Siemens Breaks Network Speed Record

[Anusha]

German electronics company Siemens said Wednesday that it had set a new network speed record, achieving a speed of 107 gigabits -- the equivalent of roughly two DVDs worth of data -- per second, two and a half times faster than the previous record.

The test transmission was conducted on a 100-mile stretch of fiber-optic cable in the U.S. It also marks the first time such a test was performed outside of the laboratory. Siemens says the continuing surge in multimedia applications necessitates such high bandwidth needs.

At the core of the faster speeds is an entirely new transmission and reception system. This development allows the processing of data without the need to split the traffic into different channels to prevent bottlenecks.

Siemens' developments are especially promising for those working on increasing the current network ceiling of 10 gigabits to 100 gigabits, although most residential-based deployments have transmission limits of one gigabyte or less.

"Ethernet has long been the data communication standard on corporate and home networks," Siemens said.

Regarding the new technology, the company said that one of its advantages "is that the data is no longer transmitted over switched connections to the end customer, but in packets that can be routed over alternate lines to bypass overloaded or very busy network sections."

The first products taking advantage of the technology will begin appearing in the next few years.

Oh my!

 

[udaraumd]

my goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooshhhhhhhh !!! What a speed ??????? two DVDs from a second ????????????? I can't believe this !!!!!!!! my gosssssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx for the news Machan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dpg]

107 gigabits!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!

 

[zCexVe]

OMG
r they gonna be ready to transfer Blue-rays/HD-DVDs??

 

[Anusha]

Transfer them where?

 

[nukisl]

Oh my!

 

[BlackNight]

Its getting faster and faster

 

[sri_lion]

Fiber Optics..... when will Sri Lanka ever be ready????

 

[Anusha]

Fiber Optics..... when will Sri Lanka ever be ready????

You mean fibre to home? Oh they are very expensive. Sri Lanka has better things to do than draw fibre optics to each and every house (at least close to an area). But I wouldn't mind if they do

 

[sri_lion]

You mean fibre to home? Oh they are very expensive. Sri Lanka has better things to do than draw fibre optics to each and every house (at least close to an area).

Yes that's exactly what I meant, I have a Japanese friends says Japan already has covered the infrastructure that's need to lay fibers to homes and soon will be implemented!!! DAMN!!! DAMN!!!

But I wouldn't mind if they do

It'll cost you an arm and a leg!!!

 

[Anusha]

It'll cost you an arm and a leg!!!

I don't you can give them an arm and a leg to get them to draw optical fibre up to the houses. (just kidding, I know it's figure of speech)