Networked Media Open Specifications

NMOS Specifications by Document Type

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NMOS Interface Specifications (IS)

These specify NMOS APIs using RAML, JSON Schema and normative text, supported by examples and other text:

Id Name Spec Status Release(s)
IS-04 Discovery & Registration AMWA Specification (Stable)
IS-05 Device Connection Management AMWA Specification (Stable)
IS-06 Network Control Deprecated
IS-07 Event & Tally AMWA Specification
IS-08 Audio Channel Mapping AMWA Specification (Stable)
IS-09 System Parameters AMWA Specification
IS-10 Authorization AMWA Specification
IS-11 Stream Compatibility Management AMWA Specification
IS-12 Control Protocol AMWA Specification
IS-13 Annotation Work In Progress
IS-14 Device Configuration AMWA Specification

NMOS Data Model Specifications (MS)

These model the resources used in NMOS APIs:

Id Name Spec Status Release(s)
MS-04 ID & Timing Model AMWA Specification
MS-05-01 NMOS Control Architecture AMWA Specification
MS-05-02 NMOS Control Framework AMWA Specification
MS-05-03 AMWA NMOS Control Block Specs Work In Progress

NMOS Best Common Practices (BCP)

These specify best practice for use of NMOS APIs:

Id Name Spec Status Release(s)
BCP-002-01 Natural Grouping AMWA Specification
BCP-002-02 Asset Distinguishing Information AMWA Specification
BCP-003-01 Secure Communications in NMOS Systems AMWA Specification
BCP-003-02 Authorization in NMOS Systems AMWA Specification
BCP-003-03 Certificate Provisioning in NMOS Systems AMWA Specification
BCP-004-01 Receiver Capabilities AMWA Specification
BCP-004-02 Sender Capabilities AMWA Specification
BCP-005-01 EDID to Receiver Capabilities Mapping AMWA Specification
BCP-005-02 NMOS Support for IPMX/HKEP AMWA Specification
BCP-005-03 NMOS Support for IPMX/PEP AMWA Specification
BCP-006-01 NMOS With JPEG XS AMWA Specification
BCP-006-02 NMOS With H.264 Work In Progress
BCP-006-03 NMOS With H.265 Work In Progress
BCP-006-04 NMOS Support for MPEG Transport Streams AMWA Specification
BCP-007-01 NMOS With NDI Work In Progress
BCP-007-02 NMOS Support for IPMX/USB Work In Progress
BCP-008-01 NMOS Receiver Status Monitoring AMWA Specification
BCP-008-02 NMOS Sender Status Monitoring AMWA Specification

NMOS Informative Documents (INFO)

These provide NMOS implementation guides:

Id Name Spec Status
INFO-002 Security Implementation Guide AMWA Specification
INFO-003 Sink Metadata Processing Architecture Work In Progress
INFO-004 Implementation Guide for DNS-SD AMWA Specification
INFO-005 Implementation Guide for NMOS Controllers AMWA Specification
INFO-006 Implementation guide for NMOS Device Control & Monitoring AMWA Specification

NMOS Parameter Registers

These specify constants for many types of NMOS parameter values:

Id Name
common General Procedures and Criteria
capabilities Capabilities
device-control-types Device Control Types
device-types Device Types
flow-attributes Flow Attributes
formats Formats
media-types Media Types
node-service-types Node Service Types
sender-attributes Sender Attributes
source-attributes Source Attributes
tags Tags
transports Transports
transport-parameters Transport Parameters

NMOS Control Feature Sets

These specify opt-in models for the NMOS Control Framework

Id Name
identification Identification
monitoring Monitoring
device-configuration Device configuration
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