Macnica’s MEP100 SmartNIC was utilized in the production workflow for Apple Immersive MLB games, enabling the transmission of 8K stereoscopic ProRes video over ST 2110-22. The deployment demonstrates the use of ST 2110 infrastructure to handle high-bandwidth, low-latency immersive content with synchronized per-frame metadata.
This deployment proves that existing ST 2110 network infrastructures can scale to meet the extreme bandwidth demands of 8K immersive content without proprietary bottlenecks. By successfully synchronizing high-bitrate ProRes video with per-frame spatial metadata, Macnica and Apple have established a technical blueprint for live sports in the headset era. For the broader ecosystem, this shift moves immersive video from experimental lab settings to standardized broadcast workflows that utilize common PCIe hardware. Watch for whether other major sports leagues adopt the ST 2110-22 and -41 stack to reach the Apple Vision Pro user base.
Macnica’s MEP100 SmartNIC has enabled the first live 8K stereoscopic MLB broadcasts for Apple Vision Pro. By implementing ProRes over ST 2110-22, the hardware manages 100GbE data rates and synchronizes spatial metadata. This deployment establishes a standardized technical blueprint for delivering high-bitrate immersive sports content using existing IP-based broadcast network infrastructures.
The broadcasts are powered by the Macnica MEP100 SmartNIC, which utilizes an Altera Agilex-7 FPGA to offload packetization and PTP timing from the host CPU.
The hardware implements ProRes over ST 2110-22 to manage 100GbE data rates while maintaining per-frame metadata synchronization for 180-degree video fields.
Production metadata regarding lens geometry and spatial audio is delivered via the ST 2110-41 standard.
Yes, the hardware supports macOS and Linux, allowing for integration with Mac Studio via Thunderbolt PCIe chassis in live production environments.
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