| High Performance Serial Bus (Or " 1394", "FireWire", "I-Link") A 1995 / serial bus interface standard offering high-speed communications and data services. 1394 can transfer data between a computer and its at 100, 200, or 400 , with a planed increase to 2 . Cable length is limited to 4.5 m but up to 16 cables can be daisy-chained yielding a total length of 72 m. It can together up to 63 peripherals in a tree-like structure (as opposed to 's linear structure). It allows peer-to-peer device communication, such as communication between a and a , to take place without using system memory or the . It is designed to support and . Its six-wire cable is not only more convenient than SCSI cables but can supply up to 60 watts of power, allowing low-consumption devices to operate without a separate power cord. Some expensive camcorders have included this bus since Autumn 1995. It is expected to be used to carry , with possible application to using . See also , . (2000-09-03) |
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