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Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix B. Glossary

The following terms are used in this manual:
Fiber: single-mode or multimode fiber cable.
Single-mode: 9 -µ single-mode fiber cable.
Multimode: 62.5-µ or 50 -µ multimode fiber cable.
KVM: Keyboard, video, and mouse.
Console: Keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
Dual Access: A system allowing connection of local and remote user consoles.
Single-Head: An extender system that supports one monitor + keyboard/mouse.
Dual-Head: An extender system that supports two monitors + keyboard/mouse.
DVI: Digital video standard, installed by Digital Display Working Group (www.ddwg.org). R, G, B, CLOCK in a data stream with
up to 3x 1.6 Gbps signals are TMDS Level.
PSU: The desktop power supply unit connected to the local/remote unit.
HID: Human Interface Devices are units that are used for human access to the CPU. HID is a USB-device class of its own. Typically,
they are generic devices (for example, some memory devices, etc.). Generic keyboard and mouse, generic touch screen, generic
light pen, generic fingerprint sensor, generic graphic tablets, etc. are examples of HI D devices.
CWDM: Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing is a technology that multiplexes multiple optical carrier signals on a single
optical fiber by using different wavelengths (colors) of laser light to carry different signals.