A Demonstration of PCI Express Generation 3 over a Fiber Optical Link
PLX Technology, Avago Technologies
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A Demonstration of PCI Express Generation 3 over a Fiber Optical Link
PLX Technology, an industry leader in PCIe IC solutions, and Avago Technologies, the industry leader in parallel fiber optic products, recently collaborated on a demonstration showing the fi rst PCI Express Gen3 end-to-end fi ber optic link, delivering a full 64Gbps (128Gbps bidirectional) performance for PCIe applications. This application note describes the components used, the demonstration confi guration and a basic overview of functionality of fi ber optic links.
