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Other Functions
Establishing a LINC
Before an audio signal can be transmitted between
i.LINK components, a "LINC" must first be established
between the receiving component (of the audio signal)
and the sending component. Establishing a "LINC"
means establishing a logical path for the transmission
of digital audio signals between the two components.
Each logical path has an ID number. Since the
component that sends an audio signal must output the
signal to a path, and the component that receives the
signal must input it from the same path, the path must
be mutually known by both components. During the
establishment of a LINC, the following communication
occurs between the two i.LINK components.
Example
A component establishing a LINC with a CD player in
order to receive an audio signal from the CD player
1 The component that will receive an audio signal
from the CD player sends a request and path
information to the CD player to establish a
transmission path for the audio signal.
The component
that receives
the audio signal
2 The CD player responds to the component,
agreeing to the establishment of a LINC.
The digital audio signal transmission becomes possible
only after the communication described above has
occurred and a LINC has been established.
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