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Some Dell enterprise switches actually used HDMI for stacking[0]. Image: https://kbimg.dell.com/library/KB/DELL_ORGANIZATIONAL_GROUPS/DELL_GLOBAL/Dell_Networki
by w7 7y ago
Some Dell enterprise switches actually used HDMI for stacking[0].
Image: https://kbimg.dell.com/library/KB/DELL_ORGANIZATIONAL_GROUPS/DELL_GLOBAL/Dell_Networking/5500%20Stack.png https://kbimg.dell.com/library/KB/DELL_ORGANIZATIONAL_GROUPS...
But it's not a common thing and I believe is outmoded.
[0] https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/how10728/how-to-stack-dell-networking-powerconnect-5500-model-switches?lang=en https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/how10728/how-t...
- pbalau 7y agoIs that HDMI protocol or HDMI cables? There are a bunch of sensors that use ethernet connectors, but have nothing to do with networks
- w7 7y agoJust cables.
- ComputerGuru 7y agoClever. Stacking necessarily requires a loop, so you can just use unidirectional data flow and you don’t need 2x cables. Or perhaps they use a proprietary half-duplex implementation over the single channel, which would allow for it to continue working with a device out. I can’t see why, though. It can’t be cheaper (and they have to license the HDMI spec).