i.LINK

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i.LINK is Sony’s brand name for the IEEE 1394 high-speed serial bus interface used for connecting digital audio, video, and data devices.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf brand name
computer hardware interface
alsoKnownAs FireWire
IEEE 1394 interface
basedOnStandard IEEE 1394
brandOwner Sony
category computer bus
consumer electronics interface
competesWith USB 2.0
connectsTo audio interface
digital camcorder
digital video recorder
external hard drive
personal computer
dataRate 100 Mbit/s
200 Mbit/s
400 Mbit/s
feature daisy-chaining of devices
hot swapping
plug and play
interfaceType high-speed serial bus
introducedBy Sony in the 1990s
marketedBy Sony Corporation
protocolFamily IEEE 1394a
IEEE 1394b
status largely superseded by USB and HDMI in consumer devices
supports asynchronous data transfer
isochronous data transfer
supportsStandard DV format
HDV format
typicalConnector 4-pin IEEE 1394 connector
6-pin IEEE 1394 connector
usedFor data transfer
digital audio connection
digital video connection
usedInProductLine Sony Handycam camcorders
Sony VAIO computers

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IEEE 1394
Lynx
alsoKnownAs

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