CES News: DisplayPort over Ethernet enables use of low cost cables
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Mixed signal semiconductor specialist, Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has teamed up with high frequency interconnect provider, ICT Lanto, to announce the first DisplayPort over Ethernet adapter based on IDT's PanelPort LinkXtend device.
The IDT VLX1000 PanelPort LinkXtend is a DisplayPort based device that provides amplification, re-drive capability, and signal reconditioning for extended cable links from computers to remote monitors, projectors, and digital signage. According to IDT, the device is the world's first solution to provide jitter clean up and full link layer repeater functionality in a single chip. It can be connected serially through standard Ethernet cables.
Jerry Tsai, general manager of ICT-LANTO, said: "DisplayPort is becoming a common digital display interface for pcs and monitors. As the adoption of DisplayPort increases, so will the need for long distance cabling solutions, which can be cost and performance prohibitive if customers wish to enable high bit rate connections. Our new DisplayPort-to-RJ-45 adapter solves this issue by allowing the use of inexpensive networking cables to transmit uncompressed DisplayPort digital display and audio data."
The device supports up to four lanes with link rates of 2.7Gb/s for a total of 10.8Gb/s bandwidth that allows up to 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution. The device offers full Hollywood content security support and requires no external power source for use in adapters or dongles.
The DisplayPort-over-Ethernet adapter will be on display in the VESA booth at the 2011 International CES, Las Vegas.