Title :
The status of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard
Author :
Cunningham, David G.
Author_Institution :
Network Solutions Div., Agilent Technol. Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the status of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard along with its objectives and architecture. 10-Gigabit Ethernet is designed for use in two major applications: firstly, local area networks (LAN) and, secondly, connection to SONET/SDH-based wide area networks (WAN). The use of 10-Gigabit Ethernet in these applications is introduced. The four port types being specified for LAN applications and the three for WAN applications are reviewed.
Keywords :
SONET; optical fibre LAN; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication standards; wide area networks; 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard; LAN; SDH; SONET; WAN; local area networks; port types; wide area networks; Costs; Ethernet networks; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Personal communication networks; Physical layer; Robustness; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989668
