RS-232 - A group of specifications for interfaces • RS-232 - A group of specifications for interfaces • RS-232, also known as RS-232C and TIA/EIA-232-E, is a group of electrical, functional, and mechanical specifications for interfaces between...

M1 - Display Interface System • M1 - Display Interface System • In 2001, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) approved the M1 Display Interface System for digital displays. The M1 system is a versatile and convenient system desig...

Fast and Giga Ethernet: 100 and 1000-Mbps • Fast and Giga Ethernet: 100 and 1000-Mbps • In computer networking, Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100-Mbps, against t...

10 Gigabit Ethernet • 10-Gigabit Ethernet • From LAN to WAN to MAN • 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GBE), ratified in June 2002, is a logical extension of previous Ethernet versions. 10-GBE was designed to make the transition from LANs to Wide Area N...

Remote Access • Remote Management • Remote access refers to a temporary link—usually a phone connection—and does not include permanent LAN-to-LAN connections. These temporary links can be made over a number of different kinds of media includin...

PoE phantom power • PoE phantom power • PoE over Gigabit Ethernet • 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet use only two pairs of wire in 4-pair CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6 cable, leaving the other two pairs free to transmit power for Power over Ethernet (PoE) a...

IP-Based Distribution • IP-Based A/V Distribution • IP-based distribution technologies use transmitters and receivers to extend signals over a TCP/IP network (a LAN or even a WAN, for instance). Oftentimes, they’re called IP streamers when use...

...etc. S/PDIF is based on the professional AES3 interconnect standard. • S/PDIF signals are carried over two types of cables. The first is a 75-ohm coaxial cable with orange RCA connectors. The second is a fiber cable with TOSLINK connectors.