Title :
System Architecture for 100Gb/s Ethernet; System elements, partition and issues related to 100 gigabit/second Ethernet
Author :
Barrass, Hugh ; Gustlin, Mark ; Trainin, Oded ; Nowell, Mark
Author_Institution :
Cisco, San Jose
Abstract :
This paper explores some of the architectural issues introduced into system design to address the next speed increase for Ethernet interfaces: including system elements, partition, modularity, futureproofing, and high-speed MAC design.
Keywords :
computer interfaces; optical fibre LAN; Ethernet; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; futureproofing; high-speed design; modularity; partition; system elements; Costs; Decoding; Ethernet networks; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society; Logic design; Personal communication networks; Physical layer; Proposals; Silicon; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382428