Tech Specs

Product Specfications

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Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

  • Mac® (M series)
  • Mac (Intel®) with Thunderbolt 3 ports
  • macOS® 10.12+
  • macOS Sequoia compatible

Pro Tools Carbon Compatibility

MILAN Compatibility

  • Compatible with MILAN-Certified products (such as L’Acoustics P1)

Dante Compatibility

  • Compatible with Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard for macOS and Windows

Hardware

Part Number

  • AVB-TB

Warranty

  • 2-year

Form Factor

  • Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter

External Connectors

  • One Thunderbolt port
  • One RJ45 port

GbE Controller

  • Broadcom BCM57762

Bus Interface

  • 40Gbps Thunderbolt

Network Support

  • 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX

Packets

  • Maximum packet size: 9000 bytes

Data Rates Supported

  • 1Gb/s, 100Mb/s

Advanced Features

  • Audio Video Bridging (AVB) protocols over Ethernet compliant with IEEE 802.AS, 1588-2008, P802.1Qat, and P802.1Qav
  • Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
  • Virtual LAN (VLAN) support - IEEE 802.1q VLAN
  • Wake-on-LAN (WOL) support

Stateless Oflloads

  • TCP, UDP and IPv4 checksum offloading
  • TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload)
  • LRO (Large Receive Offload)
  • RSS (Receiver Side Scaling)

AVDECC Compliant

  • Yes

Operating Temperature

  • 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF)

Dimensions (WxDxH)

  • 5 x 3.9 x 0.8 in. (38.1 x 98.4 x 20.6 mm)

Weight

  • Adapter: 0.20 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Complete Package: 0.40 lbs (0.18 kg)

Compliance

  • RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863)
  • IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety

Package Contents

  • Sonnet Thunderbolt AVB Adapter
  • 0.5-meter Thunderbolt cable
  • ThunderLok (Thunderbolt connector retainer clip)(1)
  • Documentation

Support Links

Support Knowledge Base

Sonnet Thunderbolt AVB Adapter Support

Product Manual

Thunderbolt AVB Adapter Manual PDF Download Link

Technical Notes

  • ThunderLok compatible specifically with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7-meter Thunderbolt cables.

Videos & Reviews

Sonnet Thunderbolt AVB Adapter