HomePod mini music pauses every 30 seconds

Cupertino, February 28, 2024

Hi, I have Apple Music playing directly from a HomePod and the sound stops every 30 seconds. I filmed what was happening and attached it to this post. Sometimes it seems to give up after some of the 30 second pauses and move on to the next song, but that didn't happen in my video. Eventually, all audio output seems to stop completely until there is manual intervention. I'm using 2x DrayTek AP903 wireless access points, both wired (no wireless network or WiFi extenders involved) and in AP mode. I have 3x Apple HomePod Minis in the house. The one in the video is connected to an Apple TV that is connected to the network. All HomePods connect to the same SSID which is on the same VLAN as the wired network used by Apple TV and most devices in the home. The only separate traffic on my home network is a separate SSID for guests and an associated VLAN that no smart home devices connect to. Looking at my wireless access point, I can see that the HomePod in my video has a signal strength of "100% (-50 dbm)". I don't see any evidence that the HomePod is trying to move between access points. I note that the HomePod in my video was connected to the 2.4GHz band, although I don't see why it should matter since it's not, for example, an iPhone streaming to the HomePod, but Apple Music playing directly on the device . Does anyone know what could be causing these interruptions every 30 seconds please? Any suggestions to improve my setup would be appreciated! Thank you very much

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