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That's a bit of a disappointment... Not really "Light Peak" now is it?!
How about "Copper Bottom" ?
you can get 10 gbps over CAT5e but only at very very short distances so its nothign new really.
Well, it is something new, because Light Peak is about more than just the speed. The magic is that it's protocol agnostic, so you can send your Ethernet, USB, and DisplayPort signals down a single wire, and just have it break out into the different connectors at the other end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
In theory, it could completely change how we - and by we, I mean component manufacturer's - build the insides of computers, with all of the signals being taken by this one wire.
How about "Copper Pott"?Quote:
Originally Posted by CK_1985
"Copper Bottoming" was quite the advance in shipping, made them much more streamlined (thanks to lack of weeds and hull deterioration) and thus faster ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by CK_1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_sheathing
similar case as fibre channel which was originally used on copper. The fact that it has fibre/light in the name doesnt really mean a great deal as the name is more about defining the rules for the protocols etc... right? :mrgreen:
They may also be thinking that they can further down the line sell you optical version and make
more money.
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Originally Posted by Kumagoro
honestly, with the exception of DAS type devices i dont see the point anyway!?