2003-06-18, 22:13
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Coming soon to a desktop near you… an entire full-length movie, downloaded onto your computer in about five seconds. Sound impossible? Researchers at the California Institute of Technology don't think so.
Scientists at Caltech may have developed a new version of the Internet that can provide speeds fast enough to download a full-length movie in roughly five seconds. The breakthrough has already piqued the interest of Microsoft and Disney, who are reportedly in talks with Caltech about using this Fast TCP technology to provide video-on-demand.
Fast TCP, or "Internet 2" as it's being called, can provide download speeds of up to 8.6 Gbps, which is 6,000 times faster than a current broadband connection, reports NewScientist.com. It works by improving the software used by servers to shuttle data across the Internet, but would not necessitate any changes to the hardware that currently supports the Internet's infrastructure.
The promise of video-on-demand and Internet streaming of movies held great allure for techno investors and Internet buffs, but the dream has stalled due to technical hurdles. Lack of bandwidth often results in long download times and poor image quality. This reported advance from Caltech may be a significant breakthrough in Internet video.
The first practical test of Fast TCP took place in November when researchers sent data 10,000 kilometers from Northern California to Geneva, Switzerland at an average rate of 925 megabits per second. Ordinary TCP managed just 266 megabits per second on the same routes. By combining multiple Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second.
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Scientists at Caltech may have developed a new version of the Internet that can provide speeds fast enough to download a full-length movie in roughly five seconds. The breakthrough has already piqued the interest of Microsoft and Disney, who are reportedly in talks with Caltech about using this Fast TCP technology to provide video-on-demand.
Fast TCP, or "Internet 2" as it's being called, can provide download speeds of up to 8.6 Gbps, which is 6,000 times faster than a current broadband connection, reports NewScientist.com. It works by improving the software used by servers to shuttle data across the Internet, but would not necessitate any changes to the hardware that currently supports the Internet's infrastructure.
The promise of video-on-demand and Internet streaming of movies held great allure for techno investors and Internet buffs, but the dream has stalled due to technical hurdles. Lack of bandwidth often results in long download times and poor image quality. This reported advance from Caltech may be a significant breakthrough in Internet video.
The first practical test of Fast TCP took place in November when researchers sent data 10,000 kilometers from Northern California to Geneva, Switzerland at an average rate of 925 megabits per second. Ordinary TCP managed just 266 megabits per second on the same routes. By combining multiple Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second.
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