# SMPTE ST 2110 **Domain:** Professional Media / Real-Time Networks **Doc Type:** Technical Standards Node **Maturity:** Established Standards Suite **Related:** [[DICOM Real-Time Video]], [[Real-Time Transport Protocol]], [[Essence Flow]], [[Precision Time Protocol]] --- ## Definition **SMPTE ST 2110** is a suite of standards for transporting separate professional video, audio, and ancillary-data essence flows over managed IP networks. Separating flows allows each essence type to be routed and processed independently while remaining synchronized. ## Clinical role DICOM-RTV uses this media architecture as a transport substrate and adds DICOM-specific metadata and clinical object semantics.