LIGHT PEAK

ARUN S
CS-7
NO:6
 INTRODUCTION
HIGH SPEED OPTICAL CABLE TECHNOLOGY
HIGH BANDWIDTH
10Gb/s to 100Gb/s
UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR
single universal replacement for current buses

SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROTOCOLS

multiple devices can be connected simultaneously
HISTORY OF INTERCONNECTIVITY
 CONCEPT OF BUS
connects computer components

 EVOLUTION OF BUS
 single shared bus to specialized buses
 TYPES OF BUSES
 serial bus and parallel bus
 internal bus and external bus
xamples of common interconnects
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
 connects computer and peripheral devices
used for hard disks and tape drives

CONVENTIONAL PCI (1993)

 connect hardware devices
network cards, sound cards
 FIREWIRE(IEEE 1394 interface) (1995)
serial bus
 personal computers, digital audio, digital video
 USB (1996)
 serial bus, connect computer peripherals
standard connection method

 SATA(Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) (2003)

 serial bus, connects mass storage devices
 PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
 Display Port
Today’s Challenges
Electrical I/O nearing practical limits
Speed & distance limited
 Devices getting smaller, thinner, and lighter
Too many different connectors & cables
Opportunity: Cost-effective, miniature optical
components for mainstream devices

 Electrical wires generate field; photons don’t

o Length increased
o Better interfaces

 Light has no mass

o Faster transfer

 Light Peak implements this optical technology

KEY CHARACERISTICS OF LIGHT PEAK
 SPEED
10Gb/s to 100Gb/s
 Multiple connection channels
 MUTIPLE PROTOCOLS
 Connect multiple devices simultaneously
 Universal connector
 BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSFER
 For upstream and downstream
 Reduces complexity and cost
 QUALITY OF SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION
 Different priority to different applications

 HOT PLUGGABLE

 Add components without restart

 OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLED WITH COPPER

 To power devices
LIGHT PEAK DESCRIPTION
LIGHT PEAK SYSTEM COMPRISES

 A fiber optic cable

 A controller
 An optic module
 A connector on each device
1. LIGHT PEAK CABLE

 125 microns wide

100 meters length

 plastic layer coating for protection

LIGHT PEAK CABLE
2. CONTROLLER CHIP
 handles multiple protocols
 controls priority based transfer

3. OPTICAL MODULE

 converts electrical signals to photons, vice-versa

 size: 12mm by 12mm
 drives 2 optical ports

4. CONNECTOR
 end of optical fiber
 quick connection and removal
CONNECTORS CONTROLLER

OPTICAL MODULES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FIBRE OPTIC COMMUNICATION
 light pulses over optical fibre
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
1) TRASNMITTER
 electrical to optical
 light peak uses VCSELs
• perpendicular emission
• low power, low cost
2) RECEIVER
 main component - photo detector
 converts light into electricity
DEMONSTRATIONS
 Fully functional system at 2009 IDF
 Mac Pro motherboard
 1080p video, LAN and storage devices on 30m cable

 Laptop with light peak on May 4, 2010

 2 distinct HD video send simultaneously
 KEY BENEFITS
 Higher Bandwidth
 10 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s
 Longer, thinner cables and small connectors
 100 meters long
 Supports multiple existing protocols over single cable
 support multiple devices
 universal connector
 LIMITATIONS
 Utilization of bandwidth
 Potentially expensive
 Difficulty of transition from electric to optical
 APPLICATIONS
 Data center
 current connect speed : 200 Mb/s
 light peak : 10 Gb/s
 less expensive and lighter-weight
 Fast external storage
 terabytes of storage
 Advanced docking
 port replicator for plug-in
 high-performance docks, display docks, media docks
 PC-to-PC high-speed connection
 high performance LAN connection
 transfer of files, PC migration
Simplified home connectivity
 connect multiple PCs and portable CE devices
FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
 Intel supply controller chip
 Collaborative effort with optical component manufacturers
 Standardize Light Peak
 CONCLUSTION
 Next generation interconnect technology
 Overcomes current performance limitations
 Key Benefits
 Production stage
 Standardization of Light Peak
 REFERENCES
www.intel.com/go/lightpeak
 www.wikipedia.com
www.pcworld.com
www.engadget.com
www.thinkdigit.com
 www.youtube.com
www.lightpeakinfo.com
www.pcpro.co.uk
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