Brad Gilmer
Latest articles by Brad Gilmer
Networking and control systems
By Brad Gilmer published
Users who are building large-scale facilities are now spending more on software integration than they are on hardware. As the chairman of a SMPTE committee
Firewalls and security
By Brad Gilmer published
When dealing with on-air operations, you want to have the security as tight as it can get while still permitting necessary functionality. In the beginning,
Bandwidth management
By Brad Gilmer published
Bandwidth management is a rela-tively new topic for many of us. Routing a VTR to a monitor does not involve a calculation to determine if the router has
Metadata and MXF, part 1
By Brad Gilmer published
This month, we will begin a two-part series on metadata and MXF. First, we will look at the importance of metadata to the professional media facility.

Monitoring IP networks
By Brad Gilmer published
IP networks have become a mission-critical part of just about every broadcaster's facility. Broadcasters need to monitor these networks with the same

Network protocols
By Brad Gilmer published
There is a core set of protocols critical to the operation of computer networks. Some of the most important protocols include IP, Transmission Control
Programming routers
By Brad Gilmer published
This month's article will introduce network router programming. If you have not worked with IT infrastructure, you may be surprised at the number of options

Networked media
By Brad Gilmer published
It will not be long before there is a complete disconnect between where professional media is stored and where it is being used. This is a profound shift,

User authentication
By Brad Gilmer published
System security is like the weather; lots of people worry, but no one actually does anything about it. The January Computers & Networks column Media network

Live video transport
By Brad Gilmer published
New and emerging standards provide interoperable professional video over IP transport.

Video network security
By Brad Gilmer published
Now more than ever, computer networks are a critical component of our facilities, and the security of these networks is paramount. For the next two months,
Network addressing
By Brad Gilmer published
Every engineer working with media these days should understand the basics of network addressing, and most of them do. But, network addressing is one of

The perfect broadcast server
By Brad Gilmer published
Some of the things here are contradictory but, in a perfect world, we could have anything we want, even if some of our wants conflicted.

Computer networking for beginners — Part I
By Brad Gilmer published
This article is a primer on how computer networks work and how device addresses work.
Building reliable fiber networks
By Brad Gilmer published
Learn the tips and tricks to installing a fiber-optic network for broadcast.

Computer networking for beginners: Part II
By Brad Gilmer published
This the second installment of a two-part tutorial that describes how to build a network for your office and supply Internet connectivity to your users.

Computers & Networks: Media asset management
By Brad Gilmer published
Media asset management (MAM) systems rapidly sift through vast collections of material to locate the material the user requests.
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