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The Ethernet Alliance at OFC 2022 – The Recap

April 14, 2022 by David Rodgers • Alliance Leaders • Events • Tradeshow

A Highly Rewarding Return to OFC 2022 We made it! As I noted in my pre-show blog, it’d been more than two-and-a-half years since the Ethernet Alliance participated in a…

The 2022 Ethernet Roadmap is Here

March 7, 2022 by Ethernet Alliance • Events • Roadmap • Technology

Delivering broad perspective over technology’s applications, features and new directions The Ethernet Alliance released its 2022 Ethernet Roadmap — the industry’s only publicly available Ethernet guide sharing key underlying technologies,…

Remembering David Reeves Boggs

February 28, 2022 by Bob Metcalfe • Alliance Leaders

David in August 2021 proudly holding an Ethernet controller board that he designed at DEC’s Western Research Lab in 1982 for their Titan high performance workstation/server (a 32-bit, RISC, ECL,…

The Ethernet Alliance returns to OFC 2022 – Post Covid19

February 25, 2022 by David Rodgers • Alliance Leaders • Events

DAVID RODGERSEthernet Alliance Board Member, Events and Conferences ChairBusiness Development Manager, High-Speed Serial Solutions, EXFOIt’s February 2022 and the Ethernet Alliance Events Team and participating members are actively preparing for…

Follow the Leaders: Kishore Racherla, Broadcom

February 15, 2022 by Ethernet Alliance • Alliance Leaders

As the industry voice of Ethernet, the Ethernet Alliance serves as a collaborative melting pot for member companies from across the Ethernet ecosystem. Dedicated to advancing Ethernet and related technologies,…

2022 Conferences Worth Your Time and Money to Attend

December 27, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Events

Whether for networking, professional development opportunities, brokering deals or learning about the latest industry trends, you want every conference you attend and participate in to be worthwhile. To assist you…

2021 was a challenging year; I’m feeling good about 2022

December 16, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • A note from the chair

I’m still amazed by the changes we’ve all experienced since the start of 2020. For me personally, the way I work has changed a lot. In some ways it’s better…

Reflections on Pandemics, Tradeshows, and Why Ethernet is Always the Answer

October 12, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

David J. Rodgers, Ethernet Alliance Events Chair; Teledyne LeCroy Mike Klempa, Ethernet Alliance OFC21 Technical Lead; Amphenol In March of 2020, Ethernet Alliance members were eagerly anticipating OFC 2020…

High-Speed Ethernet Interoperability Plugfest Update

September 29, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Plugfest

David J. Rodgers Bob Dylan was never so prescient as with his iconic 1964 song “The Times They are A- Changin.” Yet, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr is equally clairvoyant with his…

The Voices of Ethernet: Preserving Ethernet’s Oral History

September 15, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Voices of Ethernet

Peter Jones, Ethernet Alliance Chair A World-Changing Idea Ethernet was invented in 1973. I was 9. Ethernet was the brainchild of Bob Metcalf, David Boggs, and their team at Xerox…

Technical Feasibility: Next Generation Optical Interfaces – TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 2

July 27, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Mark Nowell, Ethernet Alliance advisory board chair and Cisco Scott Schube, Intel Matt Traverso, Cisco Systems David Lewis, Lumentum Xinyuan Wang, Huawei The optical technology industry is heading into a…

Technical Feasibility: Next Generation Optical Interfaces – TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 1

July 20, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Improving 400/800GE optics: Is your Layer 1 FEC compliance testing enough?

July 6, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Technology

By Michelle Havard, Keysight Today, data center optics are rapidly transitioning to 200GE/400GE rates. In fact, the adoption of 400GE pluggable optics in the data center is in full swing,…

Why third-party certification is more meaningful than self-declaration

June 13, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • PoE • PoE Certification

By Eric Bulington, Director of Product Management, UL Safety, security and sustainability standards are typically developed through a consensus-driven process that includes industry experts from around the world for a…

Market Need – The next Rate: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 2

June 2, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Peter Jones, Ethernet Alliacne Chair and Cisco Sameh Boujelbene, Dell’Oro David Ofelt, Juniper Networks Vlad Kozlov, LightCounting Market Drivers for Next-Gen Ethernet On the first day of the Ethernet Alliance’s…

Market Need – The next Rate: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 1

May 27, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Peter Jones, Ethernet Alliance Chair and Cisco Sameh Boujelbene, Dell’Oro David Ofelt, Juniper Networks Vlad Kozlov, LightCounting Market Drivers for Next-Gen Ethernet On the first day of the Ethernet…

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 3

May 18, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 3 Chris Lyon, Ethernet Alliance President and Amphenol Dave Stauffer, OIF Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity…

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 2

May 14, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 2 Chris Lyon, Ethernet Alliance President and Amphenol Dave Stauffer, OIF Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity…

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 1

May 12, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Next Generation Electrical Interfaces Beyond 100G: TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 1 Chris Lyon, Ethernet Alliance President and Amphenol Dave Stauffer, OIF Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity…

Test & Measurement: Planning for Performance: TEF 2021 Panel Q&A – Part 2

May 4, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

David Rodgers, Ethernet Alliance Events Chair and Teledyne LeCroy Francois Robitaille, EXFO John Calvin, Keysight Technologies Steve Rumsby, Spirent Market Drivers Impacting Test & Measurement The final day…

Test & Measurement: Planning for Performance: TEF 2021 Panel Q&A – Part 1

April 28, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

Higher Speed Ethernet Interoperability – A New Plugfest

April 20, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • Plugfest • Technology

By Kent Lusted, Intel Ethernet Specifications and Standards Making Progress Here we are, four months into a new year, and there has already been much activity in the higher speed…

New Applications Driving Higher Bandwidths

April 12, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 5 Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity Brad Booth, Microsoft Tad Hofmeister, Google Rob Stone, Facebook Addressing Emerging Network Challenges…

New Applications Driving Higher Bandwidths – Part 4

April 9, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 4 Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity Brad Booth, Microsoft Tad Hofmeister, Google Rob Stone, Facebook Addressing Emerging Network Challenges According…

New Applications Driving Higher Bandwidths – Part 3

April 7, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 3 Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity Brad Booth, Microsoft Tad Hofmeister, Google Rob Stone, Facebook Addressing Emerging Network Challenges According…

New Applications Driving Higher Bandwidths – Part 2

April 5, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 2 Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity Brad Booth, Microsoft Tad Hofmeister, Google Rob Stone, Facebook Addressing Emerging Network Challenges According…

New Applications Driving Higher Bandwidths – Part 1

March 30, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Panel Q&A – Part 1 Nathan Tracy, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and TE Connectivity Brad Booth, Microsoft Tad Hofmeister, Google Rob Stone, Facebook Addressing Emerging Network Challenges According to…

Single Pair Ethernet in Automation

March 3, 2021 by Mike Vermeer • Single Pair Ethernet

by Mike Vermeer, Ethernet Alliance member; Engineering Development Strategy Manager, Panduit I have the distinct privilege of mentoring a team of bright and enthusiastic students as part of the FIRST®…

Looking Beyond 400G – A System Vendor Perspective

February 24, 2021 by Ethernet Alliance • TEF

TEF21 Keynote – Rakesh Chopra, Cisco Solving the Power Challenge TEF21 kicked off with a keynote presentation from Cisco Fellow Rakesh Chopra with his view on what happens after 400G…

TEF 2021: The Road beyond 400 Gigabit Ethernet- Opportunities and Challenges

February 16, 2021 by Sameh Boujelbene • Technology • TEF

By Sameh Boujelbene, Analyst, Dell’Oro Group During the last week of January 2021, the Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium focused on the advancement of Ethernet technology, held its flagship Technology…

Industrial connectivity: An overview

February 1, 2021 by Alex West • Uncategorized

Alex West, Senior Principal Analyst, Omdia Connectivity is one of the fundamental pillars upon which the industrial IoT (IIoT) is built. Over the last few decades, industrial connectivity in particular…

The IEEE 802.3 Goes Virtual

January 21, 2021 by Jeff Maki • Technology

By Jeffery Maki The IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group would ordinarily meet in person six times a year (three IEEE 802 Plenaries and three IEEE 802.3 Interim Meetings) but the…

Ethernet Alliance Welcomes Kent Lusted as Co-Chair of the High-Speed Networking Subcommittee

January 11, 2021 by Kent Lust • Technology

By Kent Lusted, Intel I am humbled and honored to be confirmed as the co-chair of the Ethernet Alliance Higher Speed Networking (HSN) subcommittee, joining Pavel Zivny in the effort…

Ethernet is Everywhere – Pandemic 2020 Edition

December 15, 2020 by David Rodgers • Technology

By: David J. Rodgers, Ethernet Alliance; Senior Product Marketing Manager, Teledyne LeCroy Like most, I’ve been relegated to working from home since mid-March of this year. Luckily, I have a…

TIA SPEC and the Ethernet Alliance Collaborate on Single Pair Ethernet

December 7, 2020 by Ronna Davis • Single Pair Ethernet

By Ronna Davis, CommScope Single Pair Ethernet is one of the most promising new technologies that will help enable smart buildings and industrial automation. As with any new technology, there…

