AVB Demystified #4: 12 AVB FAQs You Need Answers To
As AVB becomes a household name in the professional installed audio industry, there are always lingering questions and confusions that go along with that newness. Here’s 12 of 24 questions and answers about AVB. Look forward to the remaining 12 next month. Let’s dig in: 1) How does AVB fit with other technology like CobraNet® and VoIP? See diagram below: 2) Why do I need different switches to use AVB? The most important enabler for AVB technology is the AVB bridge/switch. Unlike current Ethernet switches, AVB switches have additional CPU processing to handle the additional traffic shaping, time synchronization and QoS requirements inherent in AVB-aware networks. The AVB bridges/switches provide…