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Nevion VideoIPath

Media Orchestration Platform for broadcast and telecoms

Looking to control your complete media network and orchestrate the services running on it?

VideoIPath is a media orchestration platform that uniquely combines broadcast operations, orchestration, and monitoring capabilities, that can been deployed together or individually. This vendor-agnostic and highly scalable system supports hybrid workflows across SDI and IP networks (LAN/WAN/cloud/5G) – enabling a smooth migration towards IP-optimized workflows.

Nevion VideoIPath – Media Orchestration Platform

The VideoIPath is a key component of the network and resource orchestration pillar of the Networked Lived ecosystem of products, solutions, services, and partners, which is designed to transform production workflows.

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Why VideoIPath?

As media networks move to IP technology, and workflows are created from logical rather than physical connectivity, the management layer needs to have a much closer relationship with the network, and broadcast operations control needs to undergo a reinvention.

 

Suitable for facilities, outside broadcast, major events, contribution, remote production and distributed production, VideoIPath is designed specifically to take full advantage of IP and IT technology in LAN, WAN, 5G and cloud, while hiding the underlying technical complexities of the infrastructure from the users.

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Benefits

Workflow transformation

  • Puts users in control by hiding complexity
  • Easy connection management
  • Supports existing workflows
  • Enables new efficient workflows by unifying in-house, remote and cloud production
  • Supports the progressive transition from SDI to IP

Resource optimization

  • Resource sharing in distributed production
  • Bandwidth reservation with load sharing in the network
  • Avoid overprovisioning with explicit routing
  • Advanced routing finds the right resource

Investment for now and the future

  • Proven platform
  • Vendor agnostic
  • Based on open standards
  • Handles SDI and IP
  • Designed to support multiple production video and audio formats
  • Highly scalable

Features and functionality

VideoIPath is a media orchestration platform that provides vendor-agnostic broadcast operations, orchestration, and monitoring.

  • Broadcast operations re-imagined

    Leveraging Sony’s extensive experience in broadcast control, VideoIPath has evolved to provide broadcast operations functionality for IP based broadcast facilities, MCR, PCR, outside broadcast (OB), etc.

    The broadcast operations functionality may be used in combination with orchestration or independently. The system focuses on the broadcast operation capabilities that maximize the benefits of an IP based infrastructure.

  • Customizable user interfaces

    VideoIPath provides several customizable user interfaces (Apps) for broadcast operations:

    • Panel – widget-based software control panel interface
    • Matrix – matrix style interface that can display logical routing views
    • Connect Studio – advanced routing interface for scheduled or immediate workflows

    See also Web-apps.

  • The choice of control panels

    VideoIPath can be used in combination with a variety of
    panels, including the system’s own configurable soft panels
    (using touch screens), or hardware panels from Sony and 3rd party vendors.

    This allows users to pick their favorite way to control their resources, including extending the use of the panels they have for their SDI environment to control a new IP network (thereby providing a smooth transition for the operators).

  • Tally

    VideoIPath can be a tally master or get tally information from external tally masters. VideoIPath can also handle multiple tally systems at the same time. The system supports TSLv5 to exchange tally information with other systems.

    VideoIPath supports multiple tally colors simultaneously on sources and destinations. The tally color can be calculated and propagated from the destination to the source and then to all destinations connected to that source.

  • GPI with RCP preview

    VideoIPath supports GPI (General Purpose Interface) workflows where GPI inputs can be connected to one or more GPI outputs. There also exists some special GPI blocks to make connections based on GPI.

    VideoIPath can detect changes on the GPI input and generate an event that is propagated to the GPI output. For more advanced GPI workflows, logical building blocks like AND, OR, XOR, inverter or latches can be added.

  • Parameter control

    VideoIPath allows control of parameters in production devices using standard protocols or via custom protocols supported by drivers. Operators may use this capability to adjust relevant parameter values on-the-fly during setup and live production.

    The Panel app supports widgets like sliders, get/set buttons and toggle switches to perform parameter control all from a no-code interface. Parameter control widgets may also be combined with widgets for connection management, service listing, monitoring thumbnails, and so on to support entire workflows.

  • Virtual junction

    Often equipment or groups of equipment will be used by different locations at different times in an identical manner (i.e. connected in the same way). It can be time-consuming to recreate all the logical connections between the pieces of equipment every time.

