The Video Services Forum (VSF) has released the initial drafts of its TR-10 suite of Technical Recommendations for Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX), a set of open standard-based protocols designed to ensure interoperability for AV-over-IP systems in the media, entertainment and Pro AV industries.

Based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standard and developed through a collaboration between the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and the Joint Taskforce on Network Media (JT-NM), IPMX gives manufacturers and developers everything they need to create low-latency, interoperable, IP-based AV products and applications.

“The release of VSF’s TR-10 drafts represents a major milestone in the work on IPMX, and we couldn’t be more excited to announce that they are now available for the public to preview and comment on,” VSF IPMX activity group co-chair Jack Douglass says.

“At this stage, several manufacturers have made implementations based on these documents, and those implementations have been tested in multiple labs and interoperability trials. Now we are closing in on the last stages before they are finalized within VSF.”

The VSF TR-10 suite outlines the differences between SMPTE ST 2110 and IPMX, with documents covering everything from system time and definitions, to using AMWA Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) APIs, to the transparent transport of AES3 audio using the RTP protocol.

“The VSF is pleased to have participated with its industry partners in developing IPMX, and we believe it will have a major impact in both the Pro AV and media & entertainment industries,” VSF president Richard Friedel says.