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MBps vs. Gbps??<br />

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Comparing data rate exchange capabilities between<br />

parallel based and serial based technologies is<br />

difficult<br />

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Parallel – usually expressed in M (10 6 ) or G (10 9 ) bytes per<br />

second<br />

Serial – usually expressed in the same terms only in bits per<br />

second<br />

Examples<br />

– Which technology transfers data faster<br />

• 66 MHz 32-bit PCI bus or <strong>PCIe</strong> over a 4x link or a 1 Gbps Ethernet<br />

link??<br />

– Is a parallel bus better for multi-media applications<br />

or for data base type applications??<br />

Analysis is difficult<br />

– Must account for wait states, latency, delay, bus or link utilization,<br />

arbitration scheme, protocol overhead (present in parallel and<br />

serial based systems)<br />

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