    VideoIPath offers the possibility to create virtual sources and destinations, which create the workflow logic common to each location, without specifying the exact devices used.
    The specific pieces of equipment can simply be associated with these virtual endpoints,and the desired workflow will automatically be established, making the process simpler, faster and more consistent.

  • Grouping of endpoints

    VideoIPath includes an advanced function to group endpoints into source or destination groups (e.g. combining multiple video and audio signals). When doing connections between these groups, VideoIPath will match equivalent endpoints (e.g. type, format) to enable smarter and faster connections based on endpoint tagging.

    For example, the grouping concept can help establish SMPTE ST 2110 connections, while hiding the individual essence streams for the operator. The VideoIPath grouping concept is highly flexible though and can be used to group any combination of individual endpoints making it suited also for other workflows besides SMPTE ST 2110.

  • Other broadcast control functionality

    VideoIPath offers familiar broadcast control functionality adapted to work in an IP or mixed IP/SDI environment, including:

    • Salvos (macros)
    • Alias names
    • Destination monitoring
  • Market leading orchestration for IP media networks and cloud

    VideoIPath is a comprehensive network orchestration system that provides connection management across a variety of networks ranging from international or national contribution networks (WANs and 5G) to broadcast facility, OB-vans or campus infrastructures (LANs, both SDI and IP). It can also be used to control the flow of signals to private or public cloud infrastructures (GCCG) and within a private or public cloud.

    The orchestration functionality may be used in combination with the broadcast operations or independently. It manages end-to-end video, audio, and data services across any IP infrastructure. Media nodes are managed using NMOS or vendor specific APIs, while streams are routed across the underlying IP infrastructure using SDN (or alternatively IGMP/PIM).

    The system is proven to scale to thousands of nodes, transporting 100,000s media streams across the network.

  • Connection management

    In the past, production workflows usually involved devices connected by cables carrying just one signal each. With IP, workflows are no longer simply defined by the cabling, as pieces of equipment, often located in datacenters, are effectively always physically connected with each other, and only the “logical” connectivity determines whether signals flow between devices. Connection cables now carry multiple signals – with bandwidth being the only limitation.

    These new workflows require a more advanced connection management tool that simplifies the task of connecting sources and destinations across an IP or mixed IP/SDI based infrastructure – which is exactly what VideoIPath is.

    While establishing connections and using the network resources efficiently are complex tasks, from an operator point of view, it is as simple as setting a cross-point in an SDI router.

  • SDN control

    VideoIPath can make intelligent routing decisions across any network topology (including spine/leaf commonly used in IP facilities). The system takes full control of both existing and planned media flows, enabling the most efficient utilization of the IP infrastructure, at any point in time.

    The system comes with a highly optimized routing engine and can provision routes across all major switch vendors (Cisco, Arista, Nvidia, etc). This gives customers the deterministic performance needed in broadcasting, and also simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting of the IP infrastructure.

  • Cloud orchestration

    Hybrid production requires a seamless solution for coordinating live video, audio, and data signals between production facilities and the cloud.

    VideoIPath provides an innovative combination of advanced network orchestration and cloud integration. Not only does VideoIPath facilitate the transport of media signals between ground and cloud, it also enables the efficient management of signals and processing resources in the cloud.

    VideoIPath offers interfaces with leading services such as AWS’s MediaConnect for high-quality live video transport and MediaLive for professional-grade video processing, as well as cloud-based multiviewers from TAG Video Systems, playouts from Amagi, and more.

    VideoIPath hides the complexity underlying media flows, empowering users to harness both on-premise and cloud production resources in the most optimal manner.

  • Resource and bandwidth management

    VideoIPath manages media resources (e.g. encoders, decoders, audio processors, etc) and network resources such as bandwidth and ports optimally. It is aware of existing and planned usage and can route signals accordingly.

  • Scheduling

    VideoIPath includes a scheduling engine that works in conjunction with the resource and bandwidth management to guarantee that scheduled services can be delivered at the activation time. The scheduler supports both recurring and one-time services.

  • Protection

    VideoIPath has multiple functions to help guarantee connections of mission-critical services. From simple SMPTE ST 2022-7 to more advanced dual encoder protection, whereby dual senders, paths and receivers can be configured based on one connection in the VideoIPath GUI.

