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Introduction
You are looking for information about the Milan protocol, and someone mentioned that you can find it at the AVB Academy. However, you might be wondering: why AVB Academy when you are interested in Milan? Before answering that question, let us take a step back. What forms the foundation of Milan?
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Introduction to Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a set of IEEE standards that extend standard Ethernet to support real-time, deterministic communication. It enables guaranteed bandwidth, low latency, and synchronization for critical applications.
One of the first implementations of TSN is AVB, designed for professional audio/video transport. AVB provides features such as:
- Stream reservation for guaranteed bandwidth: Details about Stream reservation
- Precise time synchronization using gPTP: Details about timing
- Low-latency forwarding with credit-based traffic shaping: Details about traffic shaping
Milan: The ProAV Flavor of AVB
Milan is a ProAV-specific AVB solution developed by the Avnu Alliance. It ensures interoperability by defining a deterministic and fully standardized network transport layer for professional audio and video devices.
This knowledge base explores Milan in detail, helping engineers and integrators understand its benefits and implementation.