Leading loudspeaker systems manufacturer, d&b audiotechnik, has announced it has
joined the AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that fosters the adoption of
AVB/TSN (Audio Video Bridging/Time Sensitive Networking) protocols and an open
ecosystem of certified products.
According to d&b product manager Vicent Perales, the move is a logical step for the
company. “d&b is known to be a supporter of open standards, such as OCA (Open
Control Architecture, recently ratified by the Audio Engineering Society as AES70),’
he commented. “Joining the AVnu Alliance and supporting AVB/TSN as open audio
transport protocols is another good fit for us.’
AVB/TSN is a set of open standards developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers), and represents an evolution of standard Ethernet to
support production quality audio and video, and control data. AVB/TSN provides
major performance and reliability improvements while enabling a healthy, multi-
vendor ecosystem.
“Besides offering interconnectivity solutions for other relevant audio networking
protocols, such as Dante, we constantly strive to drive technology forward within
our industry, and for this reason we have committed to support AVB/TSN by joining
the AVnu Alliance as a Promoter member’, continued Perales.
Gary Stuebing, AVnu Alliance President, is delighted to welcome d&b to the
consortium. “d&b has earned its reputation as one of the world’s top high end PA
suppliers thanks to the consistently high quality of their products and their perpetual
desire to innovate. The company’s decision to join the AVnu Alliance alongside
similarly high-caliber pro audio companies is proof-positive of d&b’s forward
thinking philosophy. The move further ratifies AVnu’s position at the vanguard of
interoperable, open standards-based networking technology.’
