Parallel optical interface

A parallel optical interface is like a pipeline that has the ability to send data that splits into multiple parts at once. Instead of having data move one after another, it gets split up into several lines and can be sent much quicker through the pipeline. For example, imagine a 10-lane highway compared to a one-lane road. On the 10-lane highway, 10 cars can travel side-by-side at the same time, much more quickly than if just one car was traveling on the one-lane road. That's what a parallel optical interface is like – it can move data in multiple directions at the same time, so it goes faster than when just one line is used.