IP Networks: Things That Go Bump in the Network: Unmasking the Audio Phantoms

What: A spooky, high-stakes panel discussion on Audio-over-IP, ST 2110-30, Dante/AES67 convergence, and cloud-native workflows.

The Vibe: Engineering realities meet Halloween thrills—because nothing is scarier than unmanaged multicast routing on a shared enterprise network. 

What We’ll Unmask: We are moving far beyond “experimental” tech. IP audio has become baseline infrastructure, but navigating it can feel like walking through a haunted house. Our expert panel will tackle: 

The Interoperability Maze: Bridging the gap between strict broadcast-grade requirements (SMPTE ST 2110-30) and multi-vendor live-sound ecosystems (AES67, Dante). 

The Ghosts in the Machine (PTP & IT Collaboration): Why “plug it in and hope” no longer works, and how to survive the nightmare of QoS, multicast, and PTP grandmaster clock stability. 

Spells, AI, and Automation: Exploring where artificial intelligence is actually making an impact—from automated diagnostics to real-time metadata tagging. 

Into the Cloud: Overcoming the ghoulish hurdles of managing low-latency uncompressed audio across WANs and distributed production environments. “As Dante, AES67, and ST 2110 continue to intersect, where are we still seeing friction in cross-vendor interoperability, and what needs to happen to achieve a truly

‘plug-and-play’ IP audio fabric?” And remember the golden rule of the dark: “In next-gen IP audio, the network is the console.” 

Don’t get left in the dark—reserve your spot today and find out how to keep your audio streams alive before they go bump in the night!