Grass Valley Aurora Browse v.7.0 Installation - Manual (Page 13)

April 6, 2010 Aurora Browse Installation and Configuration Guide 13
Chapter
1
System Overview
Aurora Browse is a media management system. Aurora Browse supports the complete
Aurora broadcasting workflow — from ingest to editing to distribution to archive.
The following diagram illustrates the Aurora system.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• “The MediaFrame system” on page 14
• “Functional description” on page 14
• “MediaFrame server” on page 14
• “MDI server” on page 15
• “Encoder” on page 16
• “Low-resolution proxy NAS” on page 16
• “Aurora Browse client” on page 17
• “Archive” on page 16
• “Nearline system” on page 17
• “K2 BaseCamp Express” on page 17
• “Design considerations - Aurora Browse with Aurora Edit” on page 17
Aurora Browse
Client
Archive
MediaFrame
Server
MDI Server
Browse
Low-Res
Proxy NAS
Proxy o MediaFrame a
Aurora Edit LD
DSM*
Edit
Conform
server
*The Ingest, Edit (DSM and SmartBin server), and
Playout servers can be combined into one IEP server.
Near-line
System
SmartBin
Server*
Ingest e
Aurora
Ingest
VTR Ingest
Logging
Scheduler
!
K2 client
K2
Media Server
Aurora
Playout
!
Playout K2
Control Network Control Network
Control Network
Playout
!
Aurora
Playout*
Aurora
Ingest*
Encoders
!
Aurora Edit (Hi-res)
Not typical
Control Network
K2 MEDIA SERVER
FTP Network
Media (iSCSI) Network
Corporate LAN Network
Control Network