[LAD] Anyone working on software implementation of Ravenna for Linux?

[Len Ovens]

On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, Bearcat Şándor wrote:

> Has anyone encountered any work on this?
>
> How powerful of a computer would be required for a software based
> solution to be able to keep up with a (expensive for now) ravenna
> card, if one wanted full channel count at full data rate?
>
> I understand that it travels over an RJ45 port with standard wiring
> (cat 6). I assume one would want an additional dedicated ethernet port
> for this.
>
> I'm considering learning C just to take this on.

there is a driver, but so far as I know not open source. While it is 
probably possible to make an AES 67 endpoint that will work with one aes 
67 box. I do not think a full endpoint that becomes part of the aes b67 
network is possible without a hw network clock as the intel i210 ethernet 
cards have. Concidering the cost of Ravena interfaces.... AVB may be a 
better bet anyway. There are open drivers for avb... if unfinished. there 
seem to be some afordable avb audio interfaces around too.

Still, if you have access to a revena interface, go for it.

BTW, the intel i210 cards seem to be cheaper from hp than from intel, or 
they were when I bought mine. Same card...

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Len Ovens
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