Technology Solution Articles
CableNet leverages ST2022-7 to connect stadiums across Cyprus to two remote production studios, distributing to hubs, and on to the headend using Media over IP and using SMPTE ST2022-7 redundancy and avoiding the cost of Satellite links.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadcast Workflows
Fiber Everywhere
Types
Live Video Production
Media IP Transport
Media Fiber Transport
FiberLink SDI Fiber Transport products are deployed extensively and league-wide for football stadiums and hockey arenas, and baseball fields.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
12G-SDI
Fiber Everywhere
Broadcast Workflows
Types
Media Fiber Transport
Live Video Production
Professional Audio-Video
Artel SMART J2K Encoders enabled a Broadcaster to use existing 1-Gig Ethernet Infrastructure to compress four HD-SDI video feeds into a 150 Mb/s per-stream to transport and deliver content to its affiliate.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadcast Workflows
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Types
Media IP Transport
Media Switching & Routing
Video Distribution
PTP Boundary Clock Testing of Artel’s Quarra switch demonstrates PTP-jitter is dramatically reduced with the Quarra hardware-optimized PTP boundary clock implementation.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Broadcast Workflows
All-IP Convergence
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Types
Media Switching & Routing
Precision Timing & Synchronization
Media IP Transport
Video Distribution
Vulcan rockets are moved to launch platforms on a crawling transport vehicle. ULA needs to monitor and control the movement, which calls for long-range media-delivery of 4K/UHD, audio, data, and control signals, and IRIG time codes over fiber.
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
Drones and Un-Manned Vehicles
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Physical Security & Biometrics
Types
Video Distribution
Media Fiber Transport
Access Control and Surveillance
Professional Audio-Video
Television City Studios (TVCS) use Quarra Switches to migrate to Media-over-IP using SMTPE ST2110 taking advantage of the new technology for scalability, flexibility in content management, and the lower costs of a converged all-digital infrastructure.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadcast Workflows
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Types
Live Video Production
Media IP Transport
Media Switching & Routing
Precision Timing & Synchronization
Video Distribution
Transparent clocking is often sufficient for small sized networks with only a handful of Audio/Video devices. But larger more complex networks benefit from boundary clocking to better manage a heavy PTP message load.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadcast Workflows
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Types
Live Video Production
Media IP Transport
Media Switching & Routing
Precision Timing & Synchronization
Office-grade Ethernet Switches can really mess up Audio-Over-IP and Audio/Video-Over-IP deployments. Being selective in Ethernet Infrastructure is a must. All AoIP & AVoIP standards, benefit tremendously from Ethernet Infrastructure designed for multi-media workflows.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadcast Workflows
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
5G and LTE Evolution
Types
Live Video Production
Media IP Transport
Media Switching & Routing
Precision Timing & Synchronization
Professional Audio-Video
Video Distribution
General Dynamics Electric Boat uses Artel FiberLink 5200/5201 to transmit Audio and Serial Data over Fiber for a CASCON Emergency Alert System used in manufacturing submarines.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
Physical Security & Biometrics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Types
Access Control and Surveillance
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
In a SIP trunk integration with a software PBX, the Microsoft Teams voice application relies on external telephony services. On-Premise or cloud-based PBX systems and SIP Trunks require a TEAMS SBC or virtual SBC with Microsoft Phone System to connect and deliver Microsoft Teams voice.
Market:
IT Software, Cyber & InfoTech
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Types
Hosted Telephony and UC
Legacy Voice Connectivity
SIP Trunking
Network Edge Services
PSTN to All-IP Migration
For a major European national airline, timely and reliable processing is a critical factor for the passenger check-in service at Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The check-in system includes critical communication between the check-in desk and the back-office systems. Unfortunately...
