25-Sep-2016, 11:34
So there are a few things to take into consideration, with the exception of the Extreme Networks switches, there is no consideration for jitter or stutter control with any IP protocol. So as a result, when we stream audio over a network, its task priority must take precedence over other less intensive tasks.
This is why VoIP services employ Quality of Service to ensure traffic priority, or at the very least, a minimum bandwidth allocation to ensure smooth audio.
To accomplish this within the shop, we use a Cisco/HP network, with a dedicated VLAN for streaming services, and we have nearly 1000gbps of switch fabric to allocate as we see fit.
However, I cannot imagine this being even near practical for a home environment, but if you are using an ISP provided router, lets try to get rid of that, they usually have small NAT tables, and very poor WAN->WiFi->LAN performance, as a result, they don't behave nicely with Air.
Remove any WiFi extending devices, such as boosters or repeaters, these slow down your entire network. Instead think about implementing a dedicated wireless network from the likes of Unifi or similar.
I'm going to start testing some of the commonly available routers on the market (Australia), and I will create a new thread with results.
Can everyone please let me know what media players or software they are using to play audio from their computers with, I am finding that the way some players handle the stream within windows affects the Air connection. TIDAL is one that behaves curiously.
This is why VoIP services employ Quality of Service to ensure traffic priority, or at the very least, a minimum bandwidth allocation to ensure smooth audio.
To accomplish this within the shop, we use a Cisco/HP network, with a dedicated VLAN for streaming services, and we have nearly 1000gbps of switch fabric to allocate as we see fit.
However, I cannot imagine this being even near practical for a home environment, but if you are using an ISP provided router, lets try to get rid of that, they usually have small NAT tables, and very poor WAN->WiFi->LAN performance, as a result, they don't behave nicely with Air.
Remove any WiFi extending devices, such as boosters or repeaters, these slow down your entire network. Instead think about implementing a dedicated wireless network from the likes of Unifi or similar.
I'm going to start testing some of the commonly available routers on the market (Australia), and I will create a new thread with results.
Can everyone please let me know what media players or software they are using to play audio from their computers with, I am finding that the way some players handle the stream within windows affects the Air connection. TIDAL is one that behaves curiously.
