How it works in the path
All eight ports run gigabit, which matters when you're pushing DanteThe most common audio-over-network standard: dozens of channels of uncompressed digital audio down one ordinary Ethernet cable between Dante boxes. or AVBAudio Video Bridging — open network audio (MOTU, PreSonus) where the switch reserves bandwidth so streams can’t glitch. Milan is its pro profile. streams alongside show-control traffic. The 4-watt typical draw (6-watt max) means it barely registers on your power budget, and the 300-gram weight won't shift your rack's balance. What this switch is not: it has no VLANsVirtual LAN — slicing one physical switch into separate isolated networks, like keeping Dante away from lighting and guest WiFi., no QoSQuality of Service — switch settings that let time-critical packets (like Dante’s clock) jump the queue ahead of bulk traffic. prioritization, no port mirroring — none of the managed features that a serious Dante network with heavy channel counts might require to isolate audio traffic from control traffic. It also requires a rack shelf to mount; it does not have its own rack earsThe flanges that bolt gear to the rack rails. Desktop boxes without them need a shelf, tray, or drawer to live in the case.. The 100mm depth is shallow enough to sit cleanly on almost any half-rackThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. shelf.
