User Manual

EtherSound ES881, ES1241 & ES16161
Ethernet Audio Bridges
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SLAVE
An EtherSound device that receives the EtherSound stream and restores standard audio is called a Slave.
A Slave answers to the status requests and commands of the Primary Master.
STAR
Star is a network topology where all devices are connected to a same unit (a switch in the following picture)
that is handling all the communications.
Switch 1
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Switch 2
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SLAVE 5
SLAV E 4
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SLAV E 2
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