StreamNet® Infrastructure and Network Design Guide
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: StreamNet Networking StreamNet Networking Guide StreamNet vs. Other AV Networks.........................................................................................................................................1 StreamNet Networking Concepts Routers...................................................................................................................................................................................4 Default Gateway...............................
Chapter 1: StreamNet Networking StreamNet Networking Guide StreamNet is a third-generation networked AV media and control technology that provides the highest quality audio and video signaling and controls with unmatched scalability when compared to other networking and legacy AV distribution technologies. StreamNet was designed to work over Internet Protocol, and hence can be deployed over many networking topologies and infrastructures such as fiber, UTP, power line or even wireless with the proper QoS.
The Seven Layers of OSI Transmit Receive User Data Data Application Layer Presentation Layer Session Layer Transport Layer Network Layer Data Link Layer Physical Layer PHYSICAL LINK Chapter 1: StreamNet Networking 2
Physical Layer (Layer 1) - Communication technologies operate at the basic Physical Layer. These kinds of technologies use unsophisticated protocols and basic communication techniques. This kind of technology is most often used in point-to-point applications. Some solutions use proprietary built infrastructure and routing equipment. Examples of Layer 1 solutions would be Rocknet™, A-Net™ and EtherSound™.
Routers A Router is a Network device that connects two or more Networks together to allow data traffic to be routed between the separate networks. Typically in a Residential scenario this is used to connect the Local Area Network (LAN) to the Wide Area Network (WAN or Internet).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol that assigns IP Addresses to devices connected a network segment requesting the DHCP protocol. This is a very efficient way to assign IP Addresses within a defined Subnet. DHCP will automatically assign, recycle and maintain the IP Addresses allowed by the DHCP Server settings. This is the default for all StreamNet devices, if the StreamNet device fails to locate a suitable DHCP server it will then change to an Auto IP mode.
IP Address Ranges Reserved for Private Use Class Networks A 10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255 B 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.0.0 C 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.0 D 224.0.0.0 thought 139.0.0.0 WAP Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a Network device that allows Wireless devices access to a connected network via WiFi, Bluetooth™ and other related standards.
StreamNet Stream Formats Signal Type Stream Type name Compression Mode Data Rate Mono Audio ProStream A Uncompressed 1 Mb/s Stereo Audio StreamNet ST Uncompressed 2 Mb/s S/PDIF StreamNet DA Uncompressed 2 - 10 Mb/s SD / HD Video StreamNet DV Uncompressed 50 - 880 Mb/s SD / HD Video MotionXT Live / Cinema 5 5 Mb/s SD / HD Video MotionXT Live / Cinema 15 15 Mb/s SD / HD Video MotionXT Live / Cinema 30 30 Mb/s SD / HD Video MotionXT Live / Cinema 45 45 Mb/s SD / HD Video Mot
IGMP IGMP is a multicast group discovery protocol that is used between the clients and the local multicast router. Multicast enables efficient use of network bandwidth, as each multicast datagram needs to be transmitted only once on each network link, regardless of the number of destination hosts.
StreamNet PoE Injector Compatibility BRAND Product Model # NetStreams TouchLinX TL430 NetStreams TouchLinX TL700 NetStreams TouchLinX TL380 NetStreams ViewLinX VL9300 NetStreams MediaLinX MLA101 NetStreams MediaLinX MLA9101 NetStreams ControLinX CL100 NetStreams ControLinX CL9100 NetStreams DoorLinX DX100 NetStreams TheaterLinX TH100 ClearOne View TL430 ClearOne View TL700 ClearOne View VL9300 ClearOne View MLA101 ClearOne View MLA9101 ClearOne View CL100 C
AVB AVB is a umbrella term for a set of IEEE standards for providing time-synchronized low latency streaming over Ethernet. The currently proposed and adopted specifications are for synchronization, stream reservations and traffic shaping. Time-sensitive multi-media streaming is exactly what StreamNet was designed for and it is what we do everyday at ClearOne.
Current Ethernet switches and devices that have not implemented the AVB protocols will be prevented from becoming part of an AVB cloud. A device cannot use the AVB services to communicate with another device if there is a non-AVB switch anywhere on the path between the two devices. AVB is designed to provide improved QoS and simplify the switch configuration process.
Chapter 2: Switch Configuration Settings NetStreams, ClearOne and Dell Branded Switches 5424 - 5448 Implementation Firmware and Boot Codes SW version 2.0.0.36 Boot version 2.0.0.0 (Both Firmware and Boot Code can be requested from ClearOne Technical Support) Dell 5424 - 5448 Switch Settings • Create VLAN and set the Switch or VLAN IP Address (StreamNet devices should reside on same VLAN) • Set the “Bridge Multicast Unregistered-filtering” function to forbid Forwarding-UnregisteredMulticast-Addresses.
Dell 5424 - 5448 CLI Commands for Configuring the Services • Create VLAN and set the Switch or VLAN IP address (StreamNet devices should reside on same VLAN) Configure Interface VLAN 1 IP Address 10.1.0.1 255.0.0.0 (any IP Address and Subnet can be used) • Set the “Bridge Multicast Forbidden Forward-Unregistered” function to forbid ForwardingUnregister -Multicast-Addresses.
6224 - 6248 Implementation Dell 6224 - 6248 Switch Settings • Create VLAN and set the Switch or VLAN IP address (StreamNet devices should reside on same VLAN) • Set the “Bridge Multicast Forbidden Forward-Unregistered” function to forbid ForwardingUnregistered-Multicast-Addresses. • Set the “Network Directed Broadcast” function to forward Broadcast commands. • Turn on IP IGMP v2 or v3 Querying and set the Query Interval.
• Set the “Network Directed Broadcast” function to Forward Broadcast commands. Configure Interface vlan 2 Routing Ip netdirbcast • Turn on IP IGMP v2 or v3 Querying and set the Query Interval.
• Configure Switchport Access and Mode for VLAN.
StreamNet Infrastructure Best Practices • Review IP IGMP Query and Election processes before configuring switches. • Create a separate VLAN for all StreamNet devices. • Create an ACL (Access Control List) that blocks IP IGMP on the switch port used to connect the StreamNet switches to a host network. 17 TechSales StreamNet Design Help: 1.800.705.
Glossary AVB - A set of standards being developed by the IEEE. These standards add new time synchronization and Quality of Service (QoS) functions to Ethernet. Ethernet - A widely available networking technology using CAT5/6 cabling or fiber links joined by packet switches. Can operate at 100Mbps, 1Gbp and 10Gbps. IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the organization which standardizes networking technologies like Ethernet and Firewire.
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