Steve Lampen Multimedia Technology Manager Product Line Manager – Entertainment Belden Hollywood Post Alliance Technology Retreat

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It is clear that significant improvements in cable performance will take 5 years to accomplish It is clear that significant improvements in cable performance will take 5 years to accomplish The start of that process is to look and test our existing cable to 12 GHz (our current limit) The start of that process is to look and test our existing cable to 12 GHz (our current limit) This means looking statistically at our existing cables.

 30 factory batches of each cable  1 piece from each batch  Testing to 12 GHz  Attenuation  Return Loss  Expected distance formula  -40 ½ clock (Nyquist)

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-40 ½ clock QUAD LINK DUAL LINKSINGLE LINK 3G x 4 = 12 GHz6 GHz x 2 = 12 GHz12 GHz Existing Products Existing Product PROPOSED CABLEFeetMetresFeetMetresFeetMetres 179DT 16249` A A A A A

 No new part numbers.  Use the cables you already have.  Just be aware of the new distances numbers.  Based on the new SMPTE formula (-40 ½ clock)  Cables originally designed for SD  270 MHz (tested to 400 MHz)  Then HD (1.5 GHz) tested to 2.25 GHz  Then 3G (3 GHz) tested to 4.5 GHz  Are now running 12 GHz/4K

From Our Friends at MATROX Mindspeed 12 GHz/4K. 75m 1694A EQ’d. reclocked