DockPort

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DockPort (originally codenamed Lightning Bolt{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Thomas|date=September 4, 2012|title=The Magic of AMD's Lightning Bolt|url=http://www.semiaccurate.com/2012/09/04/the-magic-of-amds-lighting-bolt/|publisher=SemiAccurate|access-date=January 7, 2014}}) is a backward-compatible extension of DisplayPort, adding USB 3.0 and DC power, in addition to DisplayPort's video and audio signalling. Standardised by VESA, it is the first royalty-free industry standard to combine these four interface functions in one connector.{{cite press release|date=January 7, 2014|url=http://www.vesa.org/featured-articles/displayport-adds-dockport-extension-to-royalty-free-vesa-standard/|title=DisplayPort™ Adds DockPort Extension to Royalty-Free VESA Standard|publisher=VESA|access-date=January 7, 2014}}{{cite web|title=displayport announces dockport|date=June 3, 2014|publisher=VESA|url=http://www.displayport.org/pr/vesa-releases-dockport-standard/}} DockPort was developed by AMD and Texas Instruments, two member companies of VESA, as a low-cost alternative to Thunderbolt, for use as a docking interface for laptops and other mobile devices.

The Texas Instruments HD3SS2521 is a DockPort controller that routes DisplayPort and USB 3.0 signals along with power over a standard DisplayPort cable. It was unveiled in 2013, and used as the basis of the final DockPort standard.{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=January 7, 2014 |title=AMD/TI's DockPort Adopted As Official Extension to DisplayPort Standard |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7649/dockport-adopted-as-official-extension-to-displayport-standard |publisher=AnandTech |access-date=January 7, 2014}} The docking, for instance, can provide MST hub implementation for multiple displays (through DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, or D-Sub), a SuperSpeed USB hub, alongside audio and full bandwidth Gigabit Ethernet.