The Four Commandments of an SDVoE network switch
One of the key tenets of SDVoE technology is to avoid any special requirements for the network switch. This way, SDVoE is fully compatible with as many brands and models of network switch as [...]
Hands on with the New Matrix Switch
Last week at InfoComm in Orlando, the SDVoE Alliance delivered a demo that put an SDVoE system on display right next to a matrix switch. Visitors to the booth got to compare the two with their [...]
Moving AV Processing Beyond the Matrix Switch
SDVoE systems deliver AV processing capabilities far beyond that of a matrix switch. Many SDVoE devices include a powerful AV processing unit which enables advanced functionality that is [...]
What can SDVoE Learn from the Matrix Switch?
AV professionals have relied on the matrix switch for over 90 years – since television was invented. In that time, the matrix switch has evolved advanced and useful features above and beyond mere [...]
Why doesn’t the internet use operators?
There are two well-known architectures used for switching electrical signals from sources to destinations: circuit switches and packet switches. A circuit switch is the simpler of the two. A [...]
The Interoperability Paradox in Pro AV
Lately something has really been puzzling me. It’s about interoperability, and the ways we take it for granted some places, while completely ignoring its value elsewhere. For example, everyone [...]
Get Real About Switch Costs: Ethernet is Cheap
I hear it all the time – “10G switches are expensive!" Can that really be true? In every area of IT and computer hardware, components are cheap and they get cheaper. Is it possible that 10G [...]
Nouns vs Verbs: An English Lesson Regarding the AV Matrix
When I grew up, my mother was a high school English teacher who consistently won the title “wicked witch” in an annual contest voted on by students. Regular readers of mine may notice a certain [...]
