GenAVB/TSN 5.7 Release

Supported Software and Hardware

This release is part of the Real Time Edge Software v2.6

User's Guide

For Endpoint AVB evaluation user guide, please refer to GenAVB/TSN Stack Evaluation User Guide
For Endpoint TSN and AVB Bridge evaluation user guide, please refer to the GenAVB/TSN stack section in Real-Time Edge Software User Guide

Updates in this release

• TSN endpoint support on i.MX 93 9x9 QSB
• Multi-channels (1, 2, 4, 6, 8 channels) support for Milan media applications profile
• Multiple clean ups and updates to gPTP's state machines
• Multiple gPTP fixes
• Multiple Coverity fixes
• Multiple AVDECC Milan improvements

Feature highlights from previous releases

• AVB/TSN protocols:
  • gPTP IEEE-802.1AS-2020 implementation, both time-aware Bridge and Endpoint support
  • SRP IEEE-802.1Q-2018 (Clause 35) implementation, both Bridge and Endpoint Support
• AVB protocols:
  • AVTP IEEE-1722-2016 implementation, with MAAP support
  • AVDECC IEEE-1722.1-2013 implementation, with support for Milan 1.1a mode
• AVTP stream formats supported:
  • IEC 61883-6: AM824/MBLA, 32-bit float, 32-bit integer
  • AVTP Audio Format (AAF)
  • IEC 61883-4: MPEG2-TS container for H.264, MPEG-2, MJPEG, AAC…
  • Compressed Video Format (CVF): MJPEG, Listener only
  • Compressed Video Format (CVF): H264
• Clock Reference Format (CRF)
• AVTP Control Format (ACF)
• AVTP, AVDECC, SRP, MAAP control API’s and Clock API available to media applications
• Platform Link Status Management with a 802.1AC stack component supporting MAC_Operational, operPointToPointMAC and PortTransmitRate
• Support for SR classes A, B, C, D and E with init-time configuration of enabled SR classes
• Support for Hardware Media Clock Recovery (on i.MX 8M Plus EVK and i.MX 6 ULL EVK with HW rework)
• Examples of Media Applications integrated with GStreamer and ALSA Linux frameworks