Sure, here you go: http://news.excite.com/tech/article/id/160874|technology|03-07-2003::19:44|r euters.html
""Mossburg, Geoff (MAN-Corporate)"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > John, > Would you mind posting a link to the article? I'm curious. > Thanks! > Geoff Mossburg > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Neiberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Intenet Speed Record: What am I missing? [7:64767] > > > Here's a quote from something I just saw in the news: > > "Scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used fiber-optic > cables to transfer 6.7 gigabytes of data -- the equivalent of two DVD > movies -- across 6,800 miles in less than a minute. > > Pushing the tech envelope > The team was able to transfer uncompressed data at 923 megabits per > second for 58 seconds from Sunnyvale, California, to Amsterdam, > Netherlands. That's about 3,500 times faster than a typical Internet > broadband connection. " > > Okay, 923 Mbps is a speed record? An OC-48 is roughly 2.6 times faster > and they're fairly common. What's the big deal about 923 Mbps? I > realize that I must be missing something very obvious here but I don't > understand the milestone they're claiming to have passed. > > Admittedly, I'm about to fall asleep in my chair but that's par for the > course with me. :-) > > So, what's the big deal? In a world of OC-192 and up, why is earth shattering? > > John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64806&t=64767 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
