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• 100GbE- Optical LAN Technologies

  by  Chris Cole, David Allouche, Frank Flens, Bernd Huebner, and Thelinh Nguyen, Finisar Corp.
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 14 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  As part of the IEEE Ethernet Standards development process, the 802.3 HSSG (Higher Speed Study Group) approved 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s data rate objectives for the next Ethernet LAN (local area network) standard with formal adoption possible by 2010. Presentations made at the HSSG in support of the technical and economic feasibility of 100 Gb/s are excellent references......

• A Physical Coding Sublayer for 100GbE

  by  Gary Nicholl, Mark Gustlin, and Oded Trainin, Cisco Systems Inc.
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 13 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  Standardization for the next generation of Ethernet started in July 2006, when the IEEE 802.3 agreed to form a Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG). The early focus of the group was on 100 Gb/s only as the next rate for Ethernet. However, a key finding by the HSSG was a divergence betwen the computing and networking industries in bandwidth requirements. As a result, the HSSG c.....

• A Roadmap to 100G Ethernet at the Enterprise Data Center

  by  John McDonough, NEC Corporation of America
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 17 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  One of the safest predictions about technology evolution is that higher-speed networks will be needed in the future. While the fortunes of individual networking companies have varied dramatically, the requirements for networking equipment with higher bandwidth, lower latency and more robust service has risen steadily at well over a 50 percent per year growth rate [1].....

• Market Drivers and Implementation Options for 100-GbE Transport Over the WAN

  by  Serge Melle, John Jaeger, Drew Perkins and Vijay Vusirikala, Infinera Corp.
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 17 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  Ethernet has evolved well beyond its early incarnation as a simple method for connecting PCs around an enterprise office, deployed purely in an intra-building local area network (LAN). Over the past 25 years of deployment and evolution, Ethernet has continued to expand its footprint and demonstrate itself as a reliable and valuable networking standard across campus LANs,.....

• Message from the Editor-in-Chief

  by  Thomas F. La Porta
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 17 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  I hope you enjoy our third issue of IEEE Applications and Practice. This issue introduces our second series: 100Gb Ethernet. We are grateful to our series editors Milorad Cvijetic, and Peter Magill. This series is scheduled for two issues: this current issue and one schedule for publication in December of 2007......

• Message from the Series Editor :DELIVERING ON THE 100GbE PROMISE

  by  Milorad Cvijetic, NEC Corporation of America Peter Magill, AT&T
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 10 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  In today's environment of converging networks, a transition to a unified, packet-based, core/edge-network architecture is occurring. The core network will have a two-layered architecture with packets sent over DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed) transport. This is the most cost-effective way of providing shared network capacity, of unifying protection schemes, an.....

• Moving Standards to 100 GbE and Beyond

  by  John McDonough, NEC Corporation of America
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 17 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  HSSG ,   OTN ,   NESCOM ,   100 gigabit ethernet  
  

  The quickly rising tide of new bandwidth requirements driven by IP traffic, IP video, IPTV broadband and transaction-intensive Web 2.0 has caused carriers to purchase growing numbers of 10G interfaces on routers, carrier Ethernet switches and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems [1–3]. Equipment is now being deployed with 40G interfaces, and some long-hau.....

• Spectrally Efficient Parallel PHY for 100GbE MAN and WA

  by  Winston I. Way, OpVista Inc.
  Publish Date:  10 Jun 2008   Revised Date: 17 Jun 2008
  Category:  100-GIGABIT-ETHERNET
  Keywords:  100 Gigabit Ethernet  
  

  The majority of proposals in the current IEEE Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) focus on short-haul 100GbE and 40GbE interfaces with transmission distances of less than 40 km. The study group has not yet defined, however, how 100GbE/40GbE transmission should be carried out in a MAN or WAN beyond 40 km......