Digital Audio Networking; Switch Recommendations For Dante Networking; Setting Latency - Shure IntelliMix P300 Safety Information Manual

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Digital Audio Networking

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Dante digital audio is carried over standard Ethernet and operates using standard Internet Protocols. Dante pro­
vides low latency, tight clock synchronization, and high Quality-of-Service (QoS) to provide reliable audio transport
to a variety of Dante devices. Dante audio can coexist safely on the same network as IT and control data, or can
be configured to use a dedicated network.

Switch Recommendations for Dante Networking

In addition to the basic networking requirements, Dante audio networks should use a Gigabit network switch or
router with the following features:
• Gigabit ports
• Quality of Service (QoS) with 4 queues
• Diffserv (DSCP) QoS, with strict priority
• Recommended: A managed switch to provide detailed information about the operation of each network link (port
speed, error counters, bandwidth used)

Setting Latency

Latency is the amount of time for a signal to travel across the system to the outputs of a device. To account for
variances in latency time between devices and channels, Dante has a predetermined selection of latency settings.
When the same setting is selected, it ensures that all Dante devices on the network are in sync.
The latency setting for Dante devices should be set according to the number of switches in the network.
Use Audinate's Dante Controller software to change the latency setting.
Latency Recommendations
Latency Setting
0.25 ms
0.5 ms (default)
1 ms
2 ms
Maximum Number of Switches
3
5
10
10+
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