ACENet is part of ASTi's latest generation Telestra 4 product family and provides a low latency, network-based audio and I/O distribution architecture for ASTi's ACE communications and sound modeling equipment and software. This flexible architecture provides a highly scalable distribution network of model processing systems and remote audio and I/O interface devices to address today's widely distributed and complex multi-user sound and communications applications.

Remote Distribution: Network-based, spoke and hub architecture provides digital audio and I/O distribution across a wide area, hundreds of feet from ACE Target platforms.

Ethernet-Based: Allows use of COTS network cabling and equipment (ASTi qualified) for easy connectivity and wide, extensible distribution.

Highly Scalable: Allows the ability to plug multiple ACE Target platforms and ACENet Communication Units (ACUs) into a single ACENet network providing a scalable modeling and distribution capability for applications ranging from single operator to large, multi-operator installations.

Flexible Audio and I/O: ACUs provide configurable audio, serial, analog and discrete I/O interfaces to accommodate a wide range of peripherals such as military and commercial headsets, audio amps, speakers, microphones, recording equipment, press-to-talk (PTT) units, simulated communications panels, hand-held terminals, and other peripheral devices.

High Fidelity: ACENet supports synchronized, 48kHz digital audio distribution for high fidelity, realistic sound and communications simulation.

Low Latency: Closed network architecture and customized real-time distribution software means extremely low transport latency, which is essential for realistic simulation and elimination of delay related audio issues.

Both the ACU and the ACE-RIU provide remote interfacing for audio input/output for the Telestra 4 Suite of products and are configurable with the ACENet architecture. The ACU provides enhanced control interfaces (discrete analog and digital interfaces). The ACE-RIU is ideal for upgrades to legacy DACSs (reuse of existing audio cables, PTTs and HHTs).