School Scheduling
Hallway passing-period countdowns
Distribute future deadlines for class changes, bell schedules, rotating days and campus-level exceptions. Nodes execute locally against calibrated clocks.
Two Distinct Enterprise Paths
Aion Enterprise.
Academic (A) + Broadcast (B)
Aion Enterprise.
Built around your mission.
Enterprise Academic is being developed for campus-wide clocks, intelligent signage nodes, independently managed schedules and locally autonomous timing.
Enterprise Broadcast targets ST 2110 grandmaster timing, UHD overlays and professional timecode infrastructure.
Shown: Enterprise Broadcast hardware concept. Academic hardware is being evaluated separately.
Version A · Academic · In Development
A campus-wide clock with individual control at every display.
Enterprise Academic is a proposed GPS-disciplined NTP/PTP timing and orchestration system for schools, colleges and universities. A campus Edge Controller directly manages schedules, zones, rooms and individual signage nodes over the intranet. Cloud management is optional, not required for local execution.
University Operations
Lecture hall session intelligence
Show scheduled versus actual activity, elapsed time, overtime, next reservations and room turnover. Support authorized instructor requests for extensions and session completion.
Independent Nodes
One zone, different display behaviors
A hallway sign, instructor display and administration screen can subscribe to the same session state while presenting different information and allowing different controls.
GPS / GNSS
Local Edge · NTP / PTP + Schedules
Zone / Room Display Nodes
Direct control, without an internet dependency.
Faculty controls are envisioned as simple room-specific web pages accessible from a phone, room touchscreen or compatible classroom control equipment. Local policies decide who can start, end, extend or override a session. A planned calendar event is not treated as proof of actual occupancy.
Works beside existing signage software.
Aion owns the authoritative clock, operational schedules and node commands. Compatible signage providers own screen layout, content rendering and media distribution. Browser integration can begin with a hosted timing component; deeper integration would use a future Aion Node Runtime.
Academic systems are under development.
Existing Aion timing and TCV client measurements provide
a technical foundation. Multi-zone orchestration,
faculty overrides, offline management and the
integration SDK require implementation and validation.
Future research: high-speed cameras, LiDAR and AI-assisted sports-event detection are discussed separately in the Academic white-paper addendum. They are not part of the initial product specification.
Version B · Broadcast
Precision grandmaster and media timing for ST 2110 facilities.
Enterprise Broadcast retains the specialized 2U timing, media processing and hardware timecode architecture described below. Its eight-channel UHD and 100G specifications apply to Broadcast, not Enterprise Academic.
8
Simultaneous UHD channels
2 × 100G
Protected media paths
<1 µs
GPS-locked PTP target
4
Hardware timecode processors
2U
Rack format
One box. The whole timing problem.
The grandmaster and overlay engine share the same physical timing authority.
Traditional ST 2110 facilities often source the grandmaster clock and overlay processing from separate systems. Aion Enterprise is designed so both functions remain coherent by architecture, not by downstream correction.
One PTP domain. One physical hardware clock.
The overlay engine is architecturally prevented from drifting relative to the facility grandmaster because both are disciplined through the same PHC and GPS reference.
Technical design reference
The Enterprise architecture is documented as a facility system, not a feature bundle.
The updated 19-page Aion Enterprise Broadcast technical white paper details the GPS-disciplined PTP architecture, dual 100G ST 2110 media infrastructure, eight-channel UHD overlay design, hardware timecode distribution and redundant server platform.
Version 2.0 also addresses overlay processing performance, CPU and memory bandwidth considerations, PTP-aligned frame timing, ST 2110 integration, and validation requirements for simultaneous UHD operation.
Implementation lineage is identified explicitly.
The white paper separates subsystems inherited from shipping Aion production code from new Enterprise work, including ST 2110 integration, NMOS, eight-channel overlay processing and the independent diagnostic display.
System architecture
Timing, media and management planes remain separated—and synchronized.
Timecode distribution hub
Every timing mechanism derives from the same GPS-disciplined UTC reference.
PTP timing plane
Dual 10GbE grandmaster distribution
Hardware timestamping under the SMPTE ST 2059-2 profile, with single-domain redundancy or physically separate primary and secondary timing networks.
Hardware timecode
Four dedicated subprocessors
Dedicated LTC generator and reader channels plus configurable LTC/IRIG-A/B generator and reader channels.
Network distribution
Art-Net, TSL-UMD and extended UDP
Extend GPS-coherent timing to lighting, show control, under-monitor displays and custom facility integrations.
ST 2110 media plane
Eight independent UHD overlay channels over protected 100G paths.
Dual QSFP28 media interfaces provide the basis for SMPTE 2022-7 seamless protection switching. Each channel supports independent overlay configuration and PTP-coherent LTC generation embedded in its ST 2110-30 audio essence.
- ST 2110-20 video, 2110-21 traffic shaping, 2110-30 audio and 2110-40 ancillary data
- Eight high-priority CPU overlay threads with explicit affinity
- Independent timecode value, frame rate and offset per channel
- NMOS IS-04 discovery and IS-05 connection management architecture
Reliability architecture
Designed for permanent broadcast infrastructure.
Power
N+1 hot-swap modules
Two 500W industrial power modules; either module is designed to sustain the system independently.
Management
Independent IPMI
ASPEED BMC access remains available across host reboots, OS failures and maintenance events.
Diagnostics
Independent front display
A dedicated Raspberry Pi and LVGL display subsystem reports timing, link, thermal and PSU status.
Networking
Separated planes
100G media, 10GbE timing and management traffic are architecturally separated for predictable operation.
Operator views
Three interfaces for three operational responsibilities.
01 · Time Display
Control-room timing view
Full-screen UTC, local time, PTP grandmaster status and stratum presentation for TOC and facility displays.
02 · TCV Application
Timing-chain verification
Monitor LTC readers, IRIG, eight software timers, Art-Net, TSL and UDP from GPS reference through embedded LTC.
03 · Enterprise Admin
Multi-channel facility control
Configure overlays, ST 2110 routing, grandmaster timing, hardware I/O, RTC offsets and system telemetry.
Deployment scenarios
Built for facilities where timing is infrastructure.
Broadcast master control
Run multiple program channels on an ST 2110 backbone with dual media paths, GPS-disciplined PTP and redundant power.
Large venue and arena production
Coordinate production video, scoreboards, lighting, LTC devices and operator displays from one authoritative reference.
Multi-zone facility distribution
Provide independent timecode contexts, network references and overlay channels to master control, studios, control rooms and venue systems from one synchronized platform.
Hybrid SDI / IP migration
Keep legacy LTC and IRIG systems coherent while introducing ST 2110 timing and media workflows.
Configuration-led engineering
Aion Enterprise is designed around the facility it will serve.
Channel formats, PTP topology, media redundancy, hardware timing I/O, antenna installation, operator views and support requirements are established through a technical architecture review.
Direct engineering engagement
Start with the system requirements.
IEW Solutions will review the intended ST 2110 environment and prepare a deployment-specific architecture and quotation.