thaimite Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 From http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1...mission-barrier BOFFINS AT BELL LABS, the research arm of networking firm Alcatel-Lucent, have managed to set an optical data transmission speed record of more than 100Pb per second.kilometer. To accomplish this feat the researchers combined 155 lasers, each capable of carrying 100Gbps of data, and offset the frequency of each beam to minimise interference, essentially boosting the performance of standard Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology. Those doing the maths will realise that this amounts to a network speed of 15.5Tbps, but data was successfully sent over this connection for a distance of 7,000km, giving the final bit per second.kilometers result - a standard measure for high speed optical transmission. Not that a fine upstanding company like Alcatel-Lucent would ever suggest illegally downloading movies, music or games, but it does point out that this data transfer speed record is the equivalent of transferring 400 DVDs per second over 7,000 kilometres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longball53098 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Great stuff! I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangfroid Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Great stuff!I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Great stuff!I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then? I live in a village so will be happy with half that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacher Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Great stuff!I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then? Let's see...CAT has been offering "high speed" internet for years now, and it's usually just a little worse than the old dial-up speeds, so I figure this country will see super high speed internet somewhere between a thousand years and never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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