RME offers the Digiface AVB, a mobile audio interface with USB bus power operation that works with the open IEEE 802.1 protocol as part of the AVB standard of the Audio/Video Bridging Task Group, allowing synchronized and prioritized streaming of audio data over a Gigabit network. Via USB 3 connection up to 128 audio channels with sampling rates up to 192 kHz can be streamed into the AVB network as well as further 128 channels back to the computer. To ensure maximum compatibility with the AVB audio devices available on the market, the channel sizes of the streams can be adjusted between 2 and 32 channels. In addition, there is a word clock I/O and a high-quality headphone output for convenient monitoring of the signals to be transmitted. The complete package is rounded off by an additional DSP based TotalMix FX mixer with its comprehensive routing and monitoring options, as well as an AVDECC controller. The latter is used to provide central functions for the detection of all AVB devices within a network and enables the management and monitoring of the connections of incoming and outgoing streams.

RME Digiface AVB Overview

• mobile, network-compatible audio interface
• IEEE 802.1 Protocol
• Streams audio data over a Gigabit network
• USB3 connection
• Stream of 128 channels into the AVB network
• additional 128 channels for the computer stream
• Sampling rates up to 192 kHz
• Channel size adjustable between 2 and 32 channels
• Word clock I/O
• high-quality headphone output
• DSP based TotalMix FX mixer
• AVDECC Controller