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Operating the DVI KVM over IP
Figure 2.3 - Unicast mode: Receiver unit R1 is now connected to Sender unit S1.
Note that each of the Sender units in Figure 2.3 is assigned a unique channel number.
However, if we were to change the video channel on Sender unit S1 to channel 1, this
would have violated the unicast mode rule: A Sender unit can communicate with only
one Receiver unit at a time.
Figure 2.4 - Unicast mode violation: Two Sender units (S1 and S2) using the same
video channel.
Unicast and Multicast Modes
LAN
Receiver unit
Receiver unit
DVI Out
DVI Out
Sender unit
Sender unit
Sender unit
DVI In
DVI In
DVI In
R
1
R
2
S
2
S
3
S
1
2
5
5
1
2
LAN
Receiver unit
Receiver unit
DVI Out
DVI Out
Sender unit
Sender unit
Sender unit
DVI In
DVI In
DVI In
R
1
R
2
S
2
S
3
S
1
2
1
1
1
2