Monday 10.09.2012 33 Magellan navigates networks Harris By Dick Hobbs
The new Magellan network management system from Harris incorporates the DataMiner tool from Skyline Communications to build and maintain a network and operational history of a broadcast installation. It allows supervising engineers to track performance on a
Burning to take control
Studer By David Davies
Harman brand Studer is highlighting its capacity for control of newsroom playout or production automation systems with its full range of broadcast consoles, demonstrating the expanded integration of the Ember protocol into Vista consoles in addition to existing inclusion in the OnAir console range. The Ember protocol is designed to provide integration of Studer Vista and OnAir series consoles with third party broadcast control systems and newsroom production automation systems. This kind of workflow, says Studer, enables broadcasters to add and expand newscasting without adding overheads in newsroom operations, and improves workflow and newsgathering ability while retaining the ability to go to manual override for breaking news. Ember is a control
protocol implementation that facilitates many audio console settings to be controlled over TCP/IP, in addition to the Pro-Bel SW-P-08 protocol that is already supported. Ember is also able to support multi-connection set- ups, making it a suitable choice for installations requiring redundancy. 8.D60
component or functional level. Magellan can manage any device which uses the SNMP standard for command and control. It incorporates existing Harris systems including the Navigator
graphical navigation software for system-level monitoring. The user interface for Magellan was developed in association with games designers for a fast and intuitive approach and
allowing the system to be used by non-engineers, for example to generate performance reports. The system is designed for a distributed architecture, eliminating the central server
required in most monitoring and control systems. Harris claims that global operations can be brought under the control of a single, federated Magellan system for a single point of contact. 7.G20