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26-04-07, 11:22 AM
The new Internet speed record was set on December 30, only to be broken the next day
A team of researchers led by the University of Tokyo was able to break the Internet speed records twice in two days. The operators of the Internet2 network made an announcement that on Dec 30, researchers were able to send data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communication protocols -- on Dec 31, they modified protocols and then sent data at 9.08 Gbps.
The Internet2 network is an experimental network system created and managed by more than 200 universities around the world. Because Internet2 reportedly has a limit of 10Gbps, the recently disclosed record should remain untouched. However, the consortium of universities are now planning Internet 3, which will be able to operate at 100 Gbps.
To help understand the speed of this connection, a high-definition movie currently takes two days to be transferred over the average broadband connection. The Internet2 network would be able to transfer the same film in 30 seconds.
The announcement of the speed record was made during a spring meeting of the Internet2 consortium.
"These records are final for the 10Gbps network era because they represent more than 98% of the upper limit of network capacity, said Dr. Kei Hiraki, University of Tokyo researcher.
The 20,000-mile round trip route crossed six international networks, and was able to cover three-quarters of the Earth's circumference during the test. More specifically, the data went from Tokyo, and passed through Chicago, Seattle, and Amsterdam before returning to the starting point.
A team of researchers led by the University of Tokyo was able to break the Internet speed records twice in two days. The operators of the Internet2 network made an announcement that on Dec 30, researchers were able to send data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communication protocols -- on Dec 31, they modified protocols and then sent data at 9.08 Gbps.
The Internet2 network is an experimental network system created and managed by more than 200 universities around the world. Because Internet2 reportedly has a limit of 10Gbps, the recently disclosed record should remain untouched. However, the consortium of universities are now planning Internet 3, which will be able to operate at 100 Gbps.
To help understand the speed of this connection, a high-definition movie currently takes two days to be transferred over the average broadband connection. The Internet2 network would be able to transfer the same film in 30 seconds.
The announcement of the speed record was made during a spring meeting of the Internet2 consortium.
"These records are final for the 10Gbps network era because they represent more than 98% of the upper limit of network capacity, said Dr. Kei Hiraki, University of Tokyo researcher.
The 20,000-mile round trip route crossed six international networks, and was able to cover three-quarters of the Earth's circumference during the test. More specifically, the data went from Tokyo, and passed through Chicago, Seattle, and Amsterdam before returning to the starting point.