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Comparison of audio network protocols

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audio routing, and an Ethernet switch for control routing. The system topology may therefore follow any valid Ethernet topology, but the audio routers need a priori knowledge of the topology. While there are no limits to the number of AES50 routing devices that can be interconnected, each hop adds another link's worth of latency, and each router device needs to be controlled individually.
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Ethernet transport is combined with a proprietary audio clock transport. AES50 and HyperMAC are point-to-point audio connections, but they bridge a limited bandwidth of regular Ethernet for the purpose of control communications. An AES50/HyperMAC router contains a crosspoint matrix (or similar) for
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EtherSound allows channels to be dropped and added at each node along the daisy-chain or ring. Although the number of channels between any two locations is limited to 512, depending on routing requirements, the total number of channels on the network may be significantly
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EtherSound allows channels to be dropped and added at each node along the daisy-chain or ring. Although the number of channels between any two locations is limited to 64, depending on routing requirements, the total number of channels on the network may be significantly
1298: ms latency mode. CobraNet has more stringent design rules for its lower latency modes. Requirements are documented in terms of maximum delay and delay variation. A downloadable CAD tool can be used to validate a network design for a given operating mode. 1307:
The 84 μs latency value is based on 4 audio samples with this configuration. Note that latency is dependent on topology and bandwidth constraints of the underlying hardware, for example, 800 μs on a 100 Mbit/s Dolby Lake
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These entries refer to the classic fiber-based Optocore system; no information has yet been obtained regarding the Cat5e version. Confirmation is being sought for the figure of 110 km max distance.
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The network diameter figure is the largest conceivable network using fiber and 138 Pro64 merger units; derived from maximum allowed response time between control master and furthest slave device.
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AES67 devices are required to implement the 1 ms packet time. Minimum theoretical latency is two times packet time. Typical implementations achieve latencies of three times the packet time.
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AES47-2006 (r2011): AES standard for digital audio - Digital input-output interfacing - Transmission of digital audio over asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks
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Network redundancy is provided by 802.1 Ethernet: STP, Link aggregation; redundant network connections (DualLink) and redundant devices (BuddyLink) are supported.
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Many mLAN devices have a maximum sampling rate of 96 kHz, but this is a constraint of the stream extraction chips used rather than the core mLAN technology.
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AES67-2013: AES standard for audio applications of networks - High-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability
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Latency depends on frame size (packet time), network topology and chosen link offset, with. min. frame size = 1 sample.
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Pro64 supports a wide variation range from the nominal sample rate values (e.g., 158.8 kHz - 208 kHz).
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Media-accelerated Global Information Carrier Engineering Specification Revision 3.0c
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Transport is listed for media streaming and control. Ethernet is also for control.
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Base latency measurement is provided for up to 16 daisy-chained devices.
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Network redundancy is provided by 802.1 Ethernet: STP, Link aggregation.
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Yamaha Utilizes "Firewire" for Audio and MIDI: Reduces Need For Cables
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Cat5e=50 m, Cat6=75 m, MM=1 km, SM=>2 km
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IEEE 1394 cable (2 power, 4 signal): 4.5 m
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48 kHz (32 channels), 96 kHz (16 channels)
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UMAN also supports up to 25 channels of H.264 video.
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Index

audio over Ethernet
audio over IP
network protocols
AES47
ATM
IEC 62379
AES50
Ethernet physical layer
Point-to-point
FEC
AES67
DiffServ
Ethernet physical layer
Daisy chain
AVB
IEEE 802.1p
admission control
Spanning tree
IEEE 802.1
Aviom Pro64
Ethernet physical layer
Daisy chain
CobraNet
data link layer
Spanning tree
IEEE 802.1
Dante
Bonjour
IEEE 802.1
EtherSound

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