Latin America. Ruckus Networks has expanded its portfolio of Pro AV ICX network switches and introduced an enhanced AV upgrade to its management platforms.
These advancements support the global market shift from legacy video transport solutions to Ethernet-based systems. Ruckus Networks has also formed strategic partnerships with communications solutions leader Crestron, and has joined as an adoptive member of the SDVoE Alliance, a non-profit consortium of technology providers collaborating to drive the adoption of Ethernet to carry AV signals in professional AV environments.
The new Pro AV ICX switches are AV-optimized and pre-configured out of the box, providing broad compatibility with existing AV solutions across the industry and a reduction in the resources required to configure the switch to support AV protocols and endpoints.
The expanded ICX portfolio can be managed using Ruckus One, SmartZone, and as a standalone switch, enabling integration into a variety of commercial environments, including professional residential, hospitality, and education.
Pre-configured switches reduce risk and enable faster deployments and effortless scaling of AV networks. Network operators can quickly onboard AV devices and manage AV traffic through our existing cloud or on-premise management platform, which also manages our standard switches and access points.
The expanded portfolio is also fully interoperable with Crestron's DM NVX AV over IP platform, which creates innovative content, collaboration and control technologies for the professional AV industry.
"At Ruckus Networks, we pride ourselves on creating advanced networking solutions, and our expanded Pro AV portfolio goes above and beyond to make AV networks even simpler and easier to deploy for our customers," said Bart Giordano, senior vice president and president of Ruckus Networks. "We are thrilled to join Crestron and the SDVoE Alliance to accelerate the transition to AV-over-IP for AV transport."
Bob Bavolacco, Crestron's Director of Strategic Partnerships, said, "Crestron's DM NVX is the industry's leading AV over IP solution, providing seamless distribution of network video, audio, USB and control. Our partnership with RUCKUS Networks builds on rigorous testing of their DM NVX switches to ensure that our mutual end customers experience the best in video and audio distribution together with one of the industry's leading switch manufacturers."
SDVoE Alliance is a not-for-profit consortium of professional AV technology providers collaborating to standardize the use of software-defined, Ethernet-based AV-over-IP systems to transport AV signals in professional AV environments.
