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Unicast and Multicast Modes
Figure 2.6 - Unicast mode: Sender unit S1 transmitting to Receiver unit R1
Note that each of the Sender units in Figure 2.6 is assigned a unique channel number.
However, if we were to change the video channel on Sender unit S2 to channel 5, this
would violate the unicast mode rule: A Sender unit can communicate with only one
Receiver unit at a time.
Figure 2.7 - Unicast mode violation: Two Sender units (S1 and S2) using the same
video channel.
LAN
Receiver unit
Receiver unit
HDMI Out
HDMI Out
Sender unit
Sender unit
Sender unit
HDMI In
HDMI In
HDMI In
R
1
S
1
S
2
S
3
R
2
2
5
5
1
2
LAN
Receiver unit
Receiver unit
HDMI Out
HDMI Out
Sender unit
Sender unit
Sender unit
HDMI In
HDMI In
HDMI In
R
1
S
1
S
2
S
3
R
2
2
5
5
5
2
Basic Operation