An enhanced transatlantic link and some experimental internet routers has
enabled an international research group to more than double the world speed
record for internet data transfer.
Researchers at the CERN particle physics laboratory in Switzerland sent the
equivalent of a DVD movie to the California Institute of Technology in just
seven seconds.
The total amount of data sent over the 7000 kilometre link was 1.1 terabytes.
The average transfer rate was 5.44 gigabits per second (Gbps), smashing the
previous record of 2.38 Gbps, set in February 2003.
The new record was set on 1 October and announced on Thursday. Olivier
Martin, who led the CERN team, says the new record was made possible after the
team paid for a dedicated transatlantic fibre optic connection between Geneva
and Chicago with a capacity 10 Gbps. Two new routers were also installed between
these cities, allowing the torrent of data to be sent more reliably.
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