Next gen PCI standard delayed
 

A NEW PROTOCOL which will double the data transfer rates of many add-on cards has been delayed by the organisation that sets the standards for PCI.

The PCI Special Interest Group (PCISIG) told Network World that the standard, which was due for release in 2009, will now be held back until at least the second quarter of 2010, despite the fact that most of the work on it already has been done.


PCISIG's top cat Al Yanes said that there are still some issues with backwards compatibility and electrical requirements, but the major stumbling point was that the organisation had "underestimated the sheer amount of work needed" to get the standard up to scratch and out.

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