Technology SANE

SANE - Synchronous Audio Network plus Ethernet

General Description:

SANE by OPTOCORE is a brand new Digital Audio networking technology brought to you by the World Leaders in Fibre Network Systems. SANE (Synchronous Audio Networking plus Ethernet) for the first time allows the synchronous transfer of digital audio over standard, low cost CAT5 cable whilst still maintaining all of the advantages offered by the OPTOCORE fibre based digital network system such as ultra low latency, guaranteed audio delivery, dual redundant ring topology, transparent transport of open audio standards such as AES/EBU and MADI as well as the distribution of extremely low jitter Word Clock.

SANE by OPTOCORE supports up to 24 nodes per network and transports up to 64 audio channels with just 41.6 ìs network latency at full 24 Bit, 48 kHz sample rate. The network is fully synchronous and the hardware will sync to either external clock soures or its own high quality internal Word Clock. The Word Clock will then be distributed across the network for use as an output at any node with less than 50ps jitter. SANE was developed from the ground up to make use of cutting edge technology and components to ensure the lifespan of the product. The use of CAT5 cable along with its extensive feature set makes SANE an extremely cost effective and flexible solution. In addition to providing a completely fault resilient audio network, SANE allows the transport of standard Ethernet data for control and monitoring of 3rd party Ethernet devices.

Unlike other network systems which tunnel audio through an Ethernet system, SANE transports Ethernet over a completely synchronous Audio network. This removes the possibility of any interference or drops in performance due to loading on the Ethernet network. All of this is achieved without the use of any 3rd party networking equipment, simply connect two SANE network devices with a piece of CAT5 cable to create a working system, add a second piece of CAT5 to create a loop and you now have a fully fault redundant network.

Hardware:

To facilitate the introduction of SANE as a new networking technology, OPTOCORE has developed a number of new hardware interfaces which will form the basis of the SANE networking system. These interfaces are a brand new platform for OPTOCORE and through the use of the latest components and extensive engineering, we have been able to bring huge cost savings to our customers.