IP audio that holds under pressure.
We design the audio networks that broadcasters, integrators, and facility owners depend on — Dante, AES67, and ST 2110-30 systems with the timing, multicast, and QoS policies that keep them stable under load. Independent, vendor-neutral, and engineered for the long term.
The Challenge
Moving audio onto IP is straightforward until it isn't. Streams drop out during peak load. Clocks drift. Intercom and audio systems fight for bandwidth. What looked fine in a demo fails under real operational pressure — during a live broadcast, during a service, during a hospital emergency announcement.
The cause is almost always the same: the network was designed for data traffic, not for real-time audio. Multicast, IGMP snooping, PTP timing, and QoS policy all need to be designed together from day one. Skip any one of them, and the system becomes fragile.
What We Design
We take the audio systems your team actually uses and design the network that carries them — from the ground up.
- Dante, AES67, and ST 2110-30 stream mapping and interoperability across devices, consoles, and gateways
- PTP domain design — grandmaster placement, boundary clocks, failover behaviour, and monitoring points
- Multicast architecture — address ranges, IGMP snooping and querier configuration, and switch roles
- VLAN and DSCP QoS policy to protect audio against data traffic
- Network addressing plans with equipment IP lists, VLANs, and subnets ready to hand to integrators
- Redundancy design — primary/secondary paths, ST 2022-7 where relevant, and failover behaviour documented
What You Get
Every engagement ends with working documents your team can build, test, and audit against.
- Network and IP addressing plan (VLANs, subnets, multicast ranges, equipment IP list)
- Clocking and PTP design document
- Multicast and IGMP design
- QoS policy matrix
- Signal-flow documentation and patch schedules
- Test and acceptance plan (FAT and SAT procedures, pass criteria)
Credentials That Back This Service
- Dante Certification Levels 1, 2 and 3 (Audinate). Level 2, 3rd Edition, valid to July 2029
- Calrec AoIP training: network design, multicast, PTP, IP standards
- OMNEO Networking technical certificate, Expert level
- NETGEAR AV Level 1 and Broadcast ST 2110 training (2025)
Who This Is For
- Broadcasters moving from analogue, AES, or MADI to IP
- System integrators who need a vendor-neutral design to price
- Facility owners upgrading audio networks in hospitals, government buildings, or education campuses
- Consultants who need an independent technical design to reference in tenders
Frequently asked questions
Can you design the network without us buying a specific brand?
Yes. We are not a reseller or partner of any manufacturer. Our designs are vendor-neutral by default, and we write them so your team can review, challenge, and reuse them in tenders.
Do you also handle the migration from legacy?
Yes. Migration planning is a separate service but is often scoped together with IP audio design. See our Upgrade & Migration Planning service.
What if we already have a design and need a second opinion?
That's exactly the kind of engagement our Fixed-Scope Assessment covers. We audit the design, identify risks, and deliver a prioritised action plan.
Moving to IP — or fixing a network that isn't holding?
Tell us about your system. We reply with next steps and, where useful, a short scoping call.