  • Redundancy control

    The system includes a redundancy controller that can intelligently re-route services when failures occur in the network or at the edge. The behavior of the redundancy controller is customizable to fit a wide variety of redundancy scenarios.

  • Maintenance

    VideoIPath allows maintenance on links, devices, modules or even ports to be scheduled.

    VideoIPath will inform the user about services affected by the maitenance, and provide the option to reroute these sources affected by the maintenance.

  • Multicast and VLAN management

    VideoIPath can be configured to auto-assign multicast and VLANs to connections from one or multiple pools. When a connection is ended, the multicast or VLAN is released so it can be reused for other services. This removes the possibility of human error in assigning addresses and also gives a more optimized way of using addresses.

  • NMOS

    VideoIPath comes with a built-in NMOS RDS (Registration and Discovery Server) for easy onboarding of NMOS IS-04 devices. An external 3rd party NMOS registry can also be used.

    NMOS IS-05 is also used extensively by VideoIPath to perform connection management for media devices. This can be combined with device specific drivers when specific functionality is required. There is even the possibility to combine NMOS with other APIs for flexible integration.

  • Integrated monitoring of IP based services

    IP technology introduces more flexibility to establish new production setups on-demand by utilizing the same underlying infrastructure. This enables broadcasters to make better use of available resources and work more efficiently, but at the same time introduces more complexity.

    VideoIPath is there to help tackle this complexity to proactively prevent problems and assist in the troubleshooting process to quickly identify the root cause of problems in the infrastructure, and how it impacts ongoing operations.

  • Alarm management

    VideoIPath combines alarm monitoring for integrated devices with control of services, which means that broadcasters do not need to consult multiple systems to get an accurate overview of the current status. The system keeps track of all open alarms on integrated devices, and maintains a log of historic alarms with appropriate retention mechanisms.

  • Service assurance

    VideoIPath provides extensive service assurance building on the alarm management functionality in the system. The system automatically correlates alarms with running services.

    This allows operators to focus on problems that affect services. Customized monitoring and connection management GUIs can be created for easier action when a fault is happening.

    The system also includes service-templating functionality that enables customization of how alarms are correlated against services. This includes the ability to generate
    summary alarms such as loss of service, loss of protection, etc.

  • Grafana/Prometheus integration

    VideoIPath allows integration with Grafana and Prometheus for external analysis of collected data both regarding the system itself and services managed by the system.

    This allows customers to create customized Grafana dashboards combining data from VideoIPath and other systems. Nevion professional services can also assist with the creation of dashboards

  • Modern and ergonomic user interface

    A key focus of Nevion VideoIPath is accessibility and ease-of-use for users.

    VideoIPath offers an ergonomic HTML5-based web-interface, which is divided into different modules called “Apps”. Each App is dedicated to a particular type of functionality – whether it’s handling operations, connectivity, monitoring or managing the system’s settings.

    All the Apps are combined onto a common desktop (available in light and dark themes), which provides a consistent look-and-feel and the possibility to exchange data between them.

  • Web-apps highlights

    Connect Studio – Schedule, execute and view connections between endpoints and/or groups.

    Matrix – Connect multiple endpoints and/or groups using a familiar matrix layout.

    Panel – Use a customizable widget-based control panel user interface to control operations.

    Alarms – View current, service–affecting, historical alarms, etc.

    Inspect – Perform high–level monitoring of services, with drill–down and inspection options.

    Inventory – Manage devices that are on–boarded into the system.

    Topology – Manage the network connectivity model and media devices’ meta–data.

    Profile – Customize the service profile for video, audio, ancillary data, etc.

    Security – Manage system security, including access rights.

    Import/Export – Import and export larger volume of data to/from the system.

    Maintenance – Define maintenance intervals for the network and equipment.

  • Hosting platform

    VideoIPath can be hosted on standard suitably sized and powered COTS hardware (either bare metal or virtualized), or in the cloud. VideoIPath has been deployed on all major clouds and hypervisors.

    VideoIPath can be deployed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for customers seeking a commercially supported OS or Rocky Linux for customers looking for a free OS alternative.

  • Clustering

    VideoIPath can work in clusters, meaning multiple instances of the system can share the workload. Clustering is adding resilience against server failure.

    The cluster is based on standard components like Docker, HAProxy, and Zookeeper with a Cockroach datastore.

