Physical layer strategies for 10 gigabit Ethernet

Author

Penty, Rv ; Webster, M. ; Massara, AB ; White, IH

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

487

Lastpage

490

Abstract

This paper reviews some of the options and key challenges that are currently being considered for local area network upgrades to operating speeds of 10 Gb/s, focussing on the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard. In particular, technologies including serial, wavelength division multiplexing and parallel optics are discussed. In addition work being currently carried out on uncooled serial links at the University of Bristol is highlighted within this context. Finally, methods including subcarrier multiplexing and multilevel coding schemes are described that may also be suitable for high bandwidth computer interconnects

Keywords

optical fibre LAN; subcarrier multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Ethernet; high bandwidth computer interconnects; local area network upgrades; multilevel coding schemes; operating speeds; parallel optics; physical layer strategies; serial optics; subcarrier multiplexing; uncooled serial links; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Costs; Ethernet networks; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber LAN; Optical transmitters; Physical layer; Spine; Temperature; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components & Technology Conference, 2000. 2000 Proceedings. 50th

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5908-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.2000.853201

Filename

853201