https://matt-thomas.work/tags/networking/Recent content in Networking on Matt ThomasHugo -- 0.154.4en-gbThu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/devops-broadcast-engineering/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/devops-broadcast-engineering/Broadcast infrastructure is becoming software. The practices that the software industry developed for managing that complexity - DevOps - are increasingly relevant to broadcast engineers. Not as a job title to chase, but as a set of disciplines that make complex, software-defined broadcast systems more reliable and maintainable.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/what-is-ipmx/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/what-is-ipmx/IPMX is an open standard for professional AV over IP, built on the same foundations as ST 2110 and NMOS. It adds what the Pro AV market actually needs - HDCP support, compressed transport over 1GbE, and a unified control layer - and it could finally end the proprietary fragmentation that has defined AV over IP for years.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/igmp-media-networks/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/igmp-media-networks/IP multicast is the foundation of ST 2110 and AES67 transport. IGMP is the protocol that keeps it under control - without it, every multicast stream floods every port on every switch. Here is what it does, how it works, and what it means for a spine-leaf media network.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/docker-basics/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/docker-basics/Docker packages software and all its dependencies into portable containers that run the same way on any machine. For broadcast engineers deploying IP infrastructure tools, it removes the configuration friction and gets complex systems running quickly.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/media-orchestration-platforms/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/media-orchestration-platforms/A media orchestration platform is the control layer that sits above an IP media network and manages routing, resources, and signal paths across it. Understanding what it does - and what it cannot do - is essential for anyone operating or designing ST 2110 infrastructure.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/ssh-basics-audio-engineers/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/ssh-basics-audio-engineers/If you work with Linux-based audio systems, remote servers, or broadcast infrastructure, SSH is an essential tool. Here is a practical guide to generating, copying, and managing SSH keys.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/border-router-spine-leaf-media-networks/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/border-router-spine-leaf-media-networks/In a spine-leaf IP media network, the border router is where the internal fabric meets the outside world. Understanding what it does and why it matters is essential for anyone designing or operating IP broadcast infrastructure.https://matt-thomas.work/posts/spine-leaf-st2110/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matt-thomas.work/posts/spine-leaf-st2110/Spine-leaf is the network architecture that underpins most serious ST 2110 deployments. Understanding why it exists, how it behaves, and where it creates constraints is useful for anyone designing or troubleshooting AoIP systems.