    All necessary software components are installed.

  • Federation

    VideoIPath’s federation is a unique capability that enables multiple autonomous instances of VideoIPath to collaborate within and across locations.

    As each system is autonomous and in charge of its own resources, it continues to function and collaborate, even if problems occur in other parts of the federation. It can be used to compartmentalize several locations, or indeed areas within facilities, for example ingest, production and playout.

    The federation capability also enables VideoIPath to reach new heights in scalability, to handle all the production resources and all the media streams involved.

  • Security

    VideoIPath software is designed to be secure in accordance with OWASP guidelines for secure coding. The software and third-party libraries are continuously scanned for vulnerabilities and security fixes are rolled into the next release or made available immediately if critical.

    The software is also compliant with EBU recommendations. All external system communication, within a VideoIPath cluster, between federated systems, northbound with other systems and user interfaces, and southbound with equipment may be encrypted using TLS or similar.

    The federation concept also adds a layer of security by compartmentalizing the infrastructure, enabling different parts of an organization or different organization to cooperate in an autonomous and secure way.

  • Role-based access control

    Given the central part played by VideoIPath in controlling media networks, security is paramount.

    VideoIPath has a role-based system, which ensures that authorized personnel can only access the resources they have been assigned to. The role-based security function allows a user to be assigned to only part of the system.

  • Multi-tenanting

    An important aspect of VideoIPath’s security and role-based access, is that it is possible to do multi-tenanting, i.e. provide restricted access to specific departments or outside organizations.

    This feature can be used, for example, by broadcasters to provide access to certain production capabilities to production companies they are working with. It can also be used by telecom service providers to allow multiple media companies to control some part of the network, for example to set-up their own connection. In all cases, each tenant is only able to “see” the resources to which they have
    been granted access.

  • Northbound APIs

    VideoIPath can interface northbound with a variety of systems and panels thanks to its own API and its support for interfaces such as NS-BUS (for Sony equipment), Ember+ and MRP. This allows existing and familiar user interfaces or broadcast operations surfaces to be used together with the network orchestration part of VideoIPath

  • Southbound APIs

    VideoIPath interfaces to network and broadcast devices, as well as to cloud services. This allows the system to handle networks built on combinations of switches from leading vendors, including Arista, Cisco, and Nvidia (Mellanox), and media nodes from a variety of vendors. It also allows it to control production equipment, such as cameras and video and audio mixers from Sony and other vendors.

  • Software updates

    VideoIPath has one Long Term Support (LTS) release per year. Security updates and corrections will be provided for LTS releases for a 3-year time period following its release, before the LTS version is discontinued. This is the best choice for systems in a production setting.

    In addition, Nevion provides stable intermediate releases every quarter. These releases are for customers in the implementation phase or who need access to new functionality not available in the current LTS. Normally systems are upgraded to an LTS release as soon as this is available.

    All updates are provided to customers that have a valid maintenance agreement. In addition, customers with premium support get upgrades performed by experienced Nevion engineers.

  • Broadcast operations re-imagined

    Leveraging Sony’s extensive experience in broadcast control, VideoIPath has evolved to provide broadcast operations functionality for IP based broadcast facilities, MCR, PCR, outside broadcast (OB), etc.

    The broadcast operations functionality may be used in combination with orchestration or independently. The system focuses on the broadcast operation capabilities that maximize the benefits of an IP based infrastructure.

  • Customizable user interfaces

    VideoIPath provides several customizable user interfaces (Apps) for broadcast operations:

    • Panel – widget-based software control panel interface
    • Matrix – matrix style interface that can display logical routing views
    • Connect Studio – advanced routing interface for scheduled or immediate workflows

    See also Web-apps.

  • The choice of control panels

    VideoIPath can be used in combination with a variety of
    panels, including the system’s own configurable soft panels
    (using touch screens), or hardware panels from Sony and 3rd party vendors.

    This allows users to pick their favorite way to control their resources, including extending the use of the panels they have for their SDI environment to control a new IP network (thereby providing a smooth transition for the operators).

  • Tally

    VideoIPath can be a tally master or get tally information from external tally masters. VideoIPath can also handle multiple tally systems at the same time. The system supports TSLv5 to exchange tally information with other systems.

