802.3af 15.4 Watts No need for power bricks or IEC's Reboot devices from Pathscape
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Power over Ethernet
Easy Access from front display (rack mount models) Manage link speeds and find bottlenecks Reports % usage at current link speed
Gigabit fiber backbone Layer 2 independent LANs No IP conflict between departments
Virtual Local Area Networks
Stops broadcast protocols polluting network Converts ArtNet to E1.31 sACN Lower burden on 10BaseT devices
Trap and Convert
Robust server at core of network Front panel configuration IP pool for each VLAN
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Reduce broadcast traffic everywhere Lessens network load on end devices Ideally pairs with Trap & Convert
Internet Group Management Protocol
What's connected here? See devices come and go Identify Pathway gear at Layer 1
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
No fear of creating network loops Redundancy for cost of Cat5 cable No setup of ports required
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Redundancy for cost of Cat5 cable Ring breakage heals in 1/20 sec Quick find faults
Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching
Simple Dante On/Off setup Uncompressed, low-latency audio Audio & Lighting on same network
Digital Audio Network through Ethernet
Increase throughput, reduce jitter Traffic priority & resource reservation Simple setup for audio networks
Quality of Service
