A very fast
external bus standard that supports
data transfer
rates of up to 400
Mbps (in 1394a) and 800Mbps (in 1394b). Products supporting the 1394 standard go under different names, depending on the company. Apple, which originally developed the
technology, uses the trademarked name
FireWire. Other companies use other names, such as
i.link and
Lynx, to describe their
1394 products.
A single 1394
port can be used to connect up 63 external devices. In addition to its high speed, 1394 also supports
isochronous data -- delivering data at a guaranteed rate. This makes it ideal for devices that need to transfer high levels of data in
real-time, such as
video devices.
Although extremely fast and flexible, 1394 is also expensive. Like
USB, 1394 supports both
Plug-and-Play and
hot plugging, and also provides power to peripheral devices.
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