The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'RTP Payload Format for SMPTE 292M Video' <draft-ietf-avt-smpte292-video-08.txt> as a Proposed Standard. This document is the product of the Audio/Video Transport Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Scott Bradner and Allison Mankin. Technical Summary This document specifies a RTP payload format for encapsulating uncompressed High Definition Television (HDTV) as defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) standard, SMPTE 292M. SMPTE is the main standardizing body in the motion imaging industry and the SMPTE 292M standard defines a bit-serial digital interface for local area HDTV transport and defines a universal medium of interchange for uncompressed High Definition Television (HDTV) between various types of video equipment (cameras, encoders, VTRs, etc.). SMPTE 292M stipulates that the source data be in 10 bit words and the total data rate be either 1.485 Gbps or 1.485/1.001 Gbps. The use of a dedicated serial interconnect is appropriate in a studio environment, but it is desirable to leverage the widespread availability of high bandwidth IP connectivity to allow efficient wide area delivery of area delivery of SMPTE 292M format content. This memo defines a way to do so. Working Group Summary The AVT working group supported publication of this document on the standards track. Protocol Quality This document was reviewed for the IESG by Scott Bradner.
