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TIA-942 Data Center Networking Applications: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Twisted-Pair Copper: In parallel and subsequent to the development of TIA-942, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet working group published two twisted-pair copper standards, 1000 Mb/s Ethernet designated 1000BASE-T and 10 Gb/s Ethernet (10 GbE) designated 10GBASE-T, both standards are targeted at meeting the increasing bandwidth requirements for data center applications. This white paper...; Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Solarflare Communications, Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Network Technology, Networking, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2008-02-19
10-gigabit ethernet - The Next Generation Network Infrastructure: Since any opportunity to improve performance is a plus for IT administrators, the dawning of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GigE) is good news. Questions regarding costs, benefits, cabling, and timing are top of mind as administrators try to plan technology upgrades and new network deployments. Rest assured that if...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Network Infrastructure, Network, EqualLogic, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2008-01-24
OMSTPD - Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Implementing Data Over DWDM v8.0: View Available Dates and LocationsIn this lab-intensive course, get an introduction to the data features and functions of Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform MSTP dense wavelength-division multiplexing DWDM Release 8. You will learn the important theoretical concepts that underlie data encapsulation and how the concepts are...; Tags: Card, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, DWDM, Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Card, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; Training 2008-01-01
Twenty-Port, 10-gigabit ethernet Switch LSI and Its Applications: The next-generation Ethernet technology - 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) - has a transmission rate of 10 Gb/s. Given the recent growth of server system performance and larger amounts of data to be processed, 10 GbE has been attracting attention in the IT industry as a high-speed network technology for connecting...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Server, Fujitsu Ltd., Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-10-01
New Trends Make 10 Gigabit Ethernet the Data-Center Performance Choice: Technologies are rapidly evolving to meet data-center needs and enterprise demands for efficiently handling and managing increasingly bandwidth-hungry applications. These technologies include the advent of multi-core servers, server consolidation and virtualization, high-density computing, and networked storage over Ethernet. This white paper discusses those evolving technologies, their impact on Input/Output (I/O)...; Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, I/O, Multi-core, Ethernet, Data Centers, Network Technology, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-09-01

OC-192c/STM-64c and 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN PHY: The introduction of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) WAN PHY into the IP/Ethernet networking community has led to confusion over the applicability between 10 GbE WAN PHY and OC-192c/STM-64 interfaces. Both of these interfaces support transmission at 9.6 Gbps, support SONET/SDH framing, and can be connected to SONET/SDH ADM or...; Tags: Force10 Networks Inc., 10-Gigabit Ethernet, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, WANs, Network Technology, Optical Networking, Networking, Fiber Optics, Telecommunications; White papers 2007-08-01
About the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard: 10 GbE Physical layer specifications PHY and supported media and reaches, as defined in IEEE 802.3 2005. In Ethernet standards, the different optical and copper media are known as types of physical media-dependent interfaces PMDs. The 10 GbE MAC operates at 10 Gbps at its service interface towards PHY...; Tags: Force10 Networks Inc., 10-Gigabit Ethernet, MAC, Media, Rate Adaptation Mechanism, Ethernet, Network Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Marketing; White papers 2007-07-01
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modules: The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series has 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules and 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet modules. These modules support pluggable optics to support distances up to 80km over single-mode fiber, 300m over multimode fiber, and 15m over copper. The 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module provides up to 64 10...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Module, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-05-01
Copper and Glass: Securing the Foundation of your 10 Gigabit Datacenter: How much time and money would you save if you could assure the performance of your 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network—before you turned up service? How much confidence would you gain by knowing your 10-gigabit cabling was installed according to standards? As networking technologies evolve to meet...; Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Network, Fluke Networks, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking, Quality, Business Operations; White papers 2007-03-01
10 Gigabit Ethernet Unifying Fabric: Foundation for the Scalable Enterprise: 10 Gigabit Ethernet is positioned to fulfill many expectations of Ethernet LAN technology that have been long anticipated but not yet realized by its predecessors and their alternatives. This paper discusses the criteria for creating a virtual data center and how 10 Gigabit Ethernet can meet these criteria through its...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-02-01
