WELCOME Thunderbolt Technology Presented By Nikhil K CONTENTS

WELCOME

Thunderbolt™ Technology Presented By Nikhil K

CONTENTS • • • • INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES HISTORY KEY FEATURES TECHNOLOGY BASICS THUNDERBOLT CONNECTION GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE WORKING THUNDERBOLT 2 THUNDERBOLT 3 THUNDERBOLT Vs EXISTING I/O DEVICES TECHNOLOGY BENIFITS CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION • High speed, Long distance, Dual protocol I/O interface • PCI Express and Display. Port through a single connection • Developed by Intel and Apple • First used in Apple Mac. Book Pro laptops

OBJECTIVES • Create an incredibly fast I/O technology • Set new standards for speed, flexibility, and simplicity • Reduce proliferation of ports

HISTORY • Developed at Intel Labs • Codenamed Light Peak • Released February 24 th, 2011 - First used on Apple Mac. Book laptops

KEY FEATURES • Dual-channel 10 Gbps per port (Now 40 Gbps) • Data & Video on single cable • Daisy chain up to six devices • Compatible with existing Display. Port devices • Power over cable for bus-powered devices

TECHNOLOGY BASICS • PCI Express and Display. Port through a single connection made available to external devices.

PCI EXPRESS AND DISPLAY PORT PCI-EXPRESS SLOTS DISPLAY PORT AND CONNECTOR PCI-EXPRESS CARDS DIFFERENT GRAPHICS PORTS

CONNECTORS AND CABLES Thunderbolt V 1/V 2 Copper cable Thunderbolt optical cable Thunderbolt 3 Copper cable

THUNDERBOLT CONNECTION (DAISY CHAIN)

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Length Maximums: 3 metres (9. 8 ft) (copper) 60 metres (200 ft) (optical) Width 7. 4 mm male (8. 3 mm female) Height 4. 5 mm male (5. 4 mm female) Hot pluggable Yes Daisy chain Yes, up to 6 devices External Yes Audio signal Via Display. Port protocol or USB-based external audio cards. Supports audio through HDMI adapters. Video signal Via Display. Port protocol Pins • Thunderbolt v 1 & v 2: 20 • Thunderbolt v 3: 24 Connector • Thunderbolt v 1 & v 2: Mini Display. Port • Thunderbolt v 3: USB Type-C

PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE The Thunderbolt protocol architecture can be abstracted into four layers

PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURE(cont. )

CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE A Thunderbolt controller contains: • A high-performance, cross-bar Thunderbolt protocol switch • One or more Thunderbolt ports • One or more Display. Port protocol adapter ports • A PCI Express switch with one or more PCI Express protocol adapter port

CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE(cont. )

WORKING

THUNDERBOLT 2 • Able to transfer a 4 K video while simultaneously displaying it on a discrete monitor • Incorporates Display. Port 1. 2 support • Backward compatible

THUNDERBOLT 3

THUNDERBOLT 3(cont. )

THUNDERBOLT 3(cont. )

THUNDERBOLT 3(cont. )

THUNDERBOLT 3(cont. )

EXTERNAL GRAPHICS

NETWORKING

THUNDERBOLT Vs EXISTING I/O INTERFACES

TECHNOLOGY BENIFITS

CONCLUSION • Thunderbolt Technology is a new high-speed, dual- protocol interconnect from Intel • Delivers performance, simplicity and flexibility • Available to the industry

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