Glossary
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Term
Explanation
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).
Fiber
Single-mode or multi-mode fiber cables
EGA
The Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) is an old
analog graphic standard, introduced by IBM in 1984.
A D-Sub 9 connector is used for connection.
FBAS
The analog color video baseband signal (FBAS) is
also called Composite Video and it is part of the PAL
TV standard.
Console
Keyboard, mouse and monitor
KVM
Keyboard, video and mouse
Mini-XLR
Industrial standard for electrical plug connections
(3 pole) for the transmission of digital audio and
control signals
Multi-mode
62.5µ multi-mode fiber cable or 50µ multi-mode fiber
cable
OSD
The On-Screen-Display is used to display information
or to operate a device.
Quad-Head
A system with four video connections
RCA (Cinch)
A not standardized plug connection for transmission
of electrical audio and video signals, especially with
coaxial cables
SFP
SFPs (Small Form Factor Pluggable) are pluggable
interface modules for Gigabit connections. SFP
modules are available for Cat X and fiber
interconnect cables.
S/PDIF
A digital audio interconnect that is used in consumer
audio equipment over relatively short distances.
Single-Head
A system with one video connection
Single Link
A DVI-D interface for resolutions up to 1920x1200 by
signal transmission of up to 165 MPixel/s (24-bit).
Alternative frequencies are Full HD (1080p), 2K HD
(2048x1080) and 2048x1152.
Single-mode
9µ single-mode fiber cable
S-Video (Y/C)
The S-Video (Y/C) is a video format transmitting
luminance and chrominance signals separately.
Thereby it has a higher quality standard than FBAS.
