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Setting Sail with Seamless AV
MXnet 10G SDVoE Integration Aboard 
a 207-Foot Mega Yacht

When it comes to luxury, there are no shortcuts—especially when outfitting a 207-foot, five-deck mega yacht for a billionaire owner with an uncompromising vision of audiovisual excellence. In this remarkable project, AVPro Edge’s MXNet 10G SDVoE platform delivered an elite AV-over-IP solution worthy of the open seas.

Elevating Marine AV with Fiber-Based 10G Infrastructure
This floating palace accommodates 12 guests and 18 crew members, with 12 guest rooms, 18 crew cabins, and a stunning owner’s stateroom. The yacht’s AV system needed to offer the highest performance with zero latency, full 4K resolution, and uninterrupted audio-visual delivery from bow to stern.

At the heart of the installation is a fully fiber-based 10G AV distribution network. Anchored by three AC-MXNET-25G-SW48HQ switches connected via a 100G fiber backbone in a star topology, the system employs link aggregation and RAG7 load balancing to handle the bandwidth demands of SDVoE multicast traffic. The result? Frame-synced, uncompressed, ultra-low-latency video and audio across every zone on board.

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Key Components of the System
The system leverages a comprehensive suite of AVPro Edge’s flagship hardware, including:
  • AC-MXNET-10G-CBOX controllers
  • AC-MXNET-10G-TCVR transceivers
  • AC-MXNET-10G-TCVR-AVDM for audio downmixing
  • AC-MXNET-POE-PSU24 remote power solutions
  • AC-MXNET-HDRACK rack mounting
  • AC-PSU-12V-3A power supplies
Every component was selected to meet the demanding conditions and performance expectations of high-seas luxury.
Clever Engineering for Challenging Spaces
One unique challenge was the limited Ethernet connectivity in many rooms. With just one Ethernet port per space, traditional cabling solutions wouldn’t suffice. By utilizing the 1GbE passthrough on 34 AC-MXNET-10G-TCVR units, the installation team connected 34 compact 4-channel amplifiers, one per room, preserving signal quality and minimizing infrastructure.

Additionally, VLAN 40 was employed to isolate these extensions, with IGMP snooping enabled to prevent multicast overflow from interfering with the IT backbone—a crucial strategy in maintaining performance and stability.
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Navigating Integration Challenges
As with any complex deployment, success depended on more than hardware. A lack of coordination between AV and IT integrators resulted in misconfigured VLANs, trunk ports, and snooping settings that initially caused significant traffic issues. AVPro Edge’s MXNet team stepped in to conduct a full audit, uncover root causes, and resolve the conflicts with revised switch configurations and best practices.

The takeaway? In hybrid AV/IT environments, cross-discipline collaboration from day one is essential. Early-stage planning, shared documentation, and co-signed configurations can make all the difference.
The Why Behind SDVoE and MXNet
This project chose SDVoE and AVPro’s MXNet 10G platform for several reasons:
  • Uncompressed native 10G video for pristine 4K images
  • Instant, frame-accurate switching
  • Simultaneous multichannel and stereo audio
  • Fiber scalability and resilience ideal for marine settings
These features made MXNet the only logical choice for a client who demanded nothing but the best.
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A Flagship Achievement
This installation stands as a flagship demonstration of what’s possible when elite technology meets expert engineering. With zero-latency performance, rock-solid reliability, and seamless switching across vendor platforms, AVPro Edge’s solution set a new bar for luxury AV integration at sea.

Final Thoughts
When expectations are sky-high—literally and figuratively—you need an AV platform that performs without compromise. This mega yacht case study is proof that with the right gear, the right team, and a fiber-first strategy, AV excellence isn’t just achievable—it’s expected.

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Industry Recognition: SDVoE Project Excellence Award
We’re proud to share that this mega yacht installation earned AVPro the Project Excellence Award at the annual SDVoE Alliance meeting in Portugal. Voted on by SDVoE members, this award recognizes outstanding achievement in system design, execution, and innovation using SDVoE technology. The honor reflects not just the technical complexity of the deployment, but the exceptional teamwork, problem-solving, and customer-focused engineering that brought the project to life. It’s a true testament to what’s possible when performance meets precision.
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