AVnu Alliance has announced the formation of the AVnu Automotive AVB Gen2 Council (AAA2C) – a committee of automotive industry experts that will collectively identify automotive requirements for future development of the second generation of Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standards.

Designed to meet the needs of high-quality synchronised audio and video, the current IEEE AVB standards are used in markets including automotive and professional A/V. AVB Gen2 represents a bid to gain usage of the technology beyond audio and video applications. Now in development within the IEEE, AVB Gen2 expands functionality in areas such as time-sensitive transmission, ultra-low latency and fault tolerance.

The AVnu Alliance has formed the AAA2C body to provide a forum for education and discussion around AVB, and to examine the automotive industry’s requirements for AVB Gen2. The AAA2C is encouraging participation from AVnu Alliance members and other companies in the automotive industry.

‘As industry interest and adoption of AVB continues to grow within the automotive space, now is an opportune time to think about next-generation specifications,’ says Rick Kreifeldt, AVnu Alliance president and VP of Research & Innovation at Harman. ‘AVnu Alliance is best positioned to bring together key players to identify and define future requirements that will broaden the usage of AVB within the vehicle, and benefit the automotive industry as a whole.’

AVnu Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to certifying interoperable AVB products. The alliance continues to gain traction in the automotive market, with a growing list of member companies that represent automotive technology.