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HIGH SPEED OPTICAL CABLE TECHNOLOGY HIGH BANDWIDTH 10Gb/s to 100Gb/s UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR single universal replacement for current buses SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROTOCOLS multiple devices can be connected simultaneously

 CONCEPT OF BUS connects computer components

EVOLUTION OF BUS single shared bus to specialized buses TYPES OF BUSES

serial bus and parallel bus internal bus and external bus

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)

connects computer and peripheral devices

used for hard disks and tape drives CONVENTIONAL PCI (1993) connect hardware devices network cards, sound cards FIREWIRE(IEEE 1394 interface) (1995) serial bus personal computers, digital audio, digital video

 USB (1996) serial bus, connect computer peripherals standard connection method SATA(Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) (2003) serial bus, connects mass storage devices PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) Display Port

Todays Challenges Electrical I/O nearing practical limits Speed & distance limited Devices getting smaller, thinner, and lighter Too many different connectors & cables

Opportunity: Cost-effective, miniature optical components for mainstream devices

Electrical wires generate field; photons dont o Length increased o Better interfaces
Light has no mass o Faster transfer Light Peak implements this optical technology

 SPEED 10Gb/s to 100Gb/s Multiple connection channels MUTIPLE PROTOCOLS Connect multiple devices simultaneously Universal connector BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSFER For upstream and downstream Reduces complexity and cost

 QUALITY OF SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION

Different priority to different applications

HOT PLUGGABLE Add components without restart OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLED WITH COPPER To power devices

LIGHT PEAK SYSTEM COMPRISES A fiber optic cable A controller An optic module A connector on each device

1. LIGHT PEAK CABLE

125 microns wide 100 meters length

plastic layer coating for protection

2. CONTROLLER CHIP handles multiple protocols

controls priority based transfer

3. OPTICAL MODULE

converts electrical signals to photons, vice-versa

size: 12mm by 12mm drives 2 optical ports 4. CONNECTOR

end of optical fiber

quick connection and removal

CONNECTORS

CONTROLLER

OPTICAL MODULES

FIBRE OPTIC COMMUNICATION light pulses over optical fibre SYSTEM COMPONENTS 1) TRASNMITTER

electrical to optical light peak uses VCSELs

perpendicular emission low power, low cost 2) RECEIVER main component - photo detector converts light into electricity

 Fully functional system at 2009 IDF Mac Pro motherboard 1080p video, LAN and storage devices on 30m cable Laptop with light peak on May 4, 2010 2 distinct HD video send simultaneously

 Higher Bandwidth
10 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s Longer, thinner cables and small connectors 100 meters long

Supports multiple existing protocols over single cable

support multiple devices universal connector

 Utilization of bandwidth Potentially expensive Difficulty of transition from electric to optical

 Data center

current connect speed : 200 Mb/s

light peak : 10 Gb/s less expensive and lighter-weight Fast external storage terabytes of storage

 Advanced docking
port replicator for plug-in high-performance docks, display docks, media docks PC-to-PC high-speed connection high performance LAN connection transfer of files, PC migration Simplified home connectivity connect multiple PCs and portable CE devices

 Intel supply controller chip Collaborative effort with optical component manufacturers Standardize Light Peak

 Next generation interconnect technology Overcomes current performance limitations Key Benefits
Production stage

Standardization of Light Peak

www.intel.com/go/lightpeak www.wikipedia.com www.pcworld.com www.engadget.com www.thinkdigit.com www.youtube.com www.lightpeakinfo.com www.pcpro.co.uk