Unleashing the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Market: Proving 10GBASE-T Performance and Reliability Under Worst-Case Conditions: With the advent of 10GBASE-T for 100 meter links of twisted pair copper cabling, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is moving into the market to provide simple, cost-effective, standards-based products for enterprise and data center networks. 10 Gb/s Ethernet on copper will more than halve the cost of 10 Gb/s links, by...; Tags: Copper, Meter, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Solarflare Communications, Solarflare, Ethernet, Data Centers, Network Technology, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-01-28
Analysis of 10 Gigabit Ethernet Using Hardware Engine for Performance Tuning on Long Fat-Pipe Network: With the rapid progress of network technology, several OC-192c lines are settled across the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and now 10Gbps network is ready for round-the-world communication. However, it is difficult to use the bandwidth efficiently by TCP/IP communication. This paper develops programmable 10Gbps wire-rate packet analyzer TAPEE...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Performance, Network, Hardware, Analysis, Ethernet, Tcp/Ip, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-01-24
An Analysis of 10-gigabit ethernet Protocol Stacks in Multicore Environments: This paper analyzes the interactions between the protocol stack (TCP/IP or iWARP over 10-Gigabit Ethernet) and its multicore environment. Specially, for host-based protocols such as TCP/IP, one notices that a significant amount of processing is statically assigned to a single core, resulting in an imbalance of load on the different...; Tags: Virginia Tech, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Protocol, Multi-core, Analysis, Imbalance, Ethernet, Tcp/Ip, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2007-01-01
The Storage Area Network Goes Global: Combining the Reliability of iSCSI With Full Error Recovery and the Performance of 10 Gigabit Ethernet: As the demand for bandwidth grows, so does the reach of networks. Users need to access data globally, from multiple locations around the world, quickly and transparently without breaking budgets. Data centers locked into servicing only local users unnecessarily constrain growth and expansion. These five factors - cost, bandwidth, reach,...; Tags: Ethernet, iSCSI, Recovery, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Performance, SAN, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2006-11-01
10 Gigabit Ethernet Virtual Data Center Architectures: Consolidation of data center resources offers an opportunity for architectural transformation based on the use of scalable, high density, high availability technology solutions, such as high port-density 10 GbE switch/routers, cluster and grid computing, blade or rack servers, and network attached storage. Consolidation also opens doors for virtualization of applications,...; Tags: Force10 Networks Inc., Ethernet, Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2006-05-01
Internet Exchanges: Moving to 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Internet Exchanges (IX points, or IXs), sometimes also known as Network Access Points NAPs or Metropolitan Area Exchanges MAEs, are facilities designed expressly to simplify interconnection BGP peering and traffic exchange among independent ISPs and other carriers. With the growing popularity broadband Internet access, ISPs are increasingly dependent on...; Tags: Force10 Networks Inc., 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Network, Internet Service Provider, IX, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ethernet, Networking; White papers 2006-05-01
Single-Chip, 10-gigabit ethernet Switch LSI: To develop flexible, highly reliable IT systems, there is an emerging need to provide compact, low-cost, and low-latency 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches to interconnect high-speed servers and large storage systems. To meet this need, Fujitsu has developed the world's first single-chip, 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch LSI. This LSI features twelve 10-Gigabit Ethernet...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Fujitsu Ltd., Chip, LSI, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2006-04-01
10-gigabit ethernet Switch Applications in ATCA: To help standardize building practices for future platforms, the telecom market is moving toward adopting the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture ATCA. The availability of silicon solutions for 10-Gigabit Ethernet creates a wealth of opportunities for system developers who can leverage these solutions in ATCA products. 10-Gigabit Ethernet provides the cost-effective...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Fujitsu Ltd., Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2006-01-01
10 Gigabit Ethernet Expands Network Bandwidth and Shrinks Latency: This white paper provides an overview of the new 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology provided by Intel PRO/10GbE Server Adapters and the major applications areas for 10GbE. Such applications include use of 10GbE as a cost-effective network fabric, as well as the uses and benefits of 10GbE in extending the range...; Tags: Bandwidth, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Latency, Network, Intel Corp., Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2005-12-01
Deploying 10 Gigabit Ethernet Into HPC Clusters, Server-to-Server/Server-to-Storage Infrastructure and Workstations Over CX4 Copper Interconnects: The advent of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) over CX4 copper cabling offers a cost-effective means of extending high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity to many network areas requiring the added performance advantages of 10GbE. In particular, 10GbE CX4 connectivity can now be extended over a great number of servers and clusters, and it...; Tags: Copper, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Network Technology, Workstations, Networking; White papers 2005-12-01