Lectrosonics DNTBOB 88 - Manual (Page 5)

Installation and Quick Start Guide
Rio Rancho, NM 5
Overview
What is Dante?
Audinate’s patent pending Dante™ technology is a
flexible Internet Protocol (IP) and Ethernet based
digital AV network technology that eliminates the many
bulky cables needed to provide point-to-point wiring for
analog AV installations.
With Dante, existing infrastructure can be used for
high performance audio as well as for ordinary control,
monitoring or business data traffic. Digital networks
utilize standard IP over Ethernet offering high band-
width capable of transporting hundreds of high quality
channels over Gigabit Ethernet.
Set-up and configuring the system is made easy as
well, saving enormous installation costs and long term
cost of ownership on a digital network. The physical
connecting point is irrelevant: audio signals can be
made available anywhere and everywhere. Patching
and routing now become logical functions configured
in software, not via physical wired links
The Role of the DNTBOB 88 Breakout Box
The DNTBOB 88 is a hard wired appliance that en-
ables routing and distribution of analog audio signals
via a Dante network. High quality A-D converters are
used to minimize distortion and noise, and low latency
across the network minimizes delay issues.
Switched and Redundant Modes
The rear panel Dante ports allow operation in a
switched mode through a single network using either
port, or in a redundant mode through two separate
networks, each using one of the ports. Redundancy
is required in some applications where it is imperative
that no audio is lost due to network problems, such as
in courtroom recording. The secondary network dupli-
cates real-time audio traffic. If the primary network fails
for any reason, the secondary network’s audio contin-
ues without losing even a single sample.
See pages 8 through 10 and also refer to the help files
and documentation provided by Audinate for more in-
formation regarding the setup for switched and redun-
dant modes.
Audinate ® is a registered trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd.
IMPORTANT:
Set all DNTBOB 88 units to the
Switched mode for initial setup.
See page 7 for details.