Iptv2011 EBU AMWA SOA FIMS
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This document discusses the EBU/AMWA FIMS (Framework for Interoperable Media Services) which aims to standardize service-oriented architectures (SOAs) for file-based media production. It notes that FIMS was launched in 2009 to combine heterogeneous tools through common services. Phase 1 of FIMS focuses on registration, discovery, and access of media services via RESTful and WSDL web services. Next steps include incorporating metadata standards like the EBU's Class Conceptual Data Model to make metadata the "lifeblood" of SOA-based media workflows.
Iptv2011 EBU AMWA SOA FIMS
- 1. EBU TECHNICAL SOA-FIMS: why? IP&TV 2011, IP WORKFLOWS London, 23 March 2011 Jean-Pierre Evain, EBU
- 2. The result of several years of Sherpa work Technological accelerator: tapeless file based production Activities since 2007 EBU Common Process (ECI CP) and Networked Production (NP) projects AMWA Media Services Architecture Group (MSAG) Conferences, seminars (AMWA, EBU, IBC, NAB) on asset management and SOA Objectives Educate, raise awareness on the opportunities of new production architectures Make new concept of service based infrastructure understood at enterprise level Identify specific needs and requirements: interview broadcasters, MAM providers, vendors Share best practices and tools across different production units (news, drama, etc.) Harmonise /standardise solutions for interoperability with the industry Promote market adoption -> propose a win-win scenario for users and providers EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 3. Lessons learnt The audio-visual landscape is changing More delivery platforms (broadcast, broadband, hybrid, mobile), more competition Consumption habits and viewer expectations are evolving The business needs: agility, visibility & productivity Need for rationalisation and be present on a variety of platforms Adapt content to the specific needs (usability, availability, etc.) Control production costs (produce once, publish many ?), share resources The technical challenge : start small, think big! Adapt to business needs and rationalise platform independent production Combine the best of breed of available tools from different providers, get what you need Maximise reuse of well defined common resources by similar roles having similar needs across different production units Support modularity, scalability for maintenance & upgrade vs. customisation Modularise functions for more agile workflow orchestration -> plug & play EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 4. File-based production: orchestrated processes Specific media requirements: High-bandwidth real-time stream handling, non linear process capability, multi-resolution multi-compression cross-media file based production, redundancy, disaster recovery management, user oriented collaborative environments, distributed (cloud) architectures, etc. EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 5. A methodological and technical answer: SOA The SOA proposal: Combine heterogeneous functional tools through services with a common interface legacy and new equipment / tools from different manufacturers, software platforms, asset management tools in-house developments A better management of metadata collected through well defined interfaces and contributing to each broadcasters data model Modularity and scalability, a toolbox of tools exposed as services Flexible workflow management through service invocation possibly across production units, particularly adapted to non-linear file-based production Easier maintenance and higher ability to upgrading (the 1.x vs. 2.0 dilemma) SOA has been designed for file-based production SOA offers a framework for standardisation and interoperability SOA is a prerequisite for selecting a Media Asset Management (MAM) solution EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 6. When: already there! How is EBU AMWA FIMS ! FIMS is a Framework for Interoperable Media Services launched on 08/12/2009 Co-chaired by: Giorgio Dimino, RAI and John Footen Co-managed by: Bard Gilmer, AMWA and Jean-Pierre Evain, EBU Membership is open (FIMS participants do not have to be an EBU or AMWA member) All information is public: http://wiki.amwa.tv/ebu The licensing regime is compensation free Members (subject to signing the Participation Agreement) Amberfin, Avid, Cinegy, Chime Media, Cube Technology, Digimetrics, Harmonic, Harris, IBM, Limecraft, MBC, metaFrontier.jp, Metaglue, Omneon, Oracle, PMG, Portability, Radiant Grid, RedBee Media, Snell, Sony, Tixel, Vidispine BBC, CBC, IRT, RAI, EBU -> JOIN THE SOA FIMS USER GROUP on www.LinkedIn.com! Status Several submissions to the RfT A first draft specification under the leadership of IBM and Sony (see wiki) A plan for a preliminary demonstration at NAB 2011, Booth 3134 EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 7. Overview of the EBU/AMWA FIMS Phase 1s scope Web service directory, registration, discovery and access Restful and In scope WSDL Linking to SOA Interoperability, efficiency (MXF) EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 8. Next ? Metadata is the lifeblood of SOA + + Whats on the radar? EBU Class Conceptual Data Model (CCDM) EBUCore (already partly in FIMS) Semantic Web technologies, linked data EBU TECHNICAL - your reference in media technology and innovation
- 9. EBU TECHNICAL Thank you evain@ebu.ch ebu-amwa@list.ebu.ch