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Appendix: Glossary

Appendix. Glossary

The following terms are commonly used in this guide or in video and KVM technology:

AES/EBU — Digital audio standard officially known as AES3, used for carrying digital audio signals between devices.

CATx — Any CAT5e (CAT6, CAT7) cable.

CGA — The Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) is an old analog graphics standard with up to 16 displayable colors and a maximum resolution of 640 x 400 pixels.

Component Video — The Component Video (YPbPr) is a high-quality video standard that consists of three independently and separately transmittable video signals, the luminance signal, and two color difference signals.

Composite Video — The Composite Video is also called FBAS and it is part of the PAL TV standard.

CON Unit — Component of a ServSwitch DKM FX or media extender that connects to the console (monitor[s], keyboard and mouse; optionally also with USB 2.0 devices).

CPU Unit — Component of a ServSwitch DKM FX or media extender that connects to a source (computer, CPU).

DDC — The Display Data Channel (DDC) is a serial communication interface between a monitor and a source (computer, CPU). It enables data exchange via monitor cable and automatic installation and configuration of a monitor driver by the operating system.

Dual Access — A system that operates a source (computer, CPU) from two consoles.

Dual-Head — A system with two video connections.

Dual Link — A DVI-D interface for resolutions up to 2560 x 2048 by signal transmission of up to 330 MPixel/s (24-bit).

DVI — Digital video standard, introduced by the Digital Display Working Group (http://www.ddwg.org). See also Single Link and Dual Link. The signals have TMDS level.

DVI-I — A combined signal (digital and analog) that allows running a VGA monitor at a DVI-I port—in contrast to DVI-D (see DVI).

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