of the NextGen TV Interactivity Standard with a focus on practical aspects of deploying interactive broadcaster applications to receivers implementing the standard. Specific examples of key revenue-enhancing aspects of the standard will be highlighted including Dynamic Ad Insertion and personalization. Attendees will learn the features that the interactive content standard provides and how various platforms are simplifying these interfaces by providing software development kits.

 

From eMBMS Towards 5G Multicast Transmission to IoT Devices

Presenter:  Giuseppe Araniti, Ph.D. Degree in Electronic Engineering and 2000 Laurea recipient from the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria

 

4K HDR Workflow: From Capture to Display

Presented by Toshi Ogura (Chief Distinguished Engineer, Sony Visual Product) and Pablo Espinosa (Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Visual Products America)

This webcast will cover the fundamental beginnings of HDR with a brief history and will describe the key benefits of HDR as it relates to the fundamentals of video. It will also discuss more details into the two different HDR transfer functions available today PQ and HLG and their benefits and applications to different markets. The 4K HDR workflow from camera capture to distribution will also be discussed and the different standards available today both open and proprietary will be described.  From the display side the process of Display Mapping will be explained. Proper Display Mapping manages to maintain creative intent even if the color gamut and luminance range of the content is wider than the display’s capabilities.

 

5G New Radio for Terrestrial Broadcast A Forward-Looking Approach for NR-MBMS

Presented by Dr. Jordi J. Gimenez, Research Engineer, Funksysteme/Radio Systems 3GPP

The configuration of 5G-NR (New Radio) carriers in order to convey terrestrial broadcast services that can be delivered by the 5G system according to requirements defined by broadcasters and received free-to-air (in a receive-only mode) by users. The discussion goes beyond the recent developments in 3GPP around LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast (also known as FeMBMS) as it considers the possibility of implanting a 5G Broadcast system fully integrated with 5G-NR and 5GS, avoiding the inefficient legacy from LTE at the RAN. This leads to a less complex architecture fully embedded with the recent developments around 5G but also with drawbacks such as limited SFN support to avoid deviating from unicast numerologies. The solution is applicable to cellular networks and also traditional broadcast infrastructure.