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ZIPI-An Inexpensive, Deterministic, Moderate-Speed Computer Network for Music and Other Media

This paper explores the proposal for a new network protocol, called ZIPI, for communication among computer electronic musical instruments and related media devices. ZIPI is an OSI modeled token-ring network that supports a deterministic peer-to-peer architecture. A central hub provides a single-cable star configuration and increases ring robustness. Baud rate is variable, starting at 250 K. Current hardware supports 20 Mbaud.

Authors: McMillen, Keith; Wright, Matthew; Simon, David; Wessel, David
Affiliations: Gibson USA, Berkeley, CA ; Probitas Corporation, Mountain View, CA ; Center for New Music and Audio Technology, Berkeley,CA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference:13th International Conference: Computer-Controlled Sound Systems (December 1994)
Paper Number:13-024 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Computer-Controlled Sound Systems

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