Milan Highend AV support, AVB IEEE standards

[Jakob-AHHG]

Hi All,

Our conference sites are starting to look into upgrading older equipment and move towards new, modern, protocols for audio and video. We actually just got 4x 1024E & 2x 1048E with 100G backbone to replace the core switches in one location.
In this location, they have Meyer Sound equipoment that use AVNU's Milan/AVB protocols, and they say the switched need special - certified - support for this.
I can't seem to find details for this for FortiSwitches, can anyone help with information about this?

1. IEEE 802.1BA-2011 – Audio Video Bridging
2. IEEE 802.1Q-2014 – Bridge and Bridged Networks
3. IEEE 802.1AS-2011 – Timing and Synchronization for Time Sensitive Applications
4. IEEE 1722-2016 – Transport Protocol for Time-Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks
5. IEEE 1722.1-2021 – Device Discovery, Connection Management, and Control Protocol for IEEE 1722(TM) Based Devices

Hope we don't need to buy Netgear.. ;) 

[AEK · Accepted solution]

Hi Jakob

Check in FSW DC series datasheed, from page 6.

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiSwitch_Data_Center_Series.pdf

[Jakob-AHHG]

So, current status is:

1. IEEE 802.1BA-2011 – Audio Video Bridging NO
2. IEEE 802.1Q-2014 – Bridge and Bridged Networks YES
3. IEEE 802.1AS-2011 – Timing and Synchronization for Time Sensitive Applications NO
4. IEEE 1722-2016 – Transport Protocol for Time-Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks NO
5. IEEE 1722.1-2021 – Device Discovery, Connection Management, and Control Protocol for IEEE 1722(TM) Based Devices NO