    VideoIPath supports multiple tally colors simultaneously on sources and destinations. The tally color can be calculated and propagated from the destination to the source and then to all destinations connected to that source.

  • GPI with RCP preview

    VideoIPath supports GPI (General Purpose Interface) workflows where GPI inputs can be connected to one or more GPI outputs. There also exists some special GPI blocks to make connections based on GPI.

    VideoIPath can detect changes on the GPI input and generate an event that is propagated to the GPI output. For more advanced GPI workflows, logical building blocks like AND, OR, XOR, inverter or latches can be added.

  • Parameter control

    VideoIPath allows control of parameters in production devices using standard protocols or via custom protocols supported by drivers. Operators may use this capability to adjust relevant parameter values on-the-fly during setup and live production.

    The Panel app supports widgets like sliders, get/set buttons and toggle switches to perform parameter control all from a no-code interface. Parameter control widgets may also be combined with widgets for connection management, service listing, monitoring thumbnails, and so on to support entire workflows.

  • Virtual junction

    Often equipment or groups of equipment will be used by different locations at different times in an identical manner (i.e. connected in the same way). It can be time-consuming to recreate all the logical connections between the pieces of equipment every time.

    VideoIPath offers the possibility to create virtual sources and destinations, which create the workflow logic common to each location, without specifying the exact devices used.
    The specific pieces of equipment can simply be associated with these virtual endpoints,and the desired workflow will automatically be established, making the process simpler, faster and more consistent.

  • Grouping of endpoints

    VideoIPath includes an advanced function to group endpoints into source or destination groups (e.g. combining multiple video and audio signals). When doing connections between these groups, VideoIPath will match equivalent endpoints (e.g. type, format) to enable smarter and faster connections based on endpoint tagging.

    For example, the grouping concept can help establish SMPTE ST 2110 connections, while hiding the individual essence streams for the operator. The VideoIPath grouping concept is highly flexible though and can be used to group any combination of individual endpoints making it suited also for other workflows besides SMPTE ST 2110.

  • Other broadcast control functionality

    VideoIPath offers familiar broadcast control functionality adapted to work in an IP or mixed IP/SDI environment, including:

    • Salvos (macros)
    • Alias names
    • Destination monitoring

  • Market leading orchestration for IP media networks and cloud

    VideoIPath is a comprehensive network orchestration system that provides connection management across a variety of networks ranging from international or national contribution networks (WANs and 5G) to broadcast facility, OB-vans or campus infrastructures (LANs, both SDI and IP). It can also be used to control the flow of signals to private or public cloud infrastructures (GCCG) and within a private or public cloud.

    The orchestration functionality may be used in combination with the broadcast operations or independently. It manages end-to-end video, audio, and data services across any IP infrastructure. Media nodes are managed using NMOS or vendor specific APIs, while streams are routed across the underlying IP infrastructure using SDN (or alternatively IGMP/PIM).

    The system is proven to scale to thousands of nodes, transporting 100,000s media streams across the network.

  • Connection management

    In the past, production workflows usually involved devices connected by cables carrying just one signal each. With IP, workflows are no longer simply defined by the cabling, as pieces of equipment, often located in datacenters, are effectively always physically connected with each other, and only the “logical” connectivity determines whether signals flow between devices. Connection cables now carry multiple signals – with bandwidth being the only limitation.

    These new workflows require a more advanced connection management tool that simplifies the task of connecting sources and destinations across an IP or mixed IP/SDI based infrastructure – which is exactly what VideoIPath is.

    While establishing connections and using the network resources efficiently are complex tasks, from an operator point of view, it is as simple as setting a cross-point in an SDI router.

  • SDN control

    VideoIPath can make intelligent routing decisions across any network topology (including spine/leaf commonly used in IP facilities). The system takes full control of both existing and planned media flows, enabling the most efficient utilization of the IP infrastructure, at any point in time.

    The system comes with a highly optimized routing engine and can provision routes across all major switch vendors (Cisco, Arista, Nvidia, etc). This gives customers the deterministic performance needed in broadcasting, and also simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting of the IP infrastructure.

  • Cloud orchestration

    Hybrid production requires a seamless solution for coordinating live video, audio, and data signals between production facilities and the cloud.

    VideoIPath provides an innovative combination of advanced network orchestration and cloud integration. Not only does VideoIPath facilitate the transport of media signals between ground and cloud, it also enables the efficient management of signals and processing resources in the cloud.

