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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Whats thunderbolt(TB)?
COMPONENT OVERVIEW
PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE
CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE
CHARACTERISTICS
CONCLUSION

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INTRODUCTION
POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY FROM A

POWERFUL COLLABORATION

Incredibly fast input/output technology.

Close technical collaboration between Intel
and Apple.
Thunderbolts first appearance in Apples
MacBookPro.
Thunderbolt the most powerful, most
flexible I/O technology ever in a
personalcomputer.

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Whats thunderbolt(TB)?
Thunderbolt is new, high-speed, dual-protocol I/O

technology.
Interface for connecting peripheral devices to a
computer via anexpansion bus.
High speed data transfer technology based on an
Intel project called Light Peak, which replaces
copper-based connections with optic fibres.
Supports high-resolution displays and highperformance data devices through a single, compact
port.
New breakthrough technology that allows you to
daisy chain multiple devices (up to 6 devices)
together.
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 One Small Port- One Giant Leap In Possibilities.

All Thunderbolt devices use the same connector

(unlikeUSBtechnology) so you can connect one

device to another with interoperable cables.
just need one Thunderbolt port to chain them
all, dont have to worry how many USB ports your
computer comes with, and whether you need a
USB hub or not.
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High-resolution display and high-speed peripherals

with one compact port.

Since, Thunderbolt is based on two fundamental
technologies: PCI Express and DisplayPort.
PCI Express links all high-performance components
in a Mac. And its built into Thunderbolt.
Means you can connect external devices like RAID
arrays and video capture solutions directly to
MacBook Pro and get PCI Express performance.
With PCI Express, you can use existing USB and
FireWire peripherals even connect toGigabit
Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks using
simple adapters.
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Thunderbolt technology works on data

streams in both directions, at the same time,

so users get the benefit of full bandwidth in
both directions, over a single cable.
The two independent channels, provide a full

10Gbps bandwidth for the first device, as well

as additional downstream devices.

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All Thunderbolt devices share a common

connector, allowing users to daisy chain devices

one after another with interoperable cables.
Thunderbolt ports can supply power to
connected devices, which can pass power
through down the chain.
With this technology users can get real-time
processing by synchronizing high-bandwidth
audio and video between PCs and other devices,
cutting the lag time that exists with other
technologies.
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PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE

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Physical Layer->for link maintainence

including hot-plug detection and data

encoding to provide highly efficient data
transfer.
Electrical/Optical layer->TB cables may be

electrical or optical; both use the same TB

connector. electrical-only cable provides for
connections up to 3 meters in length, active
optical cable provides for much greater
lengths; tens of meters.
Transport Layer->heart of TB protocol
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DisplayPort and PCI Express protocols are

mapped onto the transport layer.

The mapping function is provided by a protocol
adapter ,responsible for efficient encapsulation
into transport layer.
Mapped protocol packets between source device
& destination device may be routed over a path
that may cross multiple Thunderbolt controllers.
At the destination device, a protocol adapter
recreates the mapped protocol in a way that is
indistinguishable from what was received by the
source device.
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CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE
Host-side TB controllers have one or more

DisplayPort input interfaces, a PCI Express

interface, along with one or more Thunderbolt
technology interface.

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Thunderbolt controller ->building block used

to create Thunderbolt products.

Thunderbolt controller contains:
A high-performance, cross-bar Thunderbolt

protocol switch.
One or more Thunderbolt ports
One or more DisplayPort protocol adapter
ports
A PCI Express switch with one or more PCI
Express protocol adapter ports

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CHARACTERISTICS
Thunderbolt technology is a new, high-speed, dual-

protocol I/O technology designed for performance,

simplicity and flexibility.
High speed data transfer technology has got the

following features:
->Dual-channel at 10Gbps per channel
->Dual-protocol(PCI Express and Display Port)
->Compatible with existing Display Port devices
->Daisy-chained devices
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->Electrical or optical cables

->Uses native protocol software drivers
->Power over cable for bus-powered devices
HIGH PERFORMANCE ON DISPLAY

Supports high-resolution displays and high-

performance data devices through a single,

compact port.
provides native support for theApple TB
displayand Mini DisplayPort displays.
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 It also supports DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, and

VGA displays through the use of existing

adapters.
So you can connect your Apple LED Cinema

Display or other display, along with multiple

high-speed devices, all from a single port.
Thunderbolt is based on DisplayPort

technology,which is the video standard for

high-resolution displays.

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HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSFER

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works on data streams in both directions, at

the same time, so users get the benefit of full

bandwidth in both directions, over a single
cable.
No sharing of bandwidth between ports or

between upstream and downstream

directions.
The two independent channels, provide a full

10Gbps bandwidth for the first device, as well

as additional downstream devices.
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TB is bi-directional, means that you can

transfer and receive data at the same time,

both with the same 10Gbps bandwidth .
it take a mere 30 seconds to transfer a fulllength HD movies .
a mere 10 minutes to transfer a year of
continuous MP3 playback.
you can now transfer them in/out at lightning
speed.

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TB combines high-speed data and HD video

connections onto a single cable by using PCI

Express for data transfer and DisplayPort for HD
video.
TB is compatible with DisplayPort displays and
adapters , can drive greater than 1080p resolution
displays and up to eight channels of audio
simultaneously.
All devices supporting TB technology share a
common connector, and let individuals simply
daisy chain their devices one after another
connected by electrical (copper cable) or optical
(optical fiber) cables.
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CONCLUSION
Fastest I/O technology that supports high-

resolution displays and high-performance data

devices through a single, compact port.
Mapping two of the most fundamental I/O
protocols at the heart of computing (PCI
Express and DisplayPort).
Thunderbolt technology opens doors to
entirely new system and product designs.

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!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!

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