Pin assignments based on bandwidth

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a processor, an amount of video bandwidth used by a video output;
• determining, by the processor, that the amount of video bandwidth is greater than an available bandwidth of a high-speed cable based on a first pair of pins of the high-speed cable that are assigned to transmit video data;
• assigning, by the processor, a second pair of pins of the high-speed cable to transmit the video data based on the amount of video bandwidth;
• causing, by the processor, a host device to assign the second pair of pins of the high-speed cable to transmit the video data;
• and
• providing, by the processor, the video data to the video output via the first pair of pins and the second pair of pins of the high-speed cable.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:

• instructions to cause the processor to receive an indication that an amount of bandwidth used by a video output is greater than an available amount of bandwidth on two pairs of pins of a universal serial bus type-C (USB-C) cable;
• instructions to cause a host device connected via the USB-C cable to assign two additional pairs of pins of the USB cable to transmit video data;
• instructions to cause the host device to receive the video data over the two pairs of pins and the two additional pairs of pins of the USB-C cable;
• and
• instructions to cause the host device to transmit the video data to the video output.