A family of open, free of charge specifications
that enable interoperability
between media devices on an IP infrastructure.​
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Any questions not answered below?
Try the NMOS FAQs or ask us at info@AMWA.tv
​How Does NMOS Help?
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Read What NMOS is. What NMOS isn’t. A non-technical overview which also explains the benefits to your job in the media industry.
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NMOS offers significant benefits over proprietary solutions.
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Watch a video describing how NMOS has evolved Beyond Routing Control
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Watch a video about the Growth of NMOS and Why We More Than Ever Need an Open Control Plane
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Examine an open, fully-functioning architecture and see how NMOS is a fundamental building block in "Networked Media Systems - the Big Picture".
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Also see how it fits within the JT-NM full stack and the EBU Technology Pyramid.
Join the family of NMOS users and suppliers
AMWA members have invested thousands of hours in developing the open specifications that are in use today. But we also encourage non-members to benefit from this development time by including the code, free of charge, in their product range.
See below for a range of resources that are available to help you.
​How can I use it?
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Watch the easy-NMOS videos; discover what it is and how to use it.
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Get started with the easy-NMOS tool from NVIDIA.
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Use the free of charge test suites.
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Watch the presentation on the open source AMWA NMOS Testing Tool from IBC2019.
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Read how new versions and upgrades are handled, for example on IS-04.
NMOS is available from a broad range of vendors
Suppliers worldwide have signed up to participate in the NMOS developments.
Big industry names and small independent specialists are contributing to the working groups, showing a long-term commitment to the success of this initiative.
The JT-NM Tested program offers confidence to purchasers that products have been thoroughly checked by industry experts.
Where can I buy it?
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A list of hardware and software products known to the AMWA. This includes links to the supplier's own websites.
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The JT-NM Tested program has catalogs for successful products with carefully documented procedures and results.
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Watch the JT-NM Tested presentation from IBC2022.
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nmos developments are based on real business needs
End users and their suppliers are working towards open standards and specifications to escape the limitations of closed technology solutions. Customers want the ability to build systems using products with the best features. Vendors value the ability to make sales into the widest customer markets.
​Will it help my business?
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Read What NMOS is. What NMOS isn’t to learn how all vendors and their customers can benefit by adopting NMOS.
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Many end users and suppliers are supporting the AMWA's NMOS initiative to participate in developments and implement IP-based infrastructures.
NMOS is a fundamental part of an ip-based infrastructure
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For an excellent picture of how both vendors and their customers are embracing NMOS and IP-based architectures, the AIMS IP Showcase presentations from IBC2019 shows how NMOS is being developed and adopted in a wide range of applications.
And for end users who want to specify NMOS in their procurement processes, there is a standard form of words, prepared by the EBU.
Is there a risk in adopting it?
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Four media organisations joined a panel discussion at IBC2019 on Real-World SMPTE ST 2110 and AMWA NMOS Implementations.
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At IBC2019, Riedel gave a presentation on secure Discovery and Connection of ST 2110 Media Devices
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An example of the practical application of NMOS is included in the Mellanox (now NVIDIA) presentation at IBC2019 in "Simplifying JT-NM TR-1001-1 Deployments Through Microservices".
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How to specify NMOS in a system tender or specification.
SO what for the future?
IP-based infrastructures take us on important first steps, liberating workflows from traditional, hard-wired, point-to-point installations. However, the professional media industry can also harness the power of IT infrastructures that we have come to expect every day in our office systems.
The future vision​
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NMOS provides a path to true IT infrastructures.
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A presentation by Brad Gilmer explains the business benefits that an IT infrastructure can deliver and how flexible professional media workflows can be built using IT principles.
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At IBC2019, Gordon Castle of Discovery / Eurosport gave his vision for an IT future.