About Connections
Owner’s Manual
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About Connections
There are two ways to connect the Ri8-D/Ro8-D to a Dante
network.
Daisy Chain Network
A daisy chain is a wiring scheme in which multiple devices
are connected together in sequence. In this way,
networking is simple and requires no network switches.
This connection method is suitable for a simple system
with a small number of devices.
However, if a large number of devices are connected, the
latency value must be increased. Also, if a connection is
broken in a daisy chain network, the signal flow is
interrupted at that point and no signal will be transferred
beyond that point.
Star Network
In a star network, each device is connected to a central
network switch. Using a GbE-compatible network switch
enables you to configure a wide-band, large-scale network.
We recommend a network switch that features various
functions to control and monitor the network (such as Qos,
the ability to assign priority to data flows - e.g., clock
synchronization or audio transmission on certain data
circuits.)
With this topology, it is common to configure a redundant
network so that an unexpected network problem will not
affect any audio or otherwise stable communications.
About Redundant Networks
A redundant network consists of two circuits, a primary
circuit and a secondary circuit. Normally, the network
operates on the primary circuit. However, if the primary
connection is broken, the secondary circuit will
automatically take over communications. Therefore, using
a redundant network with a star topology would increase
communication stability relative to a daisy chain network.
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