Latency

Audio latency on a Dante network is deterministic. A Dante receiver can be configured to use different levels of latency by using different size receive buffers. Larger receive buffers are useful to ensure uninterrupted audio delivery on larger networks, slower networks or networks subject to inconsistent forwarding delays. Use of gigabit switches, with lower inherent forwarding delays, will result in lower and easier to achieve latency.

The default latency setting is 1 ms, but it is best to select the latency depending on the size of the network.

The latency options are displayed in the table below.

Latency does not have to be the same for all connections on the network, as different devices can be assigned different latency values.

While running higher latency connections, Dante allows you to configure low latency connections for critical audio paths, so that the user can use a broadcast or recording feed where latency is less critical.

Notes:

• Latency settings are configured using Dante Controller.
• Values selected should be based upon the size of the network.
• Adding new devices to a network does not affect the latency of the other devices already on the same network.