A formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network. Every control instruction in modern entertainment lighting: such as a single frame of sACN levels or an RDM query: is packaged into an IP packet with specific header information defining its source, destination, and payload type before being sent across the wire.
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Network
An interconnected group of computer systems, nodes, and devices that can communicate and share resources with one another.
ANSI E1.31 (sACN)
sACN is a protocol used to stream DMX512 data over IP networks using a multicast architecture.
ANSI E1.20 (RDM)
RDM is an extension to DMX512 that allows bidirectional communication between a controller and attached responders over the same data pair.