If you think that Google Fiber is the fastest transmitter of data, well think again. Nokia's optical technology has proven to be 1000 times faster.
Terabit speed fiber optics technology has been studied and developed for many years. However, just like a fruit it needs to ripen first before it could be picked and eaten. Likewise, with the newly developed technology, it should reach its maturity before it could be put for commercial use.
According to Engadget, the new technology might work for long distances but has a tendency to disintegrate when bombarded with network loads. Nokia Bell Labs in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom and the Technical University of Munich were able to demonstrate 1Tbps data speeds in a ground trial which encompassed "real conditions" with different channel conditions as well as traffic levels.
It was accomplished with the use of a new modulation technique, Probabilistic Constellation Shaping. It effects on a system that suggests networking constellation points with decreased amplitudes and less prone to noise in contrast to the average fiber mechanism of utilizing all points. This latest technique permits for transmissions to range up to 30 percent as the system suits to fit the channel.
The manifestation displays that the flexibility and execution of optical networks could be amplified when adjustable transmission rates are vigorously tailored to channel conditions and traffic demands. The experiment being a part of Safe and Secure European Routing (SASER) project, Deutsche Telekom accomplished a 1 Terabit net of the transmission rate. This is adjacent to the hypothetical superlative detail transfer rate of the chosen channel and therefore landing the Shannon Limit of the fiber link, as reported by Nokia.
Bell Labs pioneer and "father of information theory", Claude Shannon, uncovered The Shannon Limit in 1948. The research is a major milestone in verifying PCS could be utilized in the coming years to outspread optical communication technologies.
"Information theory is the mathematics of digital technology, and during the Claude Shannon centenary year 2016 it is thrilling to see his ideas continue to transform industries and society," added Professor Gerhard Kramer of the Technical University of Munich.
Researchers claimed that the velocity was quick enough to download the whole "Game of Thrones" series in HD in just a second. Nokia Bell Labs presented the findings during a conference in Dusseldorf, Germany on Sept. 19.
