Mostly popular within Mac fans, the interface Firewire or IEEE 1394 should get a major change with the introduction of the S3200 specification till 2008, which aims to quadruple its speed. The theoretical bandwidth would amount to 3.2 Gbit per second, compared to 800 Mbps for the current Firewire 800. An additional advantage: the new specification will be backward compatible with existing equipment, perhaps through the use of an adapter.
The Firewire 3200, is going to be a direct competitor of USB 3.0, which according to the preliminary specifications could see a theoretical bandwidth of up to 5 Gb / s, but also as HDMI interfaces for use on high-definition televisions, or eSATA, which allows you to connect an external hard drive to its computer. Unlike the last two, which does not deliver electrical power, Firewire can be considered to dispense with power adapter in most cases. The 1394 Trade Association also stresses the ability of Firewire to handle video signals equipped with copy protection.
“The standard S3200 strengthen the leading position in terms of performance of the IEEE 1394 among other interfaces used in the field of computers and electronics general public,” said James Snider, executive director of the 1394 Trade Association . The FireWire 3200 is expected to be finalized as early as February 2008.
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