8.3. Highlights of 1394b
1394b [2] is capable of higher throughputs over longer connection lengths. They are made possible by using a new overlapped and pipelined arbitration mechanism. This mechanism is built up on a two-pair full-duplex transmission method with coded control and request symbols as well as 8B10B encoded packets. It enables the easy adaptation of different transmission media by the same transceiver architecture.
8.3.1. Summary of New Capabilities
New specifications of 1394b make FireWire connections run faster and go further. Higher throughputs of 800 Mbps (S800) and 1600 Mbps (S1600) have been defined. Longer reaches of 50 and 100 m have been made possible on Category 5 unshielded twisted pair and plastic/glass optical fiber. ...
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