AnarchX
2007-02-08, 14:21:25
PCI-SIG completes external PCIe specification (http://techreport.com/onearticle.x/11801)
The PCI Special Interest Group has completed version 1.0 of the specification for external PCI Express connectivity. As its name suggests, the PCI Express External Cabling 1.0 spec enables systems to connect up to external devices via PCIe. It allows between one and 16 lanes of connectivity for a maximum 8GB/s of bi-directional bandwidth (4GB/s in each direction), just like current internal PCIe implementations. Interestingly, PCI-SIG says the PCIe External Cabling spec gives guidelines for a "practical" cable length but doesn't actually specify a maximum cable length. Nevertheless, PCI-SIG president Al Yanes says external PCIe can be used for I/O expansion drawers, external graphics processors, communications equipment, and more. Just as PCI-SIG released a new internal PCIe specification with support for doubled signaling rates last month, the group expects to double transfer speeds in a future version of the external spec.
[PCI Express Goes External] (http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4609)
CI-SIG®, the Special Interest Group responsible for PCI Express® industry-standard I/O technology, today announced the availability of the PCI Express External Cabling 1.0 specification, which extends the PCI Express (PCIe®) interconnect architecture “outside the box.” Cables using the PCIe technology will be used for external applications, as well as applications internal to an enclosure that need a cable connection. The PCIe External Cabling specification provides guidelines for a practical cable length, but does not currently set a maximum cable distance. The new specification creates new opportunities for the application of the PCIe architecture to innovative platform topologies, allowing developers to leverage the existing and broad PCIe ecosystem.[...]
[Cabled PCI Express Details; External GFX Support] (http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4612)
Bilder zu den ePCIe-Steckern!
CB: Grundlagen für externes PCIe geschaffen (http://www.computerbase.de/news/allgemein/forschung/2007/februar/grundlagen_pcie/)
Da wird sich doch hoffentlich bald etwas tun und die Notebookhersteller endlich mal ein paar ePCIe-Ports verbauen.
The PCI Special Interest Group has completed version 1.0 of the specification for external PCI Express connectivity. As its name suggests, the PCI Express External Cabling 1.0 spec enables systems to connect up to external devices via PCIe. It allows between one and 16 lanes of connectivity for a maximum 8GB/s of bi-directional bandwidth (4GB/s in each direction), just like current internal PCIe implementations. Interestingly, PCI-SIG says the PCIe External Cabling spec gives guidelines for a "practical" cable length but doesn't actually specify a maximum cable length. Nevertheless, PCI-SIG president Al Yanes says external PCIe can be used for I/O expansion drawers, external graphics processors, communications equipment, and more. Just as PCI-SIG released a new internal PCIe specification with support for doubled signaling rates last month, the group expects to double transfer speeds in a future version of the external spec.
[PCI Express Goes External] (http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4609)
CI-SIG®, the Special Interest Group responsible for PCI Express® industry-standard I/O technology, today announced the availability of the PCI Express External Cabling 1.0 specification, which extends the PCI Express (PCIe®) interconnect architecture “outside the box.” Cables using the PCIe technology will be used for external applications, as well as applications internal to an enclosure that need a cable connection. The PCIe External Cabling specification provides guidelines for a practical cable length, but does not currently set a maximum cable distance. The new specification creates new opportunities for the application of the PCIe architecture to innovative platform topologies, allowing developers to leverage the existing and broad PCIe ecosystem.[...]
[Cabled PCI Express Details; External GFX Support] (http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4612)
Bilder zu den ePCIe-Steckern!
CB: Grundlagen für externes PCIe geschaffen (http://www.computerbase.de/news/allgemein/forschung/2007/februar/grundlagen_pcie/)
Da wird sich doch hoffentlich bald etwas tun und die Notebookhersteller endlich mal ein paar ePCIe-Ports verbauen.