Optical data connections
September 30th, 2009 by rbanks
Light Peak: One connector to rule them all?
“Light Peak moves data at 10Gbps over cables up to 100m , which leapfrogs USB 3.0, which manages about 4.8Gbps over shorter distances than the current USB 2.0 connection. To put this in a little context, USB 3.0 can move the 700MB of a CD in a second, but Light Peak can shift a full-length HD film on a Blu-Ray disc, capable of holding between 25 to 50GB, in 30 seconds. Intel says that 10Gbps is only a start and that they have kit running in the lab at up to 100Gbps.” 
guardian.co.uk
