Promo%ng the adop%on of AES67 - Media Networking Alliancemedianetworkingalliance.com/.../01/MoreInfo2015-1.pdf · Adap%ve (per stream) RTP/IP Q-LAN QSC Audio Products 2009 IEEE 1588-2002

Promo%ngtheadop%onofAES67

Audio-over-EthernetTechnologyTechnology Purveyor Dateintroduced Synchroniza6on Transport

CobraNet CirrusLogic 1996 Proprietary Ethernet

Livewire Telos/Axia 2003 Proprietary RTP/IP

Dante Audinate 2006 IEEE1588-2002 UDP/IP

N/ACIP EBU 2007Adap%ve(perstream)

RTP/IP

Q-LANQSCAudioProducts

2009 IEEE1588-2002 UDP/IP

RAVENNA ALCNetworX 2010 IEEE1588-2008 RTP/IP

AVB IEEE,AVnu 2011 IEEE802.1AS Ethernet,RTP/IP

AES67 AES 2013 IEEE1588-2008 RTP/IP

GeneralNetworkingStandards

ITIndustryEstablishedStandards

IP–internetworking

TCP/IP–reliablecommunica6ons

RTP/IP–mediastreaming

QoS–ensuresdeliveryof6me-cri6caldata

IEEE1588–clocksynchroniza6on

AES67

Audio Networking Interoperability

•  InteroperabilityStandard• Createdbyengineersfrommanycompanies

•  Manufacturers•  Broadcasters•  Installersandequipment/facili%esmanagers

• BasedonproventechniquesandITindustrystandards•  StandardpublishedinSeptember2013•  First“plugfest”heldinOctober2014• Rela%velyeasyadop%onformanufacturers

WhatisAES67?

So,isthisanothernetwork?

• Isitanewnetwork?•  No,Itdoesnothaveallthepiecesofacompletesolu%on

• Itisaninteroperabilitymode• AmeansofgecngaudiofromAtoBacrossanetwork

AES67 – the “O Negative” of Audio Networking!

Connec%vityRequiresCommonDenominator

Isitcompa%blewithstandardnetworks?

• Yes,IfyournetworkcanhandleVoIPitcanprobablyhandleAES67

• Itoperatesover“standard”layer3Ethernetnetworks

Whatbrandsofswitchesworkwithit?

• Sinceitis“standard”IPEthernet,switchesfromallsuppliersarecompa%blewithAES67

• ThisincludescompaniessuchasCisco,HP,Extreme,Brocade,D-Link,Netgear,Arista,Juniper,Avaya,Dell,Huawei…

Why should I use AES67?

• Compatible technology from multiple sources • Designed to work well on existing IP networks • Network effect • All network technology paths lead to open standards

ItisimportanttouseOpenStandards

• Developedbyengineersfrommanyleadingmanufacturersandleaders

• Notcontrolledby,orbeholdentoonecompany

• Anestablishedbestprac%ceintheITindustry

• CobraNetisanexampleofwhatcanhappenwhentheen%reindustrydependsupononecompany

Promo%ngtheadop%onofAES67

MNASteeringCommihee

OurObjec%ves• Ac%velypromotetheadop%onandstandardiza%onofAES67asanaudiointeroperabilitystandardthrough:

• Marke%ng•  Educa%on•  Training

• DevelopfutureAES67Specifica%onsandotherdocumentsthataugment,enhanceorextendtheprimaryAES67Specifica%onforthepurposesofenablingandpromo%ngincreasedinteroperabilityandreliability.

Objec%ves-Cont.• ProvidedevelopersupportforAES67products,andac%velysupportthosemembersproducingAES67compliantproducts,including,butnotlimitedto:

• AES67SystemDevelopmentKit• AES67TestTools

• Provideaforumandenvironmentinwhichmembersofthealliancecanmeettoreviewstandardsdevelopmentandcomplianceprograms,andtofosterthedevelopmentofnewproductsbasedontheAES67standard.

Objec%ves–Cont.• Educate the business and end-user communities about

the value, benefits and applications for AES67. • Establish and maintain relationships with educational

institutions and other technology associations and organizations that help to promote the use and development of AES67 products. Infocomm is an example of this!

• The MNA is a non-profit corporation with membership available to all manufacturers, organizations, companies and individuals who are interested in the objectives and purposes of the alliance.

CurrentMembersALCNetworXGmbh

ArchwaveTechnologiesAheroTech

Bri%shBroadcas%ngNetwork(BBC)BoschSecuritySystems,Inc.

CalrecAudioCyma%cAudio

DigigramDirectout

FocusriteAudioEngineeringGENELEC

HarmanProfessionalSolu%onsLawo

MergingTechnologiesNTPTechnologies

QSCRiedelCommunica%onsShureIncorporatedSwedishRadioAB

SVSiTheTelosAlliance

WaltDisneyImagineeringYamaha

HowdoIbecomeinvolved?

• JointheMediaNetworkingAlliance• Askoneofusaboutthisduringtherecep%on• CheckoutourWebPageat:• hhp://medianetworkingalliance.com

• JointheAESworkinggroup

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