ASTi Telestra 4 Training Manual (Ver. 1, Rev. F)
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3.2. ACENet
The Audio Communications Environment Network (ACENet) is part of ASTi’s latest generation
Telestra 4 product family and provides a low latency, network-based audio and I/O distribution
architecture for ASTi’s ACE communications and sound modeling equipment and software. This
flexible architecture provides a highly scalable distribution network of model processing systems
and remote audio and I/O interface devices to add multi-user sound and communications applica-
tions.
ACENet has a wide array of features such as:
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Remote Distribution
: Network-based, spoke and hub architecture provides digital audio
and I/O distribution across a wide area, hundreds of feet from Target platforms.
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Ethernet-based
: Allows use of COTS network cabling and equipment (ASTi qualified) for
easy connectivity and wide, extensible distribution.
ACENet will always operate on eth1.
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Highly Scalable
: Allows the ability to plug multiple Target platforms, ACENet Communi-
cations Units (ACUs), and ACENet compatible equipment into a single ACENet network
providing a scalable modeling and distribution capability for applications ranging from sin-
gle operator to large, multi-operator installations.
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Flexible Audio and I/O
: ACUs provide configurable audio, serial, analog and discrete I/O
interfaces to accommodate a wide range of peripherals such as military and commercial
headsets, audio amps, speakers, microphones, recording equipment, press-to-talk (PTT)
units, simulated communications panels, Hand-Held Terminals and other peripheral
devices.
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High Fidelity
: ACENet supports synchronized, 48kHz digital audio distribution for high
fidelity, realistic sound and communications simulation.
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Low Latency
: Closed network architecture and customized real-time distribution software
means extremely low transport latency, which is essential for realistic simulation and elimi-
nation of delay related audio issues.
For a list of ASTi approved switches and FAQs, please see the Telestra 4 ACENet User Guide
(DOC-01-TEL4-AN-UG-1).
