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even though it would be optical, it still is using PCIe protocols in the background...
by tiernano 10mo ago
even though it would be optical, it still is using PCIe protocols in the background...
- embedding-shape 10mo agoHow could you possibly know exactly what protocol they'd be using for the potential future optical PCIe connection? Your guess is as good as anyone's, no?
- p_l 10mo agoProbably because optical PCI-E is an old thing by now. In fact, "zero~th generation" of thunderbolt used optical link, too. Also both thunderbolt and DisplayPort reuse a lot of common elements from PCI-E
- bobmcnamara 10mo agoPCIe is still using PCI protocol just over serdes