Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Spotted At Computex

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Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Spotted at Computex 2016 and consumer products to ship in 2017. We expect to see NAS, switches, and advanced 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi devices at CES and beyond to tie high-speed products together over a network at 2.5 and 5GbE.

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[killerb255]

1300Gb throughput? Must be way ahead of its time to have 1.3Tb throughput!

 

[bit_user]

1300Gb throughput? Must be way ahead of its time to have 1.3Tb throughput!

Good catch.

I'm all for faster wi fi speeds, but I'm skeptical you'd actually hit 1.3 Gbps, in real-world conditions. Where I can used a wired connection, I'll continue to do so.

Also, be warned that high-speeds switches tend to be power hungry and therefore noisy.

 

[ammaross]

"...comes from the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard with up to 1300Gb throughput."
In addition to the "1300Gb" typo, 1300Mbps is the 802.11ac Wave 1 speed. Wave 2 allows up to the theoretical max of 6.93Gbps. (of course, this is all half-duplex since it's WiFi)

 

[ammaross]

1300Gb throughput? Must be way ahead of its time to have 1.3Tb throughput!

Good catch.

I'm all for faster wi fi speeds, but I'm skeptical you'd actually hit 1.3 Gbps, in real-world conditions. Where I can used a wired connection, I'll continue to do so.

Also, be warned that high-speeds switches tend to be power hungry and therefore noisy.

Correct. In real-world conditions (since it's half-duplex), you will likely be worse off than a 1Gbps wired connection anway.

As for loud and power hungry, the switch boasts 28.9dB @ 25°C (77°F) and 281.6 Watts @ full PoE+ (PoE power budget is 240W) so 41.6Watts for the switch.

 

[Kewlx25]

@AMMAROSS "of course, this is all half-duplex since it's WiFi"

This is not an inherent limitation of wifi, but of our current technology. There is wifi technology in the works that will allow full-duplex wifi on the same frequency. Some pretty nifty noise cancellation tech.