[LAD] [LAU] FOSS Ethernet Soundcard

[Hans Wilmers]

Florian Faber wrote:
> Atte André Jensen wrote:
>
>   
>> I wonder why no company took up this idea already, it seems so sleek and 
>> logical. (Almost) every computer has ethernet and the ethernet standard 
>> is (in my experience) problem free...
>>     
>
> A lot of companies are working on this, but for anything but a simple
> audio in/audio out you need technology that's not yet available to the
> broad public - at least not to the usual prices. Check out the AVB
> specification (IEEE 802.1).
>
> In the broadcast/studio segment, transport over ethernet is already in
> use by some manufacturers.
>
>
> Flo
>   
Yes, there is an overview over protocols here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_over_Ethernet

/ Hans