1. A 10Gbps SMPTE 292M compatible optical interface July.13.2005 Sony Corporation

2. Basic Conceptfor the interface Shares same structure as 1.5Gb/s SDI. Shares same structure as 1.5Gb/s SDI. A low delay real-time interface with timing reference signals up to 10Gb/s. A low delay real-time interface with timing reference signals up to 10Gb/s. Transmission length up to 2 km. Transmission length up to 2 km. Adopts existing transmission module. Adopts existing transmission module. Uses “XFP” designed for 10Gb-E or Fibre channelUses “XFP” designed for 10Gb-E or Fibre channel Primary payloads. Primary payloads. 4k  2k D-Cinema image4k  2k D-Cinema image 1080/50P and 1080/60P HDTV image1080/50P and 1080/60P HDTV image Up to 5 channels of 1.5Gb/s SDIUp to 5 channels of 1.5Gb/s SDI

3. Real-Time Synchronous Interface Clock Frequency Clock Frequency F ck = 74.25 MHz  144 = 10.692GHzF ck = 74.25 MHz  144 = 10.692GHz Complies with S274M digital representation.Complies with S274M digital representation. Locked to 74.25MHz Image Sampling clock.Locked to 74.25MHz Image Sampling clock. 7.2 times F ck with S292M ( 1.5Gb/s SDI )7.2 times F ck with S292M ( 1.5Gb/s SDI ) I/O stream for the interface is 1.5Gb/s SDI. I/O stream for the interface is 1.5Gb/s SDI. SMPTE 292M or SMPTE 372M can be embedded.SMPTE 292M or SMPTE 372M can be embedded. 1.5Gb/s Timing Reference Signals are completely maintained through 10Gb/s SDI.1.5Gb/s Timing Reference Signals are completely maintained through 10Gb/s SDI.

4. Transmission module for 10Gbps XFP MSA v3.1 XFP MSA v3.1 XFP is used for OC192/STM-64 9.95 Gb/sOC192/STM-64 9.95 Gb/s 10 Gigabit FC 10.5 Gb/s10 Gigabit FC 10.5 Gb/s ITU-T G.709 10.7 Gb/sITU-T G.709 10.7 Gb/s IEEE802.3ae 10.3 Gb/s (10 Gigabit Ethernet )IEEE802.3ae 10.3 Gb/s (10 Gigabit Ethernet )And… 10Gb/s-SDI 10.69Gb/s10Gb/s-SDI 10.69Gb/s 1,310 nm LASER wavelength 2 W (Transceiver) Power Consumption 78  18  8 mm DimensionSpecificationDescription

5. Trend of XFP market price  This forecast is derived from one of Japanese manufacturer.

6. Applications beyond 1.5Gb/s Applicable image formats Applicable image formats Input Video Sampling Structure Quantization Frame Rate Interface Bit Rate 4k  2k DCDM 24P10.7Gbps 2k  1k DCDM 4:4:4 XYZ 12 bit 48P 1.5Gbps x 4 2k  1k DCDM 24P 1.5Gbps x 2 1080/50P,60P 4:4:4 RGB 10 or 12 bit 50P, 60P 1.5Gbps x 4 1080/50P,60P 4:2:2 YC B C R 10 bit 50P, 60P 1.5Gbps x 2 1080/60i etc. ( Full Bit 5ch.) 4:2:2 YC B C R 10 bit 24P,25P, 30P 50i,60i 1.5Gbps x 5

7. Block diagram for the 10Gbps interface 7.7 Gb/s DCDM (4k  2k/24P) 3Gb/s HD  2ch. (1080/50~60P) 1.5Gb/s HD  5ch. (1080/50~60i) 8B/10B Encoder Serializer Sync inserter Byte Array Formatter E to O ( XFP ) O to E ( XFP ) Deserializer Sync separator 8B/10B Decoder SDI Stream generator 1.5Gb/s SDI  N Timing Reference Signal 10Gb/s fiber

8. Line structure of 1.5Gb/s SDI@30Hz Note: 10.692×10 9 bit/s  30 frame  1125 line = 316,800 bit/line 10bit each for Y and C 8bit x 2 stream 10bit x 2 stream

9. 4k  2k @24Hz DCDM Mapping DCDM Level 1 DCDM level 3  4 Map to S372M  4 ( S292M  8 ) Map to 10Gb/s interface

10. 4k  2k @24Hz Line structure Note: 10.692×10 9 bit/s  24 frame  1125 line = 396,000 bit/line

11. 4k  2k @24Hz Frame structure EAVHANCSAV Active Video : XYZ 12bit ( 8192 sample  3ch  1080 Line ) 0 24,575 1 1125 24,576 26,399 24,576 sample 1,824 sample 41 42 : 1122 : 1121 Line number Sample number Data for Line 1

12. Experimental Hardware  Every component used in the hardware is a commercial product.

13. Transmission performance 24h transmission test with 2km fiber was completed with no error. 24h transmission test with 2km fiber was completed with no error.

14. Summary Practical optical interface for 10 Gb/s image transmission was confirmed by experiments. Practical optical interface for 10 Gb/s image transmission was confirmed by experiments. All Formats defined in S274M ( e.g. 4:4:4, 1080/60P ) and 4k  2k D-Cinema image can be transmitted. All Formats defined in S274M ( e.g. 4:4:4, 1080/60P ) and 4k  2k D-Cinema image can be transmitted. Error free transmission over 2km has been confirmed. Error free transmission over 2km has been confirmed. No exclusive component is needed for the interface. No exclusive component is needed for the interface. Estimated hardware cost would be around twice as much as current 1.5Gb/s SDI. Estimated hardware cost would be around twice as much as current 1.5Gb/s SDI. Is the interface worth standardizing? Is the interface worth standardizing?