Networked Low-Latency Audio in the Wild: Crossing the LAN Boundary

Explore the challenges and solutions for achieving networked low-latency audio across Wide Area Networks in this conference talk from the Audio Developer Conference. Delve into the complexities of streaming high-quality audio beyond Local Area Network boundaries, examining topics such as NAT traversal, packet loss handling, latency management, and secure encryption. Gain insights into established references, open-source applications, and commercial solutions for enabling live remote musical performances over the Internet. Learn about protocols, network topologies, time synchronization, and monitoring techniques essential for crossing the LAN boundary in audio networking.

Introduction
Why cant we use them
Protocols
The Internet
The typical solution
Port forwarding
Hole punching
Other topologies
Network latency
Time synchronization
Monitoring delay
Packet drops