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-FireWire is the consumer name for the IEEE1394
protocol. [Sony] call it i.Link.
+FireWire is the consumer name for the [IEEE]1394
protocol. [Sony] call it i.Link.
It is a serial bus protocol, with a capacity of up to 400Mbps, or 800Mbps in the IEEE1394-b standard (known as FireWire800). FireWire can support up to 63 chained devices.
FireWire is typically used for digital video systems (DV) to connect the camera to a computer. It's high speed allows rapid download of DV to a host system. It's also used for external harddisks, scanners, and can be used to connect two computers together.
