Not sure how applicable it is, but the IrDA (Infrared Data Association) protocol...

mcnamaratw · on April 11, 2020

It's not applicable. 40Gbps over fiber is ordinary.

40Gbps per wavelength, not per fiber. Many times 40Gbps over one fiber.

topranks · on April 12, 2020

Who does 40Gbps per wavelength?

10/25/50/100 are the common rates in real-world Ethernet PHY standards.

mcnamaratw · on April 12, 2020

Telecom uses 40G.

layoutIfNeeded · on April 11, 2020

False.

>GigaIR: 512 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s, NRZI, 2-ASK, 4-ASK, 8b/10b

fulafel · on April 11, 2020

GigaIR seems to be vapourware from 2008 that died since.

GordonS · on April 11, 2020

OK, I wasn't aware of these newer specs, it certainly used to be much more limited.

raverbashing · on April 11, 2020

That's like asking the GoKart association how fast you can take a Formula 1 car ;)

IrDA has its uses but it seems they don't deal with fiber comms.