The present invention provides systems, devices, software, connectors and methods for transmitting compressed audio and video signals in a local system, which greatly reduces the bandwidth requirements, greatly reduces costs, and can transmit very long distances with cables. There is a high degree of system flexibility (eg link topology and scalability), using a single coaxial cable for simplicity and ease of use, or network cable, wireless, Internet and connectors, but not as much There are uncompressed digital systems such as HDMI, DVI, DP or SDI that produce any more signal quality loss or delay. The present invention also provides a solution for introducing uncompressed audio and video data and Internet data into the system. These systems, devices, connectors and methods are collectively referred to as "XDI" (Extended Digital Interface).