the international research and exchanges board media technical community of practice session
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The International Research and
Exchanges BoardMedia Technical Community of
Practice session
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Strengthening Independent Minority Media
• Total budget $5.5 million over 5 years• $ 462,000 for equipment• Strengthening capacity of TV and radio stations in
isolated communities• Developing news and program making• Improving technical quality• Building networks covering 80-90% of Serbs
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KOSMA Radio Network
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KOSMA Radio Network
• 5 stations with two extras
• Existing microwave network built by OSCE not functioning
• New Comrex broadcast Internet based system
• US technology
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KOSMA Radio Network
• Designed by Rich McClear and Shkumbin Rama
• Distribute individual news items and broadcast simultaneously
• Outside broadcast capacity
• Share around 130 news items per month.
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KOSMA Network Technical Specification
ACCESS Rack installed in all studios for interchange of ACCESS Portable kits to all stations for Outside programs, remote interview, Broadcast, news gathering over public internet, OB reception etc. WIFI or POTS
$ 7500 / Statio
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COMREX ACCESS
• Uses BRIC technology to deliver broadcast audio over the public Internet
• User interface via standard web browser enables control from any location there's Internet access
• Backward compatibility to Comrex POTS codecs (including Matrix, Vector or BlueBox)
• Optional MPEG 4-AAC algorithms available for extremely high quality audio
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COMREX ACCESS• ACCESS will work on a wide variety of
wired and wireless data circuits, including:
• Wired Ethernet Networks - Cable, DSL, T1, T3, etc.
• Wireless Networks - 802.11b,g,n WiFi• 3G / 4G Cellular Data Networks -
EVDO, UMTS, WiMax• Satellite Terminals• POTS Analog Telephone Lines• Public Internet - Uses Revolutionary
BRIC Technology, designed to overcome the innate unreliability of the public Internet
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COMREX The Smart Codec
MODE BIT RATES (KB/S) AUDIO BANDWIDTH CODING DELAY
BRIC HQ1 – A2 Stereogood quality audio 42 15 kHz 60 ms
BRIC HQ2 – A2 Stereoexcellent quality audio 30 15 kHz 260 ms
Linear PCMuncompressed audio 1536 20 kHz 40
AAC 64, 96, 128, 256 20 kHz 300 ms
AAC-LD96, 128, 192, 256, 384
15 kHz 80 ms
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TV Mreza Network
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TV Mreza Network
• 4 stations with a hub in central Kosovo
• Equal partners though competitors as well
• New Streambox Internet based system
• US technology
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TV Mreza Network
• Exchange news and longer programs
• Share 100-140 news items per month
• New “Agrar”, “Slobodno Srpski” and “Kosnet INFO” programs
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TV Mreza Technical Specification
$ 30000 / Statio
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Streambox SBT3-E5201 Encoder
Streambox SBT3-D5201 Decoder
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Streambox
• The network uses a virtual private network (VPN), built by Kosovo internet service provider Kujtesa
• Streambox technology to connect with each other to exchange both live and recorded videos
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Streambox
• Chain method of sharing data
• Multicast / unicast• Options: Store and
Forward• Bandwidth can be set up
from 64 Kbps up to 8 Mbps
• Encoding Latency: Adjustable from 200 ms to 10 seconds
Encoder
Decoder
Encoder
Decoder
Encoder
Decoder
TV 2
TV 1
TV 3
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TV Mreza Back-up System
• FTP – File Transport Protocol is used as backup, in case of electricity power cuts, or in case of ISP failure
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Radio Transmission Links
• Separate from broadcast licenses
• Add additional cost which stations can’t afford
• Use free allocated frequencies through IP technology
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Radio Transmission Links
• BRIC-Link is uniquely suited to point-to-point "nailed up" high-quality audio links over a variety of data networks, such as:
• ISM Band IP Radios• T1/E1• Satellite• WANs and LANs
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Network Technical Problems
• Power cuts• Inexperienced technical
staff needs to be more familiar with IP technology.
• Unreliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) to guarantee 24/7 uplink
• Expensive Internet Service Cost
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