PASSIVE VIDEO MULTIPLEXING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A passive video multiplexing method and apparatus for encoding video synchronization signals within a KVM extension system. A Rack Interface Pod (RIP) is provided for receiving video signals from a network server (122) and providing them to a remote user via a local area network (LAN). The analog signals received by the RIP are transmitted to a Rack Connection Manager (RCM) (116) having video processing logic, a supervisory process (94), a KVM switch system (92), and Ethernet interface circuitry (118). A plurality of ARI systems (117) are connected to the RCM (116), and a pluraltiy of network servers (122), intended to be controlled by the remote user, are connected to each ARI (117) by a respective wiring strip or Pod Expansion Module (PEM).