DIGITAL DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS

摘要

A digital data transfer apparatus which executes appropriate routing of digital data having two different formats, i.e., a serial-digital interface (SDI) format and serial-digital data interface (SDDI) format that is partially common to the SDI format. The apparatus includes first signal generator means (102) for providing data of a first transfer packet having the SDI format; second signal generator means (104) for providing data of a second transfer packet of the SDDI format having the same data length; and a first routing apparatus (20, 20A) having a first input terminal for receiving the data of the first transfer packet, and a second input terminal for receiving the data of the second transfer packet, for outputting first input data applied to the first input terminal and outputting the second data applied to the second input terminal from the second output terminal on the basis of the set routing information.