PBS Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
PBS Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
PBS Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
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<strong>PBS</strong> Distribution Services<br />
• <strong>PBS</strong> has been providing signals to the member stations from the <strong>PBS</strong><br />
Technology Center in Springfield Virginia since 1978.<br />
• The <strong>PBS</strong> Technology Center is comprised of Network Operations (NOC)<br />
and Technical Maintenance (TMC) services.<br />
• <strong>PBS</strong>’s Technology Center currently originates and uplinks 11 digital video<br />
services, including two 24-hour a day HD feeds and two HD “soft” feeds.<br />
These digital services are transmitted to three different satellites over both<br />
Ku and C-Band satellite transponders.<br />
• The <strong>PBS</strong> Tech Center is located 12 miles southwest of downtown<br />
Washington DC near Springfield, Virginia on five acres of land owned by<br />
<strong>PBS</strong>. Two buildings on campus;<br />
• SOC-1 used for NOC & SOC operations<br />
• SOC-2 used for TMC, Lab and administration.<br />
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