In this APDA webinar, Ethan Wetzell will discuss the topic of device and system control in wired and wirelessly connected devices - and how it covers a lot more than you might initially think. This presentation will discuss the relationships between technologies, standards, and solutions and how the AES70 control standard and OCA Ecosystem can create robust media networking solutions for connected devices, decrease development time, and offer a more complete product for your customers.
The OCA Alliance trade association was formed to promote the AES70 standard and Open Control Architecture (OCA) ecosystem, as a control solution for professional media networking applications. Following the publication of the latest OCA standard, AES70-2024 with new classes, methods, an updated protocol, and new documentation and product development support materials, the momentum for this new open standard is expanding and motivating adoption in a wide diversity of applications and product segments.
A recent AES70 Product Development Meet-up, jointly promoted by the OCA Alliance and the Audio Product Development Alliance, motivated productive conversations between developers, technology providers, engineering companies, and manufacturers. This networking event took place at the Integrated Systems Europe 2025 trade show in Barcelona, and it was clear how companies from completely different application segments in residential, commercial, and professional AV seem determined to expand connectivity by embracing AES70-based control. This APDA webinar expands on that incredible momentum for AES70 to a wider, global audience.
This webinar is for everyone interested in learning more about how open standards such as AES70 can help get products to market faster and appeal to a wider audience. And understand better how AES70 expands connectivity and moves forward with the future of AoIP networking.
“As media networks expand in relevance and complexity, the ability of AES70 to grow in parallel to offer new components and solutions enhances the value for developers in combining standards and technologies to create holistic solutions," says Ethan Wetzell, Marketing Chair for the OCA Alliance.
AES70 is a complete standards suite that provides powerful, high-speed, low-cost, robust device control and monitoring for networks at any scale, from one device and a single controller to networks with almost any number of devices and multiple controllers.
AES70 is a license-free public standard with no proprietary content. It may be used freely at no cost. AES70 is fully protective of proprietary product elements. AES70 exposes whatever control and monitoring functions a device manufacturer wants to expose, and nothing more. A device can offer a rich AES70 interface for network control of many advanced functions, or it can expose a simple interface with only a few parameters - even just one parameter, such as power on-off.
AES70 is the standard upon which the Open Control Architecture ecosystem of devices, software, development tools, and technical resources is based. This includes development kits, both free and commercially licensed.
AES70 itself is not a media transport protocol, but it can be used to manage virtually any media transport scheme - AES67, Dante, MILAN, etc. AES70 functions are defined to control creation and deletion of media streams and connections, and to monitor the state of all media stream operations.
AES70 protocols usually operate over standard wired and wireless Ethernets, but may be configured to use almost any kind of connection. No special communication equipment is needed. AES70 is an efficient design, with low processing and memory overhead, and low network bandwidth utilization. AES70's reliability is sufficient for critical applications, including life-safety applications.
The OCA Alliance is a not-for-profit trade association formed to promote the AES70 standard and Open Control Architecture (OCA) ecosystem. The OCA Alliance's purpose is to actively promote the development and adoption of the OCA ecosystem of hardware, software, and developer tools that support the AES70 standard.
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Better Options for Open Control and Monitoring
March 25, 9:00 a.m. Pacific: (12:00 p.m. Eastern)
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