BEAVERTON, OR – AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 AVB (Audio Video Bridging) standards and the related IEEE 1722 and 1733 for professional A/V, automotive and consumer applications, recently hosted its second PlugFest and welcomed new members. Recently-added members include Audinate, Micrel, Sennheiser, Universal Media Access Networks (UMAN) and the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL).
On May 3, Shure Inc. also announced that it has joined the AVnu Alliance as a promoter member.
"We are pleased to be joining a group like AVnu in support of an open digital audio network standard for the pro audio industry because this protocol will make it easy for our products to connect seamlessly and ‘talk' to other manufacturers' products, which will ultimately allow us to better serve our customers," said Christine Schyvinck, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales for Shure Incorporated.
As a promoter member of the AVnu Alliance, Shure will be actively involved in marketing and technical working groups to help define, implement, and encourage adoption of the AVB standard across various industry sectors. Other AVnu member companies include Avid, Broadcom Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Intel Corporation, Lab X Technologies, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
With these latest developments, the AVnu Alliance continues to expand the adoption of the non-proprietary AVB standards and advance interoperability among AVB-enabled networked products.
"The member PlugFests are key to moving the AVB technology from paper to practice," said Rick Kreifeldt, chairman of AVnu Alliance and vice president, systems architect at Harman International. "By implementing compliance test procedures to ensure AV devices work together, we continue our collaboration with member organizations to refine interoperability specifications and enhance the network backbone."
The five new members that recently joined the AVnu Alliance represent diverse industry segments committed to reliable, low-latency, and high-resolution networking capabilities for a high-quality A/V experience. Audinate is the creator of the Dante digital media networking technology; Micrel is a global manufacturer of IC solutions; Sennheiser makes microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems; UMAN is a developer of the Universal Network Operating System; and UNH-IOL is a third-party laboratory dedicated to testing data networking technologies.
"Since our inception, Audinate has used standards to develop a complete IP-based media networking solution. AVnu Alliance's goal for promoting interoperability and openness among A/V equipment vendors across the industry will give customers greater flexibility in implementing A/V networked systems," said David Myers, COO, Audinate.
"A common and open standard that allows the use of computer networks for digital audio and video transmission will be a great benefit for our customers. Through AVnu Alliance, Sennheiser plans to support the implementation of compliance tests that ensure interoperability of future AVB-compliant products," noted Dr. Heinrich Esser, president, global research & development, Sennheiser.
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