Dante
Getting Started with Dante
Dante is the audio transport protocol that the transform.engine uses. The device acts as a standard Dante device, so if you're familiar with Dante device setup, you should be good to go!
If you are new to the Dante ecosystem, you can check out Audinate's (the company behind Dante) quick and easy training videos here.
Latest Version of Audinate Dante Controller
You'll want to have Dante Controller installed to manage the Dante network. To grab the latest version, click here!
Recommend Dante Network Configuration
Gigabit Ethernet
Data rates on Dante networks can become high very quickly. You must use a Gigabit (IEEE 802.3ab)
Ethernet network to use transform.engine; 100BASE-T (IEEE 802.3u) networks are not supported.
QoS Settings
| Priority | Usage | DSCP Label | Hex | Decimal | Binary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Time critical PTP events | CS7 | 0x38 | 56 | 111000 |
| Medium | Audio, PTP v2 | EF | 0x2E | 46 | 101110 |
| Low | (reserved) | CS1 | 0x08 | 8 | 001000 |
| None | Other traffic | Best Effort | 0x00 | 0 | 000000 |
IGMP
- Dante implements IGMP v2 or v3
- One IGMP Querier needed per VLAN
- Query intervals should be short, and time out values long.
Energey Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
- EEE or 'Green ethernet' (IEEE 802.3az) should be turned off on all Dante networks. If not, it can result in poor synchronization and cause audio dropouts.
Considerations
- Running a Primary, Secondary and/ or Control Network: A singular Primary network connection is sufficient, including for Control data. However adding a Secondary network can add network redundancy. A Control network can be used in addition to a Primary/Secondary network to reduce network traffic on your audio network or allow access by devices which are not present on the audio network.
- PTP Clock Leader: for optimum running of your network, it is essential for your network to
have a suitable PTP clock leader. The clock leader will be automatically selected by PTP using an
election process to select the most suitable device: you can manually influence this using the
Preferred Leadersetting: the election will pick a device withPreferred Leaderset over one that does not. The transform.engine supports being a PTP clock leader if required.
Example system configurations can be found here!
For further information about Dante network settings and support, please visit: https://www.audinate.com/support