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Convention Paper

An Open Generic Transporter Specification for the Plural Node Architecture of Professional Audio Devices.

Authors: Foss, Richard; Fujimori, Jun-ichi; Kounosu, Ken; Laubscher, Rob

AES Convention 118 · Paper 6475 · May 2005

Abstract

The Plural Node architecture is an implementation architecture for professional audio devices that adhere to the “Audio and Music (A/M)” protocol. The A/M protocol determines how audio and MIDI data are transported over IEEE 1394 (firewire). The Plural-Node implementation architecture comprises two components on separate IEEE 1394 nodes – a “Transporter” component dedicated to A/M protocol handling, and an “Enabler” component that controls the Transporter and provides high level plug abstractions. Low level control of individual Transporters occurs within the “Hardware Abstraction Layer” (HAL) of the Enabler. Device manufacturers write their own plug-ins for the HAL to interact with their Transporters. The Open Generic Transporter specification provides an open interface between the HAL and Transporter for the convenience of device manufacturers.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 118
AES Convention
118
Paper number
6475
Publication date
May 6, 2005
Session subject
Miscellaneous Audio Topics
Affiliation
Otic Systems; Rhodes University; Yamaha Corporation (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper