In this segment, we will tackle the importance of SASE integration to businesses and for your organization’s productivity and safety.
What Is SASE?
SASE is a bi-directional, high-speed serial interface standard that provides a means to transfer data. This is between a host processor and an I/O device. The SASE standard is an open industry specification.
It allows system designers to integrate devices that use SASE into a single system. This is widely used in printers and scanners, modems and fax machines, telephones, and other voice-over IP (VoIP) equipment. Also, it includes televisions and other media displays, security systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), set-top boxes, and other consumer electronics.
This meets the growing demand for low-cost embedded systems and appliances that need to communicate with each other across a cable. Moreover, it provides a bi-directional interface that can be used simultaneously for both input and output applications. This is unlike current technologies such as USB and FireWire.
In addition, it uses a scalable architecture that allows different speed implementations of the standard. The latest version of the SASE specification is 1.1. That is the only specification suitable for direct connection to the High Definition Serial Bus (HD-SAS) standard.
What Are Some Benefits of SASE?
The future of SASE looks bright. Companies are already developing faster serial interfaces. These are compliant with this specification. Some examples are HDMI and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. Which are both of which are available today.
Future versions of these technologies will also be compliant with SASE. This means that if you have SASE Compliant equipment, you can use it with future versions of these interfaces. But without having to buy new equipment.
The specification is an open industry standard that has been adopted and supported by many companies around the world. This ensures that, as you purchase SASE-compliant equipment today. You can mix, match and upgrade to newer versions of the technology in the future without having to replace equipment.
As we mentioned earlier, SASE provides a bi-directional interface. It can be used simultaneously for both input and output applications. This means that, unlike USB or FireWire, you can use SASE to send data from one device to another device simultaneously and in both directions.
At the same time, you are also using just one cable for both input and output applications.
Where Does SASE Fit?
SASE is a point-to-point serial interface designed to be used in applications where low latency is important. This means that it is not intended as a replacement for current storage technologies. These are like ATA (ATA-6), SATA (SATA-II), Parallel ATA (PATA), or SCSI.
The standard is designed to run over copper wires with a maximum length of 6 meters (19 feet). So, the standard also defines other types of serial connections with maximum lengths up to 15 meters (50 feet). There are two versions of this standard: the original version 1.0 and the latest version 1.1. Version 1.1 adds support for clock frequencies up to 3GHz.
Also, it adds a new optional feature called Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) Support for reduced power consumption. That is as well as faster transfer rates over longer distances than previous versions of the standard allowed. Thus, it can be implemented using either LVDS or differential signaling over Category 5 cable.