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by jws 4480 days ago
First, the headline number comes from 64 25gbps fibers in parallel.

I found more interesting this little bit buried in the bottom quarter of the article…

Intel is proposing an Optical PCI-Express (OPCI) protocol for use on optical wires.

I cant find this protocol, or any clarification if it is an open protocol. The article kind of feels like it is protocol intended for widespread adoption.

Cost effective, space effective optical connections would be nice. (No pricing in article. Not terribly encouraging hints.) A clean, open, PCIe protocol for fiber would be huge.