Type R I/O boxes have two A/B pairs of 1Gbps AoIP connections. Type R Cores can be supplied without any AoIP Interfaces fitted, in which case although the two pairs of AoIP connectors are fitted, these will not be functional.

Optionally one or two AoIP Interfaces may be fitted, the second card doubling the Core audio capacity.

In addition to providing switch ports for each devices’ Audio over IP connections, at least one switch port needs to be available on each AoIP network as a whole for a Connect server to communicate with devices on that network.

Typically, Connect will be served by a Type R core via the Core Surface connections. It should interface with both A and B networks in order to provide redundant communications with all devices. A backup Connect server should also be considered, though having an active Connect server will not be an on-air critical requirement for many users who will have a fairly static network configuration.

Type R cores can be configured to act as Connect servers, but only one server is needed per network.