AVB Academy
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.
Audio Video Bridging (AVB) is a set of standards within the broader TSN family, designed for professional audio and video transport. Among the first TSN profiles to be implemented, it continues to be actively maintained and 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.
Info
This knowledge base dives deep into the technical details of Milan, helping engineers and integrators get a solid understanding of how it works and what it offers. For a broader overview and high-level summary, you might want to visit milanav.com.