This week the USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that they will be launching a new faster connection speed of 10Gbps in a new USB 3.1 standard which is available today for download from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) website.
The SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps uses a more efficient data encoding and will deliver more than twice the effective data through-put performance of existing SuperSpeed USB over enhanced, fully backward compatible USB connectors and cables.
“SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps uses a more efficient data encoding and will deliver more than twice the effective data through-put performance of existing SuperSpeed USB over enhanced, fully backward compatible USB connectors and cables. Compatibility is assured with existing USB 3.0 software stacks and device class protocols as well as with existing 5
Gbps hubs and devices and USB 2.0 products”
The USB 3.1 standard is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connection and device and Information sessions on USB 3.1 will be made available on August 21st to register for the event, complete the registration form available here: Registration
However there’s no word on when devices and cables using the new version of the standard will be available to purchase by the public.
Source: The Register : USB
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