Dec 16
1394 Trade Association Announces 3.2 Gigabit per Second Speed for FireWire
New S3200 specification delivers higher speed than competing technologies - and much sooner - with no changes to connectors or cables.
Dallas — On Dec 12, The 1394 Trade Association announced a new specification to quadruple the speed of FireWire to reach 3.2 gigabits per second.
The new electrical specification, known as S3200, builds upon the IEEE 1394b standard, preserving all the advantages of FireWire while offering a major and unprecedented boost in performance.
The new speed uses the cables and connectors already deployed for FireWire 800 products, making the transition forward easy and convenient for 1394 product vendors and their customers. Because the 1394 arbitration, data, and service protocols were not modified for S3200, silicon and software vendors can deploy the faster speed FireWire quickly and with confidence that it will deliver its full potential performance.
The S3200 specification is expected to be ratified by early February. More at 1394TradeAssociation.org.