REACHED A NEW RECORD DATA RATE - 2.8 gigabits per second.
Testing of new technology high-speed data, conducted by two researchers at the Chicago site of modern fiber-optic communication between the Netherlands and the USA showed a new record - 2.8 gigabits per second.
Researchers Joel Mambretti, director of the International Center for Advanced Internet Research at Northwestern University, and Robert Grossman, director of the Laboratory for Advanced Computing and National Data Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago have set a new benchmark rate of September 24, showcasing their achievements at the conference on a high-speed networks iGRID 2002 in Amsterdam.
Mambretti and Grossman have developed a new data transfer technology, which they called Photonic Data Services. These networks can transmit data at speeds 500 times faster than a standard optical fiber, through which information can be exchanged over the Internet.
Photonic Data Services combine four network protocol to fully exploit the possibilities of the limits to achieve maximum speeds. This innovation may be particularly effective for those industry sectors that require transfer of large amounts of data.
Combining these protocols, it is now possible to quickly analyze and share large sets of data in gigabytes in size anywhere in the world, Grossman said.
Photonic Data Services allow the creation of specialized, high-speed communications network with the necessary technical requirements, said Mambretti. First, these types of photonic communications will be available at the level of the global application.
Mambretti and Grossman said that this type of communication can benefit to several types of commercial activities and explore areas such as bioinformatics, the field of global financial markets, geophysical studies, computing and industrial projects. They said that their technique will increase the efficiency of the management of information and the transfer of data at the national, international and global networks.
Testing data channel passed through Amsterdam (Netherlands) v Chicago, IL (USA), using a modern optical communications NetherLight, which is part of the Dutch network SURFnet, and network based in Chicago StarLight.
Contact information:
Megan Fellman, fellman@northwestern.edu, 847-491-3115, Northwestern University
