IN THIS ARTICLE
The Hidden Costs of Forced Convergence
Performance Degradation:
Multicast video streams create congestion, jitter, and degraded performance for mission-critical applications when mixed with traditional enterprise data traffic.
Engineering Complexity:
Achieving true convergence requires significant investment in specialized engineering resources and extensive manual configuration.
Unpredictable Network Behavior:
Traditional IT networks optimized for unicast data traffic struggle with high-bandwidth multicast streams, leading to packet loss and increased latency.
The NETGEAR Alternative: Purpose-Built AV Infrastructure
Rather than forcing convergence, NETGEAR recognized that AV over IP requires its own optimized network infrastructure. This hybrid approach, where AV operates on a dedicated network connected to the IT infrastructure, delivers reliable AV performance without compromising IT stability; an economically viable solution compared to forced convergence and simplified management through AV-specific automation.
Download our free whitepaper to learn how NETGEAR’s purpose-built approach can save your organization time, money, and complexity.
