Gigabit Ethernet--The Core of the Network

So, where does gigabit ethernet fit into a commercial printer's network? Gigabit ethernet best fits as a connectivity solution—a backbone technology—that provides significantly higher bandwidth capabilities, allowing demanding RIP workstations and abused workgroup servers to function faster.

Acting as a pipeline for digital information, gigabit ethernet allows graphic arts organizations to utilize a significantly higher bandwidth for work on RIP workstations and an array of other workgroup components. Gigabit ethernet can increase the overall throughput of a prepress department, typically by a factor of four times to 15 times, thereby allowing prepress personnel to handle more tasks per day.