Deadline scheduler
Maps each RTP presentation time to a controlled delivery deadline.
Patent-pending userspace AES67 receiver
High-density multichannel AES67 for embedded Linux.More audio.
Same hardware.
64 channels at a 1 ms configured receiver target and 256 channels at 3 ms on the same quad-core Arm reference platform.
BAMA BOX VERIFIED SCALINGMEASURED
1 ms TARGET64channels · 8 streams × 8 channels
2 ms TARGET128channels · 16 streams × 8 channels
3 ms TARGET256channels · 32 streams × 8 channels
VERIFIED ALSA OUTPUTMeasured multichannel scaling, not a product ceiling. Final performance is established on the OEM target SoC.
Physical DAC path1 ms configured target through PCM5122/I²S
Linux userspacePortable receiver architecture
No custom moduleStandard Linux networking and ALSA
OEM evaluationBenchmark the target SoC before licensing
Reference measurements: Raspberry Pi 4, quad-core Arm Cortex-A72, software PTP/software timestamps. The physical-DAC result is a configured receiver target, not analog end-to-end latency.
EXPLORE THE PLATFORM
Technical depth when your team needs it.
The overview remains concise. Dedicated pages give OEM engineering, product and commercial teams the evidence relevant to their decisions.
01TECHNOLOGY
Linux AES67 architecture
See how network time, deadline scheduling and device-clock control converge in userspace.
Explore the receive path 02BENCHMARKSCanonical measured proof
Review verified multichannel scaling, the matched 64-channel comparison, physical output and separate x86 evidence.
Review the evidence 03OEM INTEGRATIONFrom target SoC to product
Move from a target-platform benchmark through feasibility, integration and production licensing.
Plan an evaluation 04REFERENCE PROJECTStagePi stagebox
See the open-source, off-the-shelf physical output reference without confusing it with the commercial IP.
See the reference path01 / OEM VALUEMeasured efficiency.
Measured efficiency.
Commercial leverage.
For AoIP platform vendors, professional-audio OEMs and semiconductor companies, Bama Box turns a Linux data-path bottleneck into higher channel density, lower-latency receiver profiles and more system headroom—from embedded endpoints and stageboxes to mixers, console engines and broadcast systems. The same userspace receiver architecture scales from Linux SoCs such as NXP i.MX to x86 backstage systems.
COMMERCIAL LEVERAGE
Increase channel densityReach lower-latency profilesCreate headroom on the target SoCExpand supported product profiles
Measured at 64 channels and a strict 1 ms configured receiver target, plus a separate physical PCM5122/I²S output proof.
INTEGRATION ADVANTAGE
Patent-pending architectureUserspace-only LinuxNo custom kernel module
Integrate proven technology without rebuilding the data path from scratch.
02 / THE TECHNOLOGYMove audio.
Move audio.
Not overhead.
Bama Box implements packet intake, jitter buffering and deadline-controlled scheduling entirely in Linux userspace. It requires no custom kernel module and is portable across Linux-capable SoCs. Platform-specific hardware timestamps, clocks and audio interfaces connect through a defined software API.
CONVENTIONAL LINUX PATH
NETWORKOVERHEADBUFFERSOVERHEADAUDIO STACK
System cost rises quickly as channel count grows.
BAMA BOX USERSPACE OPTIMIZED PATH
OPTIMIZEDPACKET INTAKE→OPTIMIZEDJITTER BUFFER→OPTIMIZEDDEADLINE SCHEDULER→OPTIMIZEDAUDIO DELIVERY
The integrated receive path reduces avoidable processing and data movement, leaving more CPU and memory headroom for the OEM product.
MEASURED CLOCK-DRIFT CONTROLTwo clocks.
Two clocks.
One audio timeline.
Network time and the audio-device clock do not run at exactly the same rate. In the measured HiFiBerry/PCM5122 run, the device consumed approximately one extra 48 kHz PCM frame—20.83 µs—about every ten seconds.
The Bama Box controller tracked that drift and made six declared, single-frame repeats during the 60-second run, keeping the presentation timeline aligned instead of allowing phase error to accumulate.
Time-drift control
Tracks the network and device clocks and applies explicit frame-level correction.
Jitter buffering
Absorbs arrival variation while protecting the configured receiver target.
PTP time mapping
Uses the platform timestamp source through a defined OEM software API.
ALSA delivery
Feeds the physical audio path with bounded runtime queue depth and low overhead.
STRICT 1 MS RECEIVER TIMING TARGET
Deterministic timing as density rises.
RTP timing drives deadline-controlled delivery. OEM timestamps, platform clocks and audio interfaces connect through a dedicated software API.
USERSPACE PATH VALIDATED · HARDWARE INTEGRATION IS PLATFORM-SPECIFICUS UTILITY PATENT APPLICATION
Systems and Methods for Processing Sound
- Network-audio processing architecture
- Deterministic timing control
- Scalable multichannel operation
- OEM integration support
03 / OEM LICENSINGPredictable economics.
Predictable economics.
Most of the value stays with you.
Production terms are structured to remain attractive even on platforms where the measured gain is at the conservative end of the performance range.
At shipment
No recurring subscription. The production royalty applies once when an enabled OEM product ships.
Aligned to capacity
Licensing follows the enabled network-audio channel class, keeping low-channel products economical.
Predictable maximum
A negotiated per-device ceiling prevents higher channel density from creating an open-ended royalty.
Your Linux SoC
Bring your i.MX7, i.MX8 or other target hardware for a confidential receiver comparison before production commitment.
Exact pricing stays private. Volume, product-family, platform and strategic-rights terms are matched to the product and scope.
Benchmark your target platform04 / MEASURED RESULTSEvidence for the
Evidence for the
OEM business case.
The homepage keeps the proof concise. The canonical benchmark record contains the complete multichannel data, physical-output evidence, tested comparisons and x86 methodology.
verified ALSA output channels
Measured scaling from a 1 ms to a 3 ms configured receiver target on the same reference platform.
configured receiver target
ALSA → I²S → PCM5122, with a maximum runtime ALSA queue of 34 frames / 0.71 ms.
lower CPU / memory
Compared with FFmpeg in a separate 32-channel x86/KVM receiver measurement.
05 / OPEN-SOURCE REFERENCE PLATFORMStagePi.
StagePi.
AES67 on Linux.
StagePi is Bama Box's open-source AES67 stagebox for off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi 4 and HiFiBerry hardware. It provides a transparent physical-audio reference and ecosystem proof, while the proprietary commercial receiver remains a separate OEM proposition.
Explore the StagePi referenceCONFIDENTIAL OEM BENCHMARK