Arista and Lawo to Showcase Frame-Accurate IP Video Switching at NAB

Arista and Lawo to Showcase Frame-Accurate IP Video Switching at NAB 07 April 2015

Arista and Lawo to Showcase Frame-Accurate IP Video Switching at NAB

RASTATT, Germany / SANTA CLARA, California April 6, 2015 Lawo, a leading manufacturer of digital audio consoles and IP-based video routing equipment, and Arista Networks, (NYSE: ANET) an industry leader in software-driven cloud networking solutions for large data center and computing environments, announced a joint showcase at the upcoming NAB exhibition and conference held in Las Vegas. Prior to the show, the companies will host a joint webinar on April 9th at 10:00 am PDT, describing the current SMPTE 2022 and VSF standards, different ways of performing seamless video switching in an IP-based broadcast infrastructure (source-timed, switch-timed, and destination-timed), and how software defined networking (SDN) techniques such as OpenFlow are enabling broadcast control systems to orchestrate and automate that infrastructure. The webinar can be accessed live via www.tinyurl.com/ngpb7fl

At NAB, Arista and Lawo will provide a live demonstration of seamless, frame-accurate video switching using components that are available today; pioneering the way to a post-baseband video switching infrastructure. The showcase will be shown at both the Arista booth (SL14513) and the Lawo booth (C2218).

This is a compelling demonstration of orchestration and automation in a broadcast network based on commercially available components , said Ed Chapman, Vice President of Business Development and Alliances at Arista Networks. The combination of Arista EOS software and switches with video edge devices and control from Lawo really highlights the promise of the next-generation broadcast production environment.

Our relationship with Arista is extremely fruitful , says Erling Hedkvist, Senior Vice President, Lawo. The seamless integration of Arista's switches and our control layer allows us to implement a solution the way broadcasters want it. It is all but invisible that below the VSM control system there's now IP video switching instead of SDI. And since our approach is based on source-timed switching, we're neither wasting any bandwidth nor compromising the quality of switching. It's just as clean and frame-accurate as conventional baseband technology.

About Lawo

Lawo designs and manufactures pioneering audio and video technology for TV and radio broadcast production, post-production, as well as live performance and theatrical applications. Products include digital audio mixing consoles, routers, video processing tools as well as IP-based video and audio transport solutions. All products are developed and manufactured according to highest quality standards at the company's headquarters in the Rhine valley town of Rastatt, Germany. For additional information, please visit the company online at www.lawo.com.

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