Gigabit Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet • As workstations and servers migrated from ordinary 10-Mbps Ethernet to 100-Mbps speeds, it became clear that even greater speeds were needed. Gigabit Ethernet was developed for an even faster Ethernet stan...

DDC (Display Data Channel) • DDC (Display Data Channel) • Defined Standard by VESA • DDC ( Display Data Channel) is a defined Standard by VESA. While DDC is just the description of the interface, the true data that is exchanged between graphic...

TEMPEST • TEMPEST (Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Transmissions) • Black Box Explains TEMPEST. • TEMPEST is an acronym for Telecommunications Electronics Material Protected from Emanating Spurious Tra...

Connecting peripherals with USB • Connecting peripherals with USB • Hot-Swappable • Because USB connections are hot-swappable, you can attach or remove peripherals without shutting down your computer. • Different connectors • A standard USB ca...

V.35 - the original serial interface • V.35 - the original serial interface • V.35 is the ITU (formerly CCITT) standard termed “Data Transmission at 48 kbps Using 60–108 KHz Group-Band Circuits. • Basically, V.35 is a high-speed serial interfa...

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...