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Document Overview

The SMPTE ST 2081 suite of documents defines the mapping of various source image formats onto a singlelink, dual-link and quad-link serial digital interface operating at a nominal rate of 6 Gb/s. This informative "roadmap" describes the documents in the SMPTE ST 2081 suite.

The SMPTE ST 2081 series specify a common virtual interface that is carried on electrical physical interfaces which are also defined in the document suite and on optical physical interfaces..

The diagram of Figure 1 illustrates a simplified 'Image mapping data flow' roadmap for the 6G-SDI profile as defined by the SMPTE ST 2081 document suite. The individual roadmaps of the SMPTE ST 2081 standards include additional details of reference standards.