SDVoE Alliance, a consortium promoting Ethernet-based AVoIP, will introduce FlexLinQ at Integrated Systems Europe 2026, describing it as a new SDVoE reference design that enables AVoIP systems to adapt automatically to different Ethernet link speeds. The design is intended to support operation across 1GbE, 2.5GbE, 5GbE and 10GbE networks without manual configuration.
FlexLinQ is designed to use automatic link-speed training at start-up, allowing each connection to negotiate the highest bandwidth supported by the available network infrastructure and cabling. Where higher speeds cannot be sustained, the system is designed to adapt automatically rather than fail or require reconfiguration.
The reference design has been developed by Semtech, the semiconductor company that provides the core silicon used in SDVoE products. Semtech is best known in pro AV for developing SDVoE technology, which enables low-latency AVoIP transport over standard Ethernet networks.
According to the SDVoE Alliance, FlexLinQ is intended to simplify product development for manufacturers by allowing a single SDVoE platform to operate across multiple network speeds. For integrators, the approach is designed to reduce reliance on 10GbE-only infrastructure and to support deployments on mixed or legacy networks.
When operating below 10GbE, visually lossless compression is applied only when required and is managed dynamically in real time, the company says. This is designed to maintain low latency while improving resilience over long cable runs or marginal installations.
Stephane Tremblay, president of the SDVoE Alliance, said: “FlexLinQ addresses a practical problem for nearly every audiovisual environment. Manufacturers no longer have to design different products for different network speeds, and integrators no longer have to force every project onto 10GbE.”
The SDVoE Alliance will be exhibiting on stand 5E900 at ISE 2026.
