Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Are Dante audio packets transmitted using unicast (point-to-point) or multicast (one-to-many)?

April 26, 2017audio dante Multicast one-to-many packets Point-to-Point unicast

0

Posted

Are Dante audio packets transmitted using unicast (point-to-point) or multicast (one-to-many)?

1 Answer

0

Posted

When a particular audio channel or group of audio channels is being sent to multiple receivers (typically three or more) then it is a more efficient use of available network bandwidth to send a single multicast packet to many receivers than to send individual packets with identical payloads to each receiver.