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
http://medianetworkingalliance.com