Rocstor Rocpro 850 - Page 38

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38ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO850usermanual
FireWire800(IEEE1394b)9‐pinFireWire800/3200(IEEE1394b)connector
wasintroducedcommerciallybyApplein2003.Thisnewer1394
specification(1394b)andcorrespondingproductsallowatransferrateof
786.432Mbits/secfull‐duplexviaanewencodingschemetermedbeta
mode.Itisbackwardscompatibletotheslowerratesand6‐pinconnectors
ofFireWire400.However,whiletheIEEE1394aandIEEE1394bstandards
arecompatible,theFireWire800'sconnectorisdifferentfromFireWire400's
connector,makingthetwocablesincompatible.Anadapteroradaptercable,
purchasedfromalocalelectronicsstoreallowstheconnectionofolder
devicestothenewerport.
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ThefullIEEE1394bspecificationsupportsdataratesupto3200Mbits/secoverbeta‐mode
opticalconnectionsupto320Ft(100meters)inlength.
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