CONTENTS
Network Standards and Organizations
Physical Layer Transmission Media
Common Transmission Media Problems
The Physical Layer and Networked AV Systems
Long-Distance Communication Media
Data Link Layers and Networked AV
Why Pro AV Needs Its Own Protocols
Chapter 3 Bandwidth, Encoding, and Transport
Encoding Digital Signals for Transmission
Chapter 4 Network Building Blocks
Chapter 5 Designing a Network for AV Systems
The Customer Is Not Always Right
Electrical and HVAC Considerations
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
Differentiated Service Categories
Chapter 6 Ethernet, AVB, and More
Ethernet Requirements and Capabilities
Ethernet Requirements and Capabilities
Ethernet Requirements and Capabilities
CobraNet Topologies and Latency
Ethernet Requirements and Capabilities
Ethernet Requirements and Capabilities
Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP)
Network Classes and Classless Interdomain Routing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Chapter 8 Subnetting: Networking AV Devices Together
Subnetting within an Organization
Calculating IPv4 Subnets: CIDR Notation
Calculating IPv4 Subnets: Dot-Decimal Notation
Calculating Hosts on IPv4 Subnets
Determining Subnets for IPv4 Addresses
Calculating Subnets for IPv6 Networks
Calculating Hosts on IPv6 Subnets
Chapter 9 Protocols, Ports, and Documenting AV Devices and Protocols
Identifying Protocols and Ports
PART III Networked AV Applications
Chapter 10 Audio and Video Streaming
Cheat Sheet: Streaming Needs Analysis Questions
Streaming Media and the Networking Environment
Bandwidth: Matching Content to the Network
Streaming and Quality of Service
Network Policies and Restrictions
Cheat Sheet: Streaming Network Analysis Questions
Image Quality vs. Available Bandwidth
Content Compression and Encoding
Digital Audio Compression: MP3
Achieving High-Quality Compressed Images
Transcoding and Intelligent Streaming
Designing the Streaming System
Technologies for Delivery of Streaming Media
A Sample Digital Signage Network
Conferencing Session Protocols
Where to Install a Gatekeeper or SIP Server
SIP and Unified Communications
Dedicated Network Links for Videoconferencing
Mitigating Videoconferencing Bandwidth Requirements
Gatekeeper/SIP Server Business Rules
External Conferencing Strategies
Chapter 13 Secure Remote Management and Monitoring
Introduction to the Remote Management and Monitoring System
Simple Network Management Protocol
Management Information Base and SNMP
Alternatives to SNMP Communication
Planning a Remote Management and Monitoring System
Management System Architecture
Remote Management and Monitoring Access and Reporting Methods
Alarm Notification and Response Plan
Scoping Remote Management and Monitoring System
Determine What Data to Monitor
Determine Data Retention and Redundancy Requirements
Implications of Cloud-Based Monitoring
PART IV Ensuring Exceptional AV Experiences
Chapter 14 Service-Level Agreements
Get Acquainted with Service-Level Agreements
Types of Service-Level Agreements
Components of a Service-Level Agreement
Application Layer Gateways and Session Border Controllers
Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security
Secure Shell and Secure Copy Protocol
Weak Wireless Security Measures
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Networked AV Systems
Symptom Recognition and Elaboration
Listing and Localizing Faulty Functions
Network Infrastructure Troubleshooting Tools
Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer
Wireless Network Tester/Analyzer
Troubleshooting with TCP/IP Utilities
Address Resolution Protocol Command Tool
Troubleshooting Windows NT and UNIX-Based Operating Systems
Appendix Networked AV Systems Project
Project Expectations and Requirements
Networked Device Inventory/Ports and Protocols
Network Topology/Addressing/Subnetting
Videoconferencing/Firewall Strategy