...device in-between the link to copy and illegally distribute the contents. • Since HDCP is designed for digital video, it is supported only from digital devices with DVI, HDMI or DisplayPort interface. If you try to be smart and connect a Blue-ray ...

...of uni-directional Main Link for transporting A/V streams, a half-duplex bi-directional AUX CH for plug-and-play, and Hot Plug Detect (HPD). It competes directly with HDMI, however, DisplayPort is an open standard with no royalties and it is expecte...

...provide seamless links and enable the use of existing hardware. Fibre can be incorporated into networks in planned upgrades. • Standards—New TIA/EIA standards are bringing fibre closer to the desktop. TIA/EIA-785, ratified in 2001, provides a...

...expensive dedicated links from a back room to digital signage in lobbies or other public areas. Plus, the video is a lot less susceptible to interference, image skew, and compromised resolution. • Compression makes it possible to run the signal ...

...at some point within a link, extend signals over their native cabling with no signal conversion occurring. These amplification or repeater types of devices are designed to equalize and amplify the signal to go greater distances. Some support daisyc...

...is very useful when uplink bandwidth is limited and administrators want to reserve bandwidth for special users, services or computers. • VLAN: (Virtual Local Area Network) The switch can be seperated into more and smaller switches with the Port Ba...

...Layer 1 (the Data-Link Layer) of the seven-layer OSI model. • There are also two types of logical presentation: unstructured and structured. Here’s how they differ: • Unstructured/Unframed/Clear Channel™ G.703 provides the user with the full 2...