    VideoIPath offers interfaces with leading services such as AWS’s MediaConnect for high-quality live video transport and MediaLive for professional-grade video processing, as well as cloud-based multiviewers from TAG Video Systems, playouts from Amagi, and more.

    VideoIPath hides the complexity underlying media flows, empowering users to harness both on-premise and cloud production resources in the most optimal manner.

  • Resource and bandwidth management

    VideoIPath manages media resources (e.g. encoders, decoders, audio processors, etc) and network resources such as bandwidth and ports optimally. It is aware of existing and planned usage and can route signals accordingly.

  • Scheduling

    VideoIPath includes a scheduling engine that works in conjunction with the resource and bandwidth management to guarantee that scheduled services can be delivered at the activation time. The scheduler supports both recurring and one-time services.

  • Protection

    VideoIPath has multiple functions to help guarantee connections of mission-critical services. From simple SMPTE ST 2022-7 to more advanced dual encoder protection, whereby dual senders, paths and receivers can be configured based on one connection in the VideoIPath GUI.

  • Redundancy control

    The system includes a redundancy controller that can intelligently re-route services when failures occur in the network or at the edge. The behavior of the redundancy controller is customizable to fit a wide variety of redundancy scenarios.

  • Maintenance

    VideoIPath allows maintenance on links, devices, modules or even ports to be scheduled.

    VideoIPath will inform the user about services affected by the maitenance, and provide the option to reroute these sources affected by the maintenance.

  • Multicast and VLAN management

    VideoIPath can be configured to auto-assign multicast and VLANs to connections from one or multiple pools. When a connection is ended, the multicast or VLAN is released so it can be reused for other services. This removes the possibility of human error in assigning addresses and also gives a more optimized way of using addresses.

  • NMOS

    VideoIPath comes with a built-in NMOS RDS (Registration and Discovery Server) for easy onboarding of NMOS IS-04 devices. An external 3rd party NMOS registry can also be used.

    NMOS IS-05 is also used extensively by VideoIPath to perform connection management for media devices. This can be combined with device specific drivers when specific functionality is required. There is even the possibility to combine NMOS with other APIs for flexible integration.

  • Integrated monitoring of IP based services

    IP technology introduces more flexibility to establish new production setups on-demand by utilizing the same underlying infrastructure. This enables broadcasters to make better use of available resources and work more efficiently, but at the same time introduces more complexity.

    VideoIPath is there to help tackle this complexity to proactively prevent problems and assist in the troubleshooting process to quickly identify the root cause of problems in the infrastructure, and how it impacts ongoing operations.

  • Alarm management

    VideoIPath combines alarm monitoring for integrated devices with control of services, which means that broadcasters do not need to consult multiple systems to get an accurate overview of the current status. The system keeps track of all open alarms on integrated devices, and maintains a log of historic alarms with appropriate retention mechanisms.

  • Service assurance

    VideoIPath provides extensive service assurance building on the alarm management functionality in the system. The system automatically correlates alarms with running services.

    This allows operators to focus on problems that affect services. Customized monitoring and connection management GUIs can be created for easier action when a fault is happening.

    The system also includes service-templating functionality that enables customization of how alarms are correlated against services. This includes the ability to generate
    summary alarms such as loss of service, loss of protection, etc.

  • Grafana/Prometheus integration

    VideoIPath allows integration with Grafana and Prometheus for external analysis of collected data both regarding the system itself and services managed by the system.

    This allows customers to create customized Grafana dashboards combining data from VideoIPath and other systems. Nevion professional services can also assist with the creation of dashboards

  • Modern and ergonomic user interface

    A key focus of Nevion VideoIPath is accessibility and ease-of-use for users.

    VideoIPath offers an ergonomic HTML5-based web-interface, which is divided into different modules called “Apps”. Each App is dedicated to a particular type of functionality – whether it’s handling operations, connectivity, monitoring or managing the system’s settings.

    All the Apps are combined onto a common desktop (available in light and dark themes), which provides a consistent look-and-feel and the possibility to exchange data between them.

  • Web-apps highlights

    Connect Studio – Schedule, execute and view connections between endpoints and/or groups.

    Matrix – Connect multiple endpoints and/or groups using a familiar matrix layout.

