INFINIBAND
Bandwidth in Gbits/s Basic 2.5. Payload: ???
Wire Bandwidth Basic, Striped 2X, 4X, 12X.
4 Different Standard Speeds 2.5 Gbit/s, 5 Gbit/s, 10 Gbit/s, 30 Gbit/s.
1 or 4 or 12 individual fibers.
Distance Covered: 25 m. 200 m
Many Transfer Protocol Options foreseen ! !
Switches and Routers are specified.
Considered to replace the PCI bus and to be a Crate Interconnect
Standard Finished in: 2001 / 2002
First Commercial hardware: 2002 / 2003