The Blueprint for Successful AV over IP Deployments

Posted on 07 October 2026

Professional AV over IP Design Guide

Our new Professional AV over IP Design Guide is a must-have resource for designing and deploying high-performance professional AV over IP systems. Whether you’re building mission-critical operations centers, corporate meeting rooms, classrooms, or large-scale education networks, this guide provides a practical roadmap to the layered architecture and design principles behind secure, reliable AV over IP systems. It also highlights Extron NAV® Pro AV over IP technology and the innovations that make it a powerful platform for modern AV system design.

Through clear explanations, detailed illustrations, and real-world system design examples, this guide will help you understand the networking technologies, communication methods, and design strategies that drive successful AV over IP deployments.

Inside the guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand unicast, multicast, and broadcast network communications
• Select the right streaming protocols for AV over IP systems
• Configure IGMP for efficient multicast traffic management
• Design networks that support multicast routing
• Plan and manage device addressing schemes
• Navigate IP networking standards and terminology
• Compare video and audio codecs and their impact on system performance
• Power AV devices using PoE
• Apply proven AV over IP design best practices
• Build real-world AV over IP systems using Extron NAV system examples
• Explore the complete NAV product portfolio

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