AEQ Audio Over IP
Routing System
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Example: "Analog_L@FORUM-IP 1" describes a channel labelled "Analog_L" on a device
named "FORUM-IP 1".
If a device or channel is renamed, Dante routing considers it to be a different device or channel.
If a new device or channel is then given the old name, Dante routing will route from the new
device in place of the previous device.
Example: The power supply on "Netbox 3" fails and "Netbox 3" needs to be replaced. The old
"Netbox" is removed, and a new "Netbox" is plugged in and named "Netbox 3". Dante receivers
previously subscribed to the old "Netbox 3" will now automatically restore their subscriptions to
the new "Netbox 3".
Device names must be unique on the network. If you attempt to rename a device using "Dante
Controller" to a name that is already in use on the network, "Dante Controller" will notify you and
reject the name change.
Example: There is an existing device on the network called "MY16 - Slot1". If user attempts to
rename another device to "MY16- Slot1" "Dante Controller" will notify you that the name is
already in use. The device will not be renamed.
If a new device is added to the network with a name that already exists, a name conflict is
detected, and one of the devices will rename itself by appending (2) to its name. This device will
not be able to transmit audio until it is renamed.
NOTE: A device that has been renamed with (2) appended (e.g. "MY16- Slot1 (2)") will NOT BE
ABLE to transmit audio until it is renamed. The device name must be changed by the user to be
a valid non conflicting name before the device can become fully functional.
Rules for Names and Labels.
• All Dante names and labels are up to 31 characters in length. Name and label
comparisons are caseinsensitive; "Guitar" and "guitar" are treated as the same label.
Unicode and non-roman characters are not supported.
• Device names should follow Domain Name System (DNS) hostname rules. Legal
characters are AZ, a-z, 0-9 and '-' (dash or hyphen).
• Tx channel labels may use any character except '=' (equals), '.' (full stop or period) or
'@' (at). Tx channel labels must be unique on a device. Tx channel labels do not need
to be unique on the network as they are always qualified by device (channel@device).
• RX channel labels follow the same rules as Tx channel labels.
1.4.4. Routing Audio.
Routing Terminology.
Device: A device means a Dante-enabled device, and more specifically that component of the
audio equipment that implements the Dante interface. A Dante device typically has Tx and Rx
channels and other routing-related properties.
Transmit (Tx) channel: A transmit channel transmits audio from the audio hardware onto the
network.
Receive (Rx) channel: A receive channel receives audio from the network and sends it to the
audio hardware.
Flow: Dante audio routing creates flows. Each flow carries several channels of audio from a
transmitter to one or more receivers. Unicast routing creates flows to single receivers. Multicast
routing creates flows that can be received by multiple receivers. Multicast flows are assigned
IDs enabling them to be identified in "Dante Controller".
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