Yamaha Ri8-D Ri8-D/Ro8-D Owners Manual [English] - Page 14

About Connections About Connections There are two ways to connect the Ri8-D/Ro8-D to a Dante network. NOTE A daisy chain connection is suitable for a simple system with a small number of devices. Use a star network if a large number of devices are connected. Daisy Chain Network A daisy chain is a wiring scheme in which multiple devices are connected together in sequence. In this way, networking is simple and requires no network switches. If you connect a large number of devices, you must set a higher latency value to avoid skipping audio that could be caused by an increased delay in signal transfer among the devices. Also, if a connection is broken in a daisy chain network, the signal flow is interrupted at that point and no signal will be transferred beyond that point. Star Network In a star network, each device is connected to a central network switch. Using a GbE-compatible network switch enables you to configure a wide-band, large-scale network. We recommend a network switch that features various functions to control and monitor the network (such as Qos, the ability to assign priority to data flows - e.g., clock synchronization or audio transmission on certain data circuits.) With this topology, it is common to configure a redundant network so that an unexpected network problem will not affect any audio or otherwise stable communications. About Redundant Networks A redundant network consists of two circuits, a primary circuit and a secondary circuit. Normally, the network operates on the primary circuit. However, if the primary connection is broken, the secondary circuit will automatically take over communications. Therefore, using a redundant network with a star topology would increase communication stability relative to a daisy chain network. CL5 Computer CL5 ON 34 Network switch B Network switch A 34 ON ON Ri8-D (ID#1) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRIMARY SECONDARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EF012 EF012 Ro8-D (ID#2) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRIMARY 34 ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 Owner's Manual Ri8-D (ID#1) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EF012 EF012 Ro8-D (ID#2) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON ON 34 Primary Dante Secondary Dante 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8