Title :
High-Speed Ethernet Transport [Standards Topics]
Author :
Trowbridge, Stephen J.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent, Paris
fDate :
12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Driven by increasing bandwidth demand from increasing broadband penetration, video, and other high-bandwidth services, the IEEE 802.3 working group has proposed a new project on higher speed Ethernet, chartered with development of standards for new interfaces with medium access control data rates of 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s. As the impact of this technology will not be confined to large data centers, this paper explores the overall network context for higher speed Ethernet and the related evolution of the optical transport network.
Keywords :
access protocols; local area networks; optical fibre networks; peripheral interfaces; telecommunication network planning; transport protocols; IEEE 802.3; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; high-speed Ethernet transport; interfaces standards; medium access control; optical transport network; Aggregates; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Ethernet networks; Forward error correction; Optical fibers; Optical network units; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2007.4395376