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Trends
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Broadband Innovation
Types
Intelligent Transportation Systems
IoT Communications
Technology Project Services
SCADA Networking
Access Control and Surveillance
911 Call Centers are moving their mandated call recording from integrated audio recording servers to virtualized recorders that rely on gateways to acquire audio streams from diverse platforms; and convert, forward and collect them into cloud-based SIP recording systems.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Virtualization, SDN & NFV
Types
Hosted Telephony and UC
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Technology Project Services
So far, two of 14 elite colleges in the NCAA Southeastern Conference (SEC) Network (University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt University) have performed facility upgrades that included FiberPlex communications gear to transport more content from their venues to the ESPN network.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Broadband Innovation
Fiber Everywhere
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Types
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Professional Audio-Video
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Go Malta uses SmartNodes in conjunction with Broadworks and the Patton Cloud to deliver SIP Trunking with unrivaled cost, efficiency, quality, reliability, manageability and security.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
Virtualization, SDN & NFV
Types
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Network Edge Services
PSTN to All-IP Migration
SIP Trunking
Brennercom use SmartNodes to deliver UC-Services with BroadSoft with unrivaled efficiency, quality, reliability and security.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Fiber Everywhere
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
Legacy Voice Connectivity
SIP Trunking
Providing lawful interception is a challenge for communication service providers to meet mandatory legal compliances. Compliance with transnational communication, service interruption, and private network complexity are the key barriers to provide required services.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Wireless & Mobility
All-IP Convergence
Types
Network Edge Services
PSTN to All-IP Migration
SIP Trunking
Carrier Interconnect
Using Patton eSBC devices, Vodafone Next Generation Services (VNGS) devised a transition strategy enabling existing on-net and off-net subscribers of Vodafone NZ to migrate at a controlled pace from ISDN to SIP Trunking with automated provisioning and minimal service disruption.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
Integrated Access
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Network Edge Services
PSTN to All-IP Migration
SIP Trunking
Technology Project Services
Telecom Providers need efficient solutions to bridge legacy SS7, PRI, VoIP, and NGN, LTE, and IMS networks. They need to modernize their network interconnections while protecting and extending previous investments and maintaining support for legacy services and regulatory requirements.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
5G and LTE Evolution
All-IP Convergence
Types
Network Edge Services
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Carrier Interconnect
Patton's Transcoding Gateway solution delivers trascodeded calls from TDM-to-IP networks, IP-to-TDM networks, or IP-to-IP networks, and between wire line and wireless networks.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
5G and LTE Evolution
Types
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Carrier Interconnect
All electronic devices emit compromising emanations, including IP phones. Avaya needed theirs to satisfy US Government standards for installation in SCIFs.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Physical Security & Biometrics
All-IP Convergence
Types
TEMPEST EMI/RFI Data Security
Technology Project Services
Hosted Telephony and UC
PSTN to All-IP Migration
With the need for SATCOM serial data transmission equipment as part of its new CANES system, TEMPEST EMI/RFI Data Security was needed on the USS Nimitz.
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Network/Cyber Security and Privacy
Fiber Everywhere
Types
TEMPEST EMI/RFI Data Security
Supporting thousands of unique Audio Inputs for speakers and dozens of performers presented challenges to three companies delivering live mix and broadcast for the GRAMMYs.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
Types
Professional Audio-Video
Technology Project Services
Modern Operating Rooms need to be equipped with Pro-AV systems to enable remote Live-Viewing and Streaming for Studio Production of Training Videos and for distance-learning; Baptist Miami Hospital used Fiber to solve several challenges.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Types
Professional Audio-Video
Multi-Image Group saved tons of money and was able to interconnect their own systems, and leverage existing singlemode fiber and existing Pro-AV systems at the stadium used by the Dallas Cowboys.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Types
Professional Audio-Video
A major campus fiber plant project had been planned to bring video and audio capacity from the athletic fields, auditoriums, and other venues to the broadcast studio, but construction would be expensive and disruptive. Patton FiberPlex came to the rescue with a better solution.
Market:
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Trends
Fiber Everywhere
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Broadband Innovation
Types
Professional Audio-Video
Technology Project Services
All kinds of ISDN-dependent voice-integrated systems are installed in the Netherlands. The PBX platforms deliver Telephony, Security, Intercoms, Paging, and Emergency Notification. Those systems can't just be forklift upgraded to all IP just because ISDN trunks are End-of-Life in the Netherlands.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
SIP Trunking
Hosted Telephony and UC
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Network Edge Services
Whether via BroadWorks or BroadCloud, delivering SIP Trunks profitably means Service Providers must achieve efficient CAPEX and OPEX by controlling service quality, security, reliability, manageability, maintainability, and interoperability at the Edge.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
5G and LTE Evolution
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
Network/Cyber Security and Privacy
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
SIP Trunking
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Integrated Access
Network Edge Services
Fax & Modem over IP
When you choose to "break free" and install a Windows-based PBX from 3CX, how do you deal with Trunk lines, Fax machines, and Intercoms?
