
Dante also provides specific advantages over first-generation audio over Ethernet technologies, such as CobraNet and EtherSound.


Thanks to digital multiplexing, the cabling requirements for digital audio distribution are almost always reduced when compared to analog audio. Audio transmitted over analog cables can be adversely affected by signal degradation due to electromagnetic interference, high-frequency attenuation, and voltage drop over long cable runs. Most often, it is used in applications where a large number of audio channels must be transmitted over relatively long distances or to multiple locations.ĭigital audio provides several advantages over traditional analog audio distribution. Like most other audio over Ethernet technologies, Dante is primarily for professional, commercial applications. Developed in 2006 by a Sydney-based company named Audinate, Dante builds on previous audio over Ethernet and audio over IP technologies.

Danteĭante is a combination of software, hardware, and network protocols that delivers uncompressed, multi-channel, low-latency digital audio over a standard Ethernet network using Layer 3 IP packets. For other uses, see Dante (disambiguation).
