IPMX (Internet Protocol Media Experience) is a proposed set of open standards and specifications to enable the carriage of compressed and uncompressed video, audio and data over IP networks for the pro AV market.
It includes provisions for control, copy protection, connection management and security.
IPMX was created by AIMS (the Alliance for IP Media Solutions), a non-profit trade alliance that fosters the adoption of one set of common, ubiquitous, standards-based protocols for interoperability over IP in the media and entertainment (M&E) and professional audio/video industries.
Open Standards, Proven Technology
IPMX takes an open-standards approach to ensure that accessibility, ease of use, and implementation are available to all. The authors of its components come from organizations that represent the best interests of the pro AV market as a whole, rather than the interests of the few. This is in contrast to other solutions that, while calling themselves standards, are owned by a single entity that controls their intellectual property and usage, whether it is in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of the two.
IPMX builds on foundational work from SMPTE, AWMA, and VSF.
For media transport IPMX uses the
SMPTE ST 2110 standard. It is the de facto IP protocol adopted by the M&E industry for carriage of video, audio and data over IP networks. Its support for both uncompressed and compressed video and audio makes it ideal for pro AV applications.
The Video Services Forum (VSF) is where modern transport standards like SMPTE ST 2022 and ST 2110 were first born. The VSF is now building the extensions that the world of IPMX requires such as HDCP, relaxed timing, and other transport-related requirements. Much of what is produced by VSF is made into SMPTE standards.
AMWA’s NMOS suite of specifications provide the “plug and play” capabilities needed to easily add and integrate devices in an IP media workflow. When a device is powered up, its resources become available to all devices on the network, removing the need for time consuming manual configuration of I/O parameters.
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Proposed AIMS ProAV Roadmap
