InterBEE REVIEW2016

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09NDI (Network Device Interface)Mr. Will WatersDirector, Product Marketing & Sales Enablement,NewTek, Inc.IP-VRS (IP Video Router System)Mr. Kazunori NakamuraSenior Manager, Marketing & Business Development,MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTDMr. Masanori WadaGeneral Manager Engineering Dept.,FOR-A Company LimitedMr. Tetsuya MiyazawaGeneral Manager, Imaging Network Business Division,Panasonic Corporation/ AVC Networks Companythe efficient and high value-added “IP Live Production System”, which transmits IP signals by optical cable and controls the entire system centrally via a network. Sony conducted a dem-onstration to connect all-IP sub-studios to the booths of compa-nies belonging to the IP Live alliance proposed by Sony. Pana-sonic is actively involved in AIMS Japan which was started in 2016, such as taking on the burden of the board chair. It exhib-ited IP switchers and full-IP multi-channel delivery systems for cable TV. FOR-A gave a reference exhibition of an IP gateway that supports various kinds of IP stream mutual conversion. NEC has joined AIMS and IP Live, and connected to Sony’s booth on this occasions to provide an IP transmission demon-stration using equipment installed with NMI.The panel discussion held on the final day of Inter BEE 2016, themed “World-first! IP Live Transmission Production Engineering Summit”, discussed the various IP live transmis-sion systems and future developments. There are currently five company alliances proposing transmission standards: AIMS which is led by Grass Valley; ASPEN led by Everts; NMI led by Sony; IP-VRS proposed by Media Links; and NDI proposed by NewTek. It was a world-first for representatives from these five groups to all gather under the same roof.Firstly, representatives from AIMS, ASPEN, NMI, IP-VRS and NDI took the rostrum to explain their respective propos-als. Each of these representatives emphasized the expandabil-ity of the system, reduced total costs, and the ability to flex-ibly handle new services as merits for transition.After the proposals were explained, Mr. Tetsuya Miyazawa of Panasonic joined as a panelist and a panel discussion was held with Mr. Masanori Wada, the General Manager of the IP Development Division at FOR-A, acting as the moderator.As 4K/8K program production continues to develop, convert-ing to IP could be called a foregone conclusion. However, users would rather avoid a situation where multiple systems are coex-isting in a central system. By promoting such discussion includ-ing the opinions of users in a public place, the development of a 4K/8K production environment for 2020 will speed-up if the fortunes of these ongoing powerful alliances can be integrated.