phasing, simply because one operator forgot to pull down their fader before going home. Phone calls are made internally and irate emails sent, and since this happens on a Sunday, the stations are operating with a skeleton crew. In other words, the ability to call a 24/7 hotline is a lifesaver. ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET Talented individuals are in short supply. Getting an IP network up and running used to involve countless hours spent assigning IP addresses to all devices on the network. The broadcast sector demanded a solution to automate discovering and registering new – or returning – devices. This has led to the release of Lawo’s HOME management platform for IP infrastructures. The platform provides a lot more, like the possibility to set parameters remotely, manage user privileges and network security. But, first and foremost, it saves massive amounts of time and sidesteps human errors. HOME manages video, audio and control hardware, as well as software. In addition to its premium service for native Lawo and third- party devices, it is fully NMOS IS-04 and IS-05
compatible, and able to serve as a registry for NMOS devices. Other technological helpers include the ability to remotely configure devices and broadcast facilities. An impressive example involved a new building in Australia and a Lawo team working from six different countries. Interactive factory acceptance tests are also increasingly performed remotely. Even though no two facilities are alike, copy- pasting groups of settings seriously speeds up the configuration stage of a facility’s broadcast control system. Lawo can also ensure the avoidance of port oversubscriptions through smart load balancing with ARISTA, using their Media Control Service (MCS), or by enabling Cisco’s bandwidth-aware routing. As a result of this collaboration, the VSM IP broadcast control system is now able to display real-time feedback from devices whose status and/ or settings are changed. For technical reasons, this had to be simulated in the past until the relevant feedback arrived. Now it’s verified from the get-go. IF YOU’RE HAPPY, WE’RE HAPPY Just remember that you are never alone, someone will always be available to solve an issue. Lawo is cutting-edge technology backed by experts who will go out of their way to make you happy. They know their own and third-party products, are well placed to compare different approaches to solving an issue and are good at listening. At Lawo, the customer journey starts at the project planning stage and never really ends. There will still be someone listening to you years down the line. Isn’t that something to look forward to?
ONE TO RELY ON Someone from the Lawo team will always be on standby to help
FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT SAVES TIME AND AVOIDS HUMAN ERROR
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