Telos Alliance joins Ravenna community
Published: ASIA
WORLD: ALC NetworX and the Telos Alliance recently announced a new partnership designed to boost the Ravenna IP-based media networking technology. ‘After nearly a year of Axia and Ravenna developers working together, the broadcast world is now one giant step closer to that networked vision becoming reality,’ said Michael Dosch, president of Axia Audio.
The Telos Alliance’s Axia Audio division and ALC NetworX worked together to establish interoperability between Livewire and Ravenna. With the announcement, Axia’s new xNode IP-Audio interfaces support all fundamental operation principles of Ravenna, and as such, are capable of interacting with Ravenna-enabled devices.
By implementing the newly defined Ravenna interoperability profile, Ravenna nodes can interchange streams with Livewire legacy nodes based on their current capabilities. As a result, new Ravenna-enabled products can be added to a large number of existing Livewire installations.
‘Ever since we launched Livewire in 2003 as the first IP audio protocol for broadcasting, we’ve been dreaming of the day when every piece of broadcast equipment is connected to the network,’ continued Mr Dosch. ‘With 34 Livewire and 14 Ravenna partners already onboard, broadcasters will benefit immediately from a dramatically expanded universe of nearly 70 networked pro audio products that can work together. And even more partners and products will become available over time.’
‘With its Livewire system being introduced in 2004, Axia has proven the capability of an IP-based solution to fulfil the demanding requirements of real-time media distribution within radio broadcasting facilities,’ said Philipp Lawo, CEO of ALC NetworX. ‘Combining Axia’s experience with the latest breed of technology from Ravenna will result in a solution that will serve the highest demands of a wide range of today’s and tomorrow’s broadcasting applications,’ he concluded.