A circuit that supports multiple monitors, docking functions, and protected content via one cable. The circuit includes a
receiver that receives multiple video streams, each including respective video data, a mux / demux, coupled to the
receiver, that determines which video
stream to display on a monitor, a low-
voltage differential signaling (LVDS) converter, coupled to the mux / demux, that generates an LVDS
signal based on the video data of the determined video
stream, an LVDS
serializer / deserializer, coupled to the LVDS converter, that generates a
signal based on the LVDS
signal and sends the signal to a display panel of the monitor for display, a
transmitter coupled to the mux / demux, and a transmit
physical interface (TPI) coupled to the
transmitter. The mux / demux sends at least a remainder of the video streams to the
transmitter, which sends them to the TPI, which transmits them as output, useable as input to further instances of the circuit.