Shure ANIUSB-Matrix - Networking and Dante; Switch and Cable Recommendations for Dante Networking; Dante Flows for Shure Devices

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Networking and Dante
Switch and Cable Recommendations for Dante Networking
Switches and cables determine how well your audio network performs. Use highquality switches and cables to make your au
dio network more reliable.
Network switches should have:
Gigabit ports. 10/100 switches may work on small networks, but gigabit switches perform better.
Power over Ethernet (PoE) or PoE+ ports for any devices that require power
Management features to provide information about port speed, error counters, and bandwidth used
Ability to switch off Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE). EEE (also known as "Green Ethernet") may cause audio dropouts and
problems with clock synchronization.
Diffserv (DSCP) Quality of Service (QoS) with strict priority and 4 queues
Ethernet cables should be:
Cat5e or better
Shielded
For more information, see our FAQ about switches to avoid.
Dante Flows for Shure Devices
Dante flows get created any time you route audio from one Dante device to another. One Dante flow can contain up to 4 audio
channels. For example: sending all 5 available channels from an MXA310 to another device uses 2 Dante flows, because 1
flow can contain up to 4 channels.
Every Dante device has a specific number of transmit flows and receive flows. The number of flows is determined by Dante
platform capabilities.
Dante Flows for Shure Devices
Dante Platform
Shure Devices Using Plat-
form
Transmit Flow Limit Receive Flow Limit
Brooklyn II
ULX-D, SCM820, MXWAPT,
MXWANI, P300, MXCWAPT
32 32
Brooklyn II (without SRAM)
MXA920, MXA910, MXA902,
MXA710, AD4, AD600,
APXD2
16 16
IP Core
MXA920-V3, MXA902-V3,
MXA901
32 32
Ultimo/UltimoX
MXA310, ANI4IN, ANI4OUT,
ANIUSB-MATRIX, ANI22,
MXN5-C
2 2
DEP ANIUSB-MATRIX-V3 2 2
DAL IntelliMix Room 16 16
Learn more about Dante flows in our FAQs or from Audinate.