Networked Audiovisual Systems 1st Edition

Description

The industry-standard guide to networked audiovisual systems

Brad Grimes—Published with InfoComm International, Networked AV Systems discusses the essential information AV and IT professionals need to know when working with network-driven equipment and processes. Each chapter features diagrams, photos, notes, chapter reviews, and end-of-chapter questions with in-depth explanations. In accordance with InfoComm’s performance standards for the AV industry as they relate to networking, this book serves as both an on-the-job reference and a study tool for the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exams.

Networked AV Systems covers:

• Network classifications, topologies, architectures, and standards
• Layers of a network
• Bandwidth, encoding, and transport
• Network building blocks
• Designing a network for AV systems
• Ethernet and AVB
• Network addressing
• Subnetting: networking AV devices together
• Protocols, ports, and documenting AV devices
• Audio and video streaming
• Digital signage
• Conferencing
• Secure remote management and monitoring
• Service level agreements
• Network security
• Troubleshooting networked systems