- Dante (networking)
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Dante 
Manufacturer Info Manufacturer Audinate Pty Ltd Development date 2006 Network Compatibility Switchable Yes Routable Yes Ethernet data rates Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Audio Specifications Minimum latency 83.3 µs[1][2] Maximum channels per link 1024 (512x512) Maximum sampling rate 192 kHz[1][3] Maximum bit depth 24 bits Dante is a combination of software, hardware and network protocols designed to deliver uncompressed, multi-channel, low-latency digital audio over a standard Ethernet network. Developed in 2006 by Sydney-based Audinate, Dante is intended to build and improve upon the success of previous audio over Ethernet technologies, such as CobraNet and EtherSound.
Like most other audio over Ethernet technologies, Dante is primarily intended to be used in professional, commercial applications. Most often, it is used in applications where a large number of audio channels must be transmitted over relatively long distances and/or to multiple locations.
Dante is designed to have many advantages over traditional analog audio distribution. Audio which is transmitted over analog cables can be adversely affected by signal degradation due to electromagnetic interference, high-frequency attenuation, and voltage drop over long cable runs. Thanks to digital multiplexing, the cabling requirements for digital audio distribution are almost always reduced when compared to analog audio. Dante is also designed to have specific advantages over first-generation audio over Ethernet technologies, such as CobraNet and EtherSound. Technological advancements include the ability to pass through network routers, native gigabit support,[4] higher channel count, lower latency, and automatic configuration.
History
After Motorola closed an Australian research facility in 2003, current Audinate CTO Aidan Williams brought a team of researchers to the National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) research centre in Sydney, Australia. There, with the help of government funding, the team spent three years developing the foundations of Dante. In 2006, Williams founded Audinate and began the process of bringing Dante to the market.[5]
Audinate received funding from NICTA until negotiations concluded in 2006, at which point Audinate became NICTA's first successful spin-out company.[6] Since 2006, Audinate has also secured two rounds of A$4 million investments led by venture capital firms Starfish Ventures and Innovation Capital.[7][8] In 2009, Audinate established an office in Portland, Oregon and named Lee Ellison as CEO.[9]
Since its founding, Audinate has licensed approximately 20 companies to integrate Dante technology into their products. Notable licensees include Allen & Heath, Yamaha, Bosch, Telex, Electro-Voice, Peavey, Dolby, Lab.gruppen, Symetrix, Whirlwind, and Focusrite.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Best Practices in Network Audio" (PDF). Audio Engineering Society. 2009. http://www.aes.org/technical/documents/AESTD1003V1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Dante Q&A". Audinate. http://www.audinate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=155. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Jin Evans (2011-02-02). "Audinate debuts Dante Brooklyn II". L&Si Online. http://www.lsionline.co.uk/news/story/Audinate-debuts-Dante-Brooklyn-II/D9B568. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ Dante-MY16-AUD, Yamaha, http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/downloads/brochures/interfaces/dantemy16aud_brochure.pdf, retrieved 2011-10-16
- ^ Holder, Christopher. "Audinate Dante" (PDF). http://www.av.net.au/contents/issue_6/audinate_dante.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ NICTA (December 7 2007). "Audinate". http://www.nicta.com.au/business/spin-outs/audinate. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "Innovation Capital leads $4,000,000 Series A investment in Audinate Pty Ltd.". April 17 2008. http://www.audinate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Audinate Raises Additional $4 Million in Funding to Fuel Growth". January 21 2010. http://www.audinate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=220&Itemid=9. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ ProSoundWeb (January 8 2009). "Audinate Names Lee Ellison CEO, To Be Based At New U.S. Headquarters". http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/audinate_names_lee_ellison_ceo_to_be_based_at_new_us_headquarters/. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Dante Licensees". http://www.audinate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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- Audio engineering
- Audio network protocols
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