Extreme Networks Audio Video Bridging Feature Pack for Summit X465 Series Switches
The Extreme Networks Audio Video Bridging Feature Pack for Summit X465 Series Switches enables enhanced audio and video traffic synchronization across your network infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks the Audio Video Bridging (AVB) feature set on compatible Extreme Networks Summit X465 switches.
- Enhanced Performance: Guarantees low latency and precise timing for real-time audio and video streams.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to AVB features for the duration of the active subscription term.
- Network Optimization: Improves the quality and reliability of AV applications over the network.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license subscription that enables the Audio Video Bridging (AVB) feature pack for Extreme Networks Summit X465 Series Switches. It provides essential capabilities for managing and synchronizing time-sensitive audio and video traffic, ensuring high-quality delivery for demanding AV applications.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to optimize their network for professional AV deployments, such as in conference rooms, auditoriums, or broadcast environments, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted media experiences.
- AVB Feature Enablement: Activates the AVB protocol suite on your Summit X465 switches.
- Traffic Synchronization: Ensures precise timing and low latency for audio and video streams.
- Improved Quality of Service: Prioritizes AV traffic to prevent jitter and packet loss.
- Simplified AV Networking: Facilitates the integration of AV devices over standard Ethernet networks.
- Subscription-Based Access: Provides continuous access to AVB features throughout the subscription period.
This AVB feature pack is the ideal solution for businesses needing to guarantee high-quality audio and video performance over their existing network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable High-Quality AV Streaming
Enable teams to deliver crystal-clear audio and video streams for presentations, conferences, and broadcasts. Streamline the delivery of time-sensitive media content across the network with guaranteed low latency.
organizations deploying AV over IP, businesses managing conference facilities, teams requiring real-time video collaboration, networks supporting digital signage
Synchronize Time-Sensitive Traffic
Streamline the synchronization of audio and video packets to ensure precise timing and prevent jitter. Automate the prioritization of AV traffic, guaranteeing a superior user experience for critical media applications.
businesses with professional AV installations, organizations hosting live events, networks supporting broadcast media, environments with sensitive audio requirements
Optimize Network for AV Performance
Enable IT professionals to optimize network performance specifically for audio and video applications. Automate the configuration of Quality of Service parameters to ensure consistent AV delivery.
companies upgrading AV infrastructure, organizations integrating AV with IT systems, IT departments managing large meeting spaces, networks supporting interactive training
Key Features
Audio Video Bridging (AVB) Protocol Support
Enables precise timing and synchronization for real-time audio and video streams, ensuring high-quality playback.
Traffic Prioritization (QoS)
Guarantees that AV traffic receives preferential treatment, minimizing latency and jitter for a smooth experience.
Subscription Licensing
Provides continuous access to AVB features and updates for the duration of the subscription, ensuring ongoing compliance and functionality.
Summit X465 Series Compatibility
Specifically designed for the Summit X465 platform, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance within your existing network hardware.
Simplified AV Network Deployment
Facilitates the use of standard Ethernet infrastructure for AV, reducing the need for specialized cabling and equipment.
Industry Applications
Media & Entertainment
This vertical requires precise timing and high bandwidth for real-time audio and video production, post-production, and distribution, making AVB essential for professional workflows.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often deploy AV systems for lecture halls, auditoriums, and collaborative learning spaces, requiring reliable and synchronized audio-visual delivery for effective teaching and remote learning.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in this sector use AV for digital signage, in-store entertainment, and conference facilities, demanding consistent and high-quality audio and video experiences for customers and events.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments may use AV for control room monitoring, training simulations, and remote expert assistance, where clear, synchronized audio and video are critical for operational efficiency and safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Audio Video Bridging (AVB)?
Audio Video Bridging (AVB) is a set of standards that enable synchronized, high-quality audio and video distribution over standard Ethernet networks. It ensures low latency and precise timing for time-sensitive media traffic.
What specific features does this license pack unlock?
This license pack unlocks the AVB feature set on compatible Extreme Networks Summit X465 Series Switches. This includes capabilities for traffic shaping, synchronization, and prioritization essential for professional AV applications.
How is this license billed?
This license is billed on a subscription basis, providing continuous access to the AVB features for the term of the subscription.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.