SMPTE 2059

Summary

SMPTE 2059 is a standard from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) that describes how to synchronize video equipment over an IP network.[1] The standard is based on IEEE 1588-2008. SMPTE 2059 is published in two parts on 9 April 2015:

  • SMPTE 2059-1 – Defines signal generation based on time information delivered by the IEEE 1588 protocol.[2]
  • SMPTE 2059-2 – Defines an operating profile for the IEEE protocol optimized to the needs of media synchronization.[3]

SMPTE 2059 is an integral part of emerging professional IP video broadcast technology and standards.[4][5]

In May 2016, the Audio Engineering Society published a report describing synchronization interoperability between AES67 and SMPTE 2059-2.[6]

Operating parameters edit

SMPTE 2059 PTP profile parameters[6]
Parameter Default Minimum Maximum
Domain number 127 0 127
Announce interval 250 ms 125 ms 1 s
Sync interval 125 ms 1128 s 500 ms
Delay request interval Sync interval Sync interval 32 x Sync interval

References edit

  1. ^ Al Kovalick (2016-02-16), Time Transfer in Networked Systems, TV Technology, archived from the original on 2017-06-22
  2. ^ ST 2059-1:2015 - SMPTE Standard - Generation and Alignment of Interface Signals to the SMPTE Epoch, 2015, doi:10.5594/SMPTE.ST2059-1.2015, ISBN 978-1-61482-863-1
  3. ^ ST 2059-2:2015 - SMPTE Standard - SMPTE Profile for Use of IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol in Professional Broadcast Applications, 2015, doi:10.5594/SMPTE.ST2059-2.2015, ISBN 978-1-61482-864-8
  4. ^ Phil Kurz (2017-01-19), Support Growing For SMPTE IP, TV News Check
  5. ^ David Davies (2016-06-16), Can the AIMS Alliance bring clarity to the IP debate?, PSN Europe
  6. ^ a b AES-R16-2016: AES Standards Report - PTP parameters for AES67 and SMPTE ST 2059-2 interoperability, Audio Engineering Society, 2016-05-02