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title: "Use Wheatstone Encoders"
slug: "using-wheatstone-encoders"
updated: 2025-09-03T17:37:27Z
published: 2025-09-03T17:37:27Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.tritondigital.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Wheatstone Encoders

Wheatstone [Streamblade and Wheatstream](https://wheatstone.com/product/streamblade-wheatstream/) streaming appliances and [Layers](https://wheatstone.com/product/layers-software-suite/) cloud streaming software support the Triton Digital MRV2 (Media Relay version 2) protocol to provide seamless integration between the studio AoIP (audio over IP) system and content delivery.

MRV2 is a proprietary streaming transport protocol that sits between the station’s master control room and the CDN (content delivery network). MRV2 is designed for accurate ad stitching and a high-quality listening experience.

> [!NOTE]
> Also see:
> 
> - [Connecting 3rd-party Icecast Products/Services](/user/docs/connecting-icecast)
> - [Choosing Audio Bitrate Settings](/user/docs/audio-bitrate-settings#available-codecs)
> - [Redundant/High Availability Setups](/user/docs/redundanthigh-availability-setups)

Wheatstone products provide this support for Triton Digital MRV2:

- High Availability: partial support for redundancy, as described below.
- Metadata.
- All Wheatstone appliances and Layers support 44.1 KHz or 48KH bitrates.
- Wheatstone appliances with firmware StreamBlade_app v1.0.2.090 and later support bit rates of 16 KHz, 22.05 KHz, and 32 KHz.

Adaptive bitrates are not supported.

## Support for High Availability

Wheatstone encoders partially support High Availability for MRV2:

- **HA Level 1:** Not yet supported.
- **HA Level 2:** Supported in Wheatstone.
- **HA Level 3:** Not yet supported.

### Preferred: HA Level 2 with Wheatstone

Triton recommends this configuration: **Single Stream**, **Sticky mode**. This setup provides High Availability at the Wheatstream level while bypassing technical issues.

![wheatstone-ha-level2](https://cdn.document360.io/7124b381-0a94-401a-abbd-9df9c4ea5dff/Images/Documentation/wheatstone-ha-level2.png)