Small form factor pluggable unit with signal conversion capabilities
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1. A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) unit comprising:
- a housing having specific standardized SFP dimensions and adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit;
a first bidirectional connector on a front panel of the housing for receiving a video signal;
an analog to digital convertor (ADC) in the housing for converting the video signal into a digital signal;
a serializer module in the housing for transforming the digital signal into a serial data signal; and
a second bidirectional connector on the front panel of the housing for outputting the serial data signal.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices comprising small form factor pluggable units (SFP) having connectors for receiving and sending signals and a processor for converting the received signals prior to sending the converted signals. Received or sent signals may comprise video signals in various analog or digital formats. Conversion of the received signals may comprise analog to digital or digital to analog conversion, serializing or deserializing a digital signal, frame synchronization of a video signal, and/or cross conversion of a video signal from a first format to a second format.
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1. A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) unit comprising:
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a housing having specific standardized SFP dimensions and adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit; a first bidirectional connector on a front panel of the housing for receiving a video signal; an analog to digital convertor (ADC) in the housing for converting the video signal into a digital signal; a serializer module in the housing for transforming the digital signal into a serial data signal; and a second bidirectional connector on the front panel of the housing for outputting the serial data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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7. A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) unit comprising:
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a housing having specific standardized SFP dimensions and adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit; a first bidirectional connector on a front panel of the housing for receiving a serial data signal; a deserializer module in the housing for transforming the serial data signal into a digital signal; a digital to analog convertor (DAC) in the housing for converting the digital signal into a video signal; and a second bidirectional connector on the front panel of the housing for outputting the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A conversion device comprising:
a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) unit comprising; a housing having specific standardized SFP dimensions and adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit; an analog to digital convertor and digital to analog convertor (ADC/DAC) in the housing for converting a signal between an analog format and a digital parallel format, a serializer and deserializer module in the housing for transforming a digital signal between the digital parallel format and a serial format, a first bidirectional connector on a front panel of the housing for receiving a video signal according to the analog format, and a second bidirectional connector on the front panel of the housing for sending a data signal according to the serial format. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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