The use of ibaBM-COL-8i-o makes it possible to transmit 8 times the amount of data via a single fiber optic cable by combining the data from 8 input links with 3Mbit and outputting it via an output link with 32Mbit. In this way, the number of ibaFOB input cards can be significantly reduced in existing systems that have a large number of ibaNet peripheral devices. The cleared PCI/PCIe slots can be used for more iba input cards. This means that older devices can also be connected to the ibaNet technology with 32Mbit.