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Will Firewire (IEEE-1394) replace SCSI?

April 26, 2017FireWire IEEE-1394 replace SCSI

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Will Firewire (IEEE-1394) replace SCSI?

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Well, not exacty. IEEE-1394 is a 100/200/400 Mbit/sec. serial protocol. Firewire is a trademark of Apple Computer for an early version of this protocol. There is a standard (IEEE-1394) that describes the serial interface from a hardware standpoint. There are other standards that describe the software protocol that is used to transfer data over this interface. SCSI-3 has a section (SBP) that describes one protocol. It is becoming popular for interfacing computers to video cameras for frame grabbing and editing. Even if it starts to catch on as a storage interface, it will still be SCSI. People tend to think of SCSI as meaning only the current parallel SCSI interfaces (Single-ended, Differential, and LVD and the WIDE and NARROW variations of these.) In SCSI-3 all Hell breaks loose in terms of how many options there are (Parallel(SE, HVD, LVD), Firewire, Fibre Channel(copper or fibre), SSA)! The serial interfaces hold a lot of promise for making the interconnection of storage devices much