clever alternative applications for Ethernet ports.
A wide selection of network switches is available, spanning from five-port types to expansive racks of networking equipment fueled by industrial-grade 96-port devices. Certain Ethernet switches accommodate Power Over Ethernet (PoE), enabling them to supply power to connected devices via the Ethernet cable.
Ethernet switches find use in unexpected ways as well. In the field of video production, an Ethernet switch could be utilized to facilitate multiple connections to crucial segments of the pipeline. Blackmagic Design introduced a specialized production-grade switch to oversee video streams among devices. Moreover, some productions are now leveraging Network Device Interface (NDI), which can drastically lower expenses for smaller projects. NDI reduces costs by utilizing standard Ethernet networks instead of costly or restrictive video cables like SDI or HDMI. It subsequently transmits video as a stream to video production software to be employed as a source.