Carl Wilson Joins Ethernet Alliance Board of Directors

November 23, 2020 by Carl Wilson • Uncategorized

The year was 1999. I joined Intel after spending my first 5 years out of college working for a corporate reseller of computer, software, and networking systems and where I…

BICSI Fall 2020, Virtually Amazing

October 20, 2020 by David Rodgers • Uncategorized

By David Rodgers, Teledyne Lecroy As a seasoned contributor and attendee of many trade shows, the virtual experience takes some getting used to. Chat rooms and virtual agents. YouTube videos…

The Promise of Single Pair Ethernet

October 6, 2020 by Bob Voss • Single Pair Ethernet

By Bob Voss, Panduit It’s been a while since I’ve taken over the helm as chair of the Ethernet Alliance Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Subcommittee, a subcommittee of experts who…

Remembering Dave Chalupsky

September 24, 2020 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By George Zimmerman We all get them – calls from a number you don’t recognize, at an inopportune time. These days, usually I let them go to voicemail. However, for…

Remembering David Chalupsky

September 23, 2020 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By David J. Rodgers The first time I met Dave, I was attending the OFC 2015 show in Los Angeles as a member participant and my first time assisting as…

Remembering Dave Chalupsky

September 22, 2020 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

by John D’Ambrosia, Chair, IEEE 802.3 New Ethernet Applications Ad hoc; Futurewei Technologies This past month the Ethernet community suffered a huge loss with the passing of David Chalupsky. Within…

Remembering Dave Chalupsky

September 18, 2020 by Peter Jones • Uncategorized

By Peter Jones, Ethernet Alliance Chair; Cisco I’m not ready for a world without Dave. Ethernet Alliance Board of Directors member, Dave Chalupsky of Intel, passed away unexpectedly earlier this…

The Voice of Ethernet Just Got Louder

August 31, 2020 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By Orshi Abraham The Path to Interoperability I am thrilled to have the opportunity to take on the role of Marketing Committee Chair for the Ethernet Alliance. David Rodgers has…

EPIC and Ethernet Alliance Form Technology Collaboration

August 17, 2020 by Ethernet Alliance • EPIC • Liaison

Ana Gonzalez, R&D Manager at EPIC EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium) and the Ethernet Alliance are mutually motivated in activities involving industry endorsement of standards and roadmaps in Ethernet related…

The ABCs and 123s of PoE

July 22, 2020 by Thomas Lewis • PoE • PoE Certification

By Thomas Lewis, Texas Instruments Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a long-established, well-adopted power delivery technology that injects power over 100 meters of standard Ethernet cable defined in IEEE 802.3TM…

Cabling-System Design and Installation for Delivering Power via PoE

June 29, 2020 by Chad Jones • PoE

By Chad Jones, Ethernet Alliance Member, Cisco Power over Ethernet (PoE) bundling was added to the National Electrical Code (NEC) in the 2017 edition due to fears of large bundle…

The Ethernet Alliance PoE Certification Program

June 15, 2020 by Craig Chabot • PoE Certification

Power over Ethernet (PoE), is a technology for ethernet end devices that provides the ability to transmit and receive data, in addition to receiving power over the same cabling. It…

Reducing the barriers to “Anything is Possible”

June 1, 2020 by Mike Vermeer • Technology

How Single Pair Ethernet expands automation system possibility by Mike Vermeer, Ethernet Alliance member; Engineering Development Strategy Manager, Panduit Our economy depends on the ingenuity of its producers to deliver. …

Beyond 400 GbE

May 18, 2020 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

For the past 40 years IEEE 802™ standards have provided the foundation for today’s networked world. Nonetheless, IEEE 802’s true legacy is brightly emerging in today’s COVID-19 world – IEEE…

2020 Ethernet Alliance Roadmap

May 6, 2020 by David Rodgers • Uncategorized

In 2015, the Ethernet Alliance launched the “Ethernet Roadmap” as an easy, graphical way to keep the industry informed of the updates and advancements of Ethernet’s growing ecosystem in an…

Bob Voss Appointed to Chair Single Pair Ethernet Subcommittee

April 8, 2020 by Bob Voss • Uncategorized

I’m excited and honored to be chosen to chair the Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) subcommittee for the Ethernet Alliance. SPE has been a consuming passion for me since its inception…

EA at OFC

March 9, 2020 by Dave Estes • Technology • Tradeshow

By: David Estes, Spirent Communications David J, Rodgers, Teledyne LeCroy Due to the pervasive increase in the Covid-19 virus and in support of the health and wellbeing of our…

Big Shoes to Fill

January 9