AEQ Audio Over IP
Routing System
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1. INTRODUCTION.
1.1. Fields of application of the product.
Using off-the-shelf routing equipment to send audio over IP in small to medium-sized systems
offers cost advantages over synchronous solutions using AES-10 (MADI) or TDM buses. These
have higher capacity, but require powerful hardware. Besides, large TDM systems can reduce
their cost and at the same time increase their flexibility when they are combined with IP audio
links to connect a few circuits with a central router.
That’s why, when developing the IP audio routing system at AEQ, we have created not only IP
connection devices for the digital consoles, but also connection panels that allow for audio input
and output installation wherever it’s necessary, as well as access boards for the AEQ BC2000D
router.
On the other hand, AEQ insists on offering interoperability with third party devices for the
convenience of our customers. Because of that, the solution we now present is based on
AUDINATE’s technology that is operating with extraordinary performance, making our systems
100% compatible with a wide selection of equipment for Broadcast, Recording Studios and
Professional Audio (see full listing at www.audinate.com).
At the same time, in the near future we are open to adapt this solution to other technologies that
are currently under development, in order to be compatible with other manufacturers, as they
start to become mature and widely available.
Dante™ is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd.
Product includes license from Audinate Pty Ltd under US patent number(s) 7747725, 8005939, 7978696,
8171152 and others.Visit Audinate website for more details on Dante: http://www.audinate.com/
1.2. Description of the devices covered by this manual.
1.2.1. ARENA Console / BC2000D Matrix. BC2214 and BC2224 boards.
BC2214 and BC2224 AoIP boards are designed to be installed in BC2000D frames used in
AEQ ARENA digital mixing consoles and AEQ TITAN / BC2000D routers. Both boards have two
Ethernet ports (LAN1 and LAN2) with activity LEDs.
BC2214 board allows you to connect via IP up to 32 input and 32 output channels to/from the
BC2000D internal TDM bus system. This is enough to provide IP connectivity to an ARENA
console in a network, what is equivalent to an up to 512x512 channels IP matrix.
BC2224 board allows you to connect via IP up to 64 input and 64 output channels to/from the
BC2000D internal TDM bus system.
In order to build a large sized router, a BC2000D frame can be equipped with as many BC2214
or BC2224 boards as needed; they can be connected to one or several Gigabit Ethernet
networks, enabling TDM-IP "hybrid" routers with great flexibility.
Besides several AoIP BC2214/BC2224 boards, the BC2000D frame can be equipped with a
number of synchronous TDM access ports such as MADI (BC2211/BC2212) or the 1024
channels BC2213 (HSAL), as required, in order to create a large routing structure.
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