    Panel – Use a customizable widget-based control panel user interface to control operations.

    Alarms – View current, service–affecting, historical alarms, etc.

    Inspect – Perform high–level monitoring of services, with drill–down and inspection options.

    Inventory – Manage devices that are on–boarded into the system.

    Topology – Manage the network connectivity model and media devices’ meta–data.

    Profile – Customize the service profile for video, audio, ancillary data, etc.

    Security – Manage system security, including access rights.

    Import/Export – Import and export larger volume of data to/from the system.

    Maintenance – Define maintenance intervals for the network and equipment.

  • Hosting platform

    VideoIPath can be hosted on standard suitably sized and powered COTS hardware (either bare metal or virtualized), or in the cloud. VideoIPath has been deployed on all major clouds and hypervisors.

    VideoIPath can be deployed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for customers seeking a commercially supported OS or Rocky Linux for customers looking for a free OS alternative.

  • Clustering

    VideoIPath can work in clusters, meaning multiple instances of the system can share the workload. Clustering is adding resilience against server failure.

    The cluster is based on standard components like Docker, HAProxy, and Zookeeper with a Cockroach datastore.

    All necessary software components are installed.

  • Federation

    VideoIPath’s federation is a unique capability that enables multiple autonomous instances of VideoIPath to collaborate within and across locations.

    As each system is autonomous and in charge of its own resources, it continues to function and collaborate, even if problems occur in other parts of the federation. It can be used to compartmentalize several locations, or indeed areas within facilities, for example ingest, production and playout.

    The federation capability also enables VideoIPath to reach new heights in scalability, to handle all the production resources and all the media streams involved.

  • Security

    VideoIPath software is designed to be secure in accordance with OWASP guidelines for secure coding. The software and third-party libraries are continuously scanned for vulnerabilities and security fixes are rolled into the next release or made available immediately if critical.

    The software is also compliant with EBU recommendations. All external system communication, within a VideoIPath cluster, between federated systems, northbound with other systems and user interfaces, and southbound with equipment may be encrypted using TLS or similar.

    The federation concept also adds a layer of security by compartmentalizing the infrastructure, enabling different parts of an organization or different organization to cooperate in an autonomous and secure way.

  • Role-based access control

    Given the central part played by VideoIPath in controlling media networks, security is paramount.

    VideoIPath has a role-based system, which ensures that authorized personnel can only access the resources they have been assigned to. The role-based security function allows a user to be assigned to only part of the system.

  • Multi-tenanting

    An important aspect of VideoIPath’s security and role-based access, is that it is possible to do multi-tenanting, i.e. provide restricted access to specific departments or outside organizations.

    This feature can be used, for example, by broadcasters to provide access to certain production capabilities to production companies they are working with. It can also be used by telecom service providers to allow multiple media companies to control some part of the network, for example to set-up their own connection. In all cases, each tenant is only able to “see” the resources to which they have
    been granted access.

  • Northbound APIs

    VideoIPath can interface northbound with a variety of systems and panels thanks to its own API and its support for interfaces such as NS-BUS (for Sony equipment), Ember+ and MRP. This allows existing and familiar user interfaces or broadcast operations surfaces to be used together with the network orchestration part of VideoIPath

  • Southbound APIs

    VideoIPath interfaces to network and broadcast devices, as well as to cloud services. This allows the system to handle networks built on combinations of switches from leading vendors, including Arista, Cisco, and Nvidia (Mellanox), and media nodes from a variety of vendors. It also allows it to control production equipment, such as cameras and video and audio mixers from Sony and other vendors.

  • Software updates

    VideoIPath has one Long Term Support (LTS) release per year. Security updates and corrections will be provided for LTS releases for a 3-year time period following its release, before the LTS version is discontinued. This is the best choice for systems in a production setting.

    In addition, Nevion provides stable intermediate releases every quarter. These releases are for customers in the implementation phase or who need access to new functionality not available in the current LTS. Normally systems are upgraded to an LTS release as soon as this is available.

    All updates are provided to customers that have a valid maintenance agreement. In addition, customers with premium support get upgrades performed by experienced Nevion engineers.

The Experts

Nevion provides an extensive portfolio of services before, during and after product or project delivery.

Specifically relating to VideoIPath, Nevion’s services include:

• VideoIPath setup and installation
• VideoIPath configuration ie network, topology, nodes, endpoints, NAT, users etc
• 3rd party device integration where the device(s) are not already supported by VideoIPath
• Training
• System testing
• Monitoring and reporting
• System optimization
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BBC Northern Ireland embraces IP with new multifunctional outside broadcast truck
Press Releases Sep 11, 2024

BBC Northern Ireland embraces IP with new multifunctional outside broadcast truck

Sony is delighted to announce today the delivery and provisioning of BBC Northern Ireland first IP based Outside Broadcast (OB) truck together with integrator Megahertz, and featuring Nevion VideoIPath.

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Nevion VideoIPath extends its cloud orchestration capabilities
Press Releases Aug 28, 2024

Nevion VideoIPath extends its cloud orchestration capabilities

Nevion announced today that it is it has extended the cloud capabilities of VideoIPath, to enable routing of flows between processing resources in the cloud, including spinning-up and down those resources, as needed.

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The updated VideoIPath, Virtuoso and eMerge brochures are here!
Announcements Jun 12, 2024

The updated VideoIPath, Virtuoso and eMerge brochures are here!

The new Nevion VideoIpath, Nevion Virtuoso and Nevion eMerge brochures have now been published.

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Nevion Survey: Live event broadcasting the preferred choice for 40% of TV viewers
Press Releases Jun 6, 2024

Nevion Survey: Live event broadcasting the preferred choice for 40% of TV viewers

Live events are the preferred type of broadcast content for 40% of TV viewers around the world, proving more popular than any other type of programming – according to consumers various countries from independent research commissioned by Nevion.

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NRK picks Nevion VideoIPath as the broadcast control system for unified radio and television production
Press Releases Apr 9, 2024

NRK picks Nevion VideoIPath as the broadcast control system for unified radio and television production

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has chosen Nevion VideoIPath to control its evolving broadcast operations, as well as professional services to deliver the project

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Riot Games Selects Sony Electronics’ Networked Live Technologies
Press Releases Mar 14, 2024

Riot Games Selects Sony Electronics’ Networked Live Technologies

Esports leader Riot Games has chosen Networked Live for remote production, extending the use of VideoIPath to include broadcast control and federation

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Telekom and Sony successfully test 5G network APIs to enhance live TV production
Press Releases Feb 26, 2024

Telekom and Sony successfully test 5G network APIs to enhance live TV production

Deutsche Telekom and Sony are announcing the successful testing of Nevion’s VideoIPath media orchestration platform with 5G network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

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Catalonian news channel 3/24 goes IP technology with Sony’s Networked Live solution
Press Releases Nov 7, 2023

Catalonian news channel 3/24 goes IP technology with Sony’s Networked Live solution

The CCMA group (Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals) and Sony are collaborating with system integrator Unitecnic to provide the news channel 3/24 with the technology and infrastructure necessary for the transition to IP.

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Dynamic 5G bandwidth optimization for live TV production – Deutsche Telekom proof of concept
IP in the facilities Feb 29, 2024

Dynamic 5G bandwidth optimization for live TV production – Deutsche Telekom proof of concept

Sony and Deutsche Telekom test live-video solution using CAMARA network APIs, ensuring optimized low-latency and stable bandwidth for real-time transport.

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IP enabled remote production PAC-12
IP contribution May 28, 2020

IP enabled remote production PAC-12

Moving to IP enabled remote production creates extra flexibility and save costs.

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Intra- and inter-facility IP media production network  TV-2
Distributed production May 28, 2020

Intra- and inter-facility IP media production network TV-2

IP-based software defined network solution to connect two main production facilities in Norway.

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IP SDN for new broadcast facilities PLAZAMEDIA
IP in the facilities Nov 14, 2018

IP SDN for new broadcast facilities PLAZAMEDIA

IP technology to deliver the scalable and future-proof media network the company needed in its facilities.

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Making minority sports coverage profitable HDR-Denmark
IP remote production May 2, 2018

Making minority sports coverage profitable HDR-Denmark

IP remote production economically viable to cover sports that have a small potential audience.

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LiveIP project proves IP production in live debate by VRT
IP in the facilities Mar 7, 2016

LiveIP project proves IP production in live debate by VRT

Nevion was a key contributor to the seminal the LiveIP project by Belgium broadcaster VRT.

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