---
name: "libpipewire-module-vban-send"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpipewire"
version: "1:1.6.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libpipewire-module-vban-send"
---

# libpipewire-module-vban-send(7)

VBAN sender

## NAME

libpipewire-module-vban-send - VBAN sender

## DESCRIPTION

The vban-send module creates a PipeWire sink that sends audio and midi VBAN packets.

## MODULE NAME

libpipewire-module-vban-send

## MODULE OPTIONS

Options specific to the behavior of this module

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  source.ip =\<str\>: source IP address, default "0.0.0.0"

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  destination.ip =\<str\>: destination IP address, default "127.0.0.1"

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  destination.port =\<int\>: destination port, default 6980

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  local.ifname = \<str\>: interface name to use

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  net.mtu = \<int\>: MTU to use, default 1500

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  net.ttl = \<int\>: TTL to use, default 1

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  net.loop = \<bool\>: loopback multicast, default false

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  sess.min-ptime = \<int\>: minimum packet time in milliseconds, default 2

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  sess.max-ptime = \<int\>: maximum packet time in milliseconds, default 20

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  sess.name = \<str\>: a session name

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  sess.media = \<string\>: the media type audio\|midi, default audio

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  stream.props = {}: properties to be passed to the stream

## GENERAL OPTIONS

Options with well-known behavior:

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  **remote.name**

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  **audio.format**

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  **audio.rate**

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  **audio.channels**

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  **audio.layout**

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  **audio.position**

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  **node.name**

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  **node.description**

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  **media.name**

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  **node.group**

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  **node.latency**

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  **node.virtual**

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  **media.class**

## EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION

```
 # ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-vban-send.conf
 context.modules = [
 {   name = libpipewire-module-vban-send
     args = {
         #local.ifname = "eth0"
         #source.ip = "0.0.0.0"
         #destination.ip = "127.0.0.1"
         #destination.port = 6980
         #net.mtu = 1500
         #net.ttl = 1
         #net.loop = false
         #sess.min-ptime = 2
         #sess.max-ptime = 20
         #sess.name = "PipeWire VBAN stream"
         #sess.media = "audio"
         #audio.format = "S16LE"
         #audio.rate = 44100
         #audio.channels = 2
         #audio.position = [ FL FR ]
         stream.props = {
             node.name = "vban-sender"
         }
     }
}
]
```

**Since**

0\.3.76