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Network Edge Services
Hosted Telephony and UC
Moving subscribers from TDM to SIP Trunking or UCaaS over the NBN poses significant challenges to providers. Cost, complexity, interoperability, service porting, and user-experience are the key barriers to migration.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Broadband Innovation
Fiber Everywhere
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
SIP Trunking
Hosted Telephony and UC
Fax & Modem over IP
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Network Edge Services
Digital transformation can be seen in the proliferation of digital signs. Digital signage will be everywhere, but putting those signs in some locations can be really difficult.
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Security & Surveillance
Trends
Broadband Innovation
Cloud Communication
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Physical Security & Biometrics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Types
Network Edge Services
IoT Communications
SCADA Networking
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Professional Audio-Video
This Boy Scout camp is isolated 30 miles from the closest town and out of range for cellular or broadband services. Using Patton Ethernet Extenders, VoIP Routers, and Creativity, they were able to build their own solution.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Wireless & Mobility
Unified Communication & UCaaS
Types
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Integrated Access
Maryland State Highway Administration used state-owned, outside copper plant for secure and OPEX-free connectivity, delivering a next generation traffic control system that is intelligent, always on, and powered by IoT sensors
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Security & Surveillance
Trends
Broadband Innovation
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Types
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Access Control and Surveillance
IoT Communications
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Technology Project Services
Adding paging, hotline phones, call boxes, voice alarms/alerts, and emergency dispatch to Industrial Ethernets can result is poor network performance for voice and other real-time services.
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Media, Broadcast & Production
Professional Audio Video
Security & Surveillance
Trends
All-IP Convergence
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Physical Security & Biometrics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Types
SCADA Networking
Legacy Voice Connectivity
IoT Communications
Professional Audio-Video
New "chip card" EMV credit card readers connect through Ethernet, but gas station forecourts and pumps are wired with legacy copper wires designed for low-speed communication that are NOT suitable for Ethernet.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
IP Video, HD Video & Digital Signs
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
Physical Security & Biometrics
Types
SCADA Networking
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Access Control and Surveillance
When AT&T announced the end of their dial-up modem access services, Pitney Bowes needed to figure out how to maintain connectivity to thousands of postage meters with embedded dial-up modems.
Market:
Electronics & Hi-Tech
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
MTM, IoT & Connected Sensors
All-IP Convergence
Types
SIP Trunking
Fax & Modem over IP
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
Network Edge Services
IoT Communications
Technology Project Services
SmartNodes provide a gateway between Skype for Business and Analog and permissible interconnection of non-Certified SIP-based Paging, Intercom & Access Control End-Points.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Physical Security & Biometrics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Cloud Communication
Types
Hosted Telephony and UC
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Access Control and Surveillance
Patton SmartNode eSBC enables secure connections to trunks, on-premise PBXs, or hosted call control platforms, as well as Dolby Voice services empowering best-in-class audio conferences.
Market:
Professional Audio Video
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Cloud Communication
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Types
SIP Trunking
Hosted Telephony and UC
Network Edge Services
Professional Audio-Video
Rauland use SmartNodes to integrate PBX platforms into a modern, integrated district-wide Critical Communication system based on SIP.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Trends
Physical Security & Biometrics
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Types
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Access Control and Surveillance
SmartNode VoIP Gateway enables Rauland’s Responder 5 and SIP Endpoints to seamlessly integrate with the Vocera Wireless Communicator Badges using Hospital PBX systems.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Wireless & Mobility
Physical Security & Biometrics
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Orchestration, Management & Analytics
Types
Hosted Telephony and UC
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Access Control and Surveillance
When building out the East Side Access project, the NY Metro Transit Authority needed to integrated analog phones in elevators, stations, and service areas into their IP-based telephony network and fiber backbone.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
Unified Communication & UCaaS
All-IP Convergence
Fiber Everywhere
Types
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Hosted Telephony and UC
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Patton SmartNodes use a High Precision Clock to enable DECT Phone Systems to connect to and interoperate with SIP Trunks and VoIP PBX Systems, including on-premise and Cloud-based systems.
Market:
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Cloud Communication
All-IP Convergence
Types
SIP Trunking
Hosted Telephony and UC
PSTN to All-IP Migration
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Code Blue Corporation uses Patton SmartNodes to connect Emergency Signaling and Alerting End Points to its Integrated Emergency Management Platform.
Market:
Security & Surveillance
Telecom/Internet/Network Services
Trends
Smart Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure
All-IP Convergence
Physical Security & Biometrics
Types
Legacy Voice Connectivity
PSTN to All-IP Migration
PA, Paging, Notification & Intercom
Access Control and Surveillance
