Digital Interface Handbook, Third Edition

5.9 BSS SoundWeb

BSS developed its own audio network interface for use with its SoundWeb products that are typically used in large venue installations and for live sound. It uses CAT 5 cabling over distances up to 300 m, but is not based on Ethernet and behaves more like a Token Ring network. Data is carried at a rate of about 12 Mbit/s and transports eight audio channels along with control information.