Networked Audiovisual Systems

The industry-standard guide to networked audiovisual systems


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