Guides

::: notes Good morning. I want to quickly introduce myself. I'm a Principal Engineer on SirusXM's Media Content Engineering architecture team, where we design linear and file-based media technology systems that power the audio, metadata, and video content on all the SirusXM and Pandora distribution platforms. ::: ### Topics :::::::::::::: {.columns} ::: {.column width="50%"} * The Troubleshooting Process & Getting Ready * Hardware Tools * Software Techniques ::: ::: {....

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is still the best way to synchronize computer clocks for non-real-time applications. For real-time synchronization, time code and, increasingly, Precision Time Protocol (PTP), are more appropriate. Even if you are using time code or PTP, your servers usually don’t synchronize their clocks to those signals. Because of the heavy reliance on synchronization in media applications, you need to be sure to deploy NTP properly. Fortunately, most media facilities are already in a good position to reliably use NTP because of their time code infrastructures....

Every broadcast system inevitably is now a collection of computer networks. Broadcast Maintenance technicians and engineers need at to understand at least basic, triage level LAN troubleshooting skills. This Guide introduces the concepts and techniques for troubleshooting a network problem from device perspective, generally without the assistance of the network infrastructure manager. If you do have access to the switches and routers on your network, some tasks get easier but the overall process does not change dramatically....