Advanced Media Workflow Association

Defined by the Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. (AMWA), the NMOS standards are designed to enable open, multi-vendor interoperability in professional media networks, such as those used by broadcasters. NMOS IS-04 offers a way to register, discover and find broadcast resources (typically equipment and functionality) automatically in a netwo... rk. NMOS IS-05 allows a management system to establish connections between senders (such as cameras) and receivers (such as video mixers), and also supports a way to establish ad-hoc connections directly between devices without the presence of a management solution. Support for these standards is beginning to appear on various suppliers' equipment and roadmaps. Nevion VideoIPath is now able to act as an IS-04 registry for compliant equipment, meaning it can detect when new devices are connected to the IP media network, and understand their capabilities. VideoIPath can also use that information to control these devices through IS-05, to establish media flows between senders and receivers. Nevion VideoIPath can also handle mixed environments, enabling NMOS senders or receivers to connect with non-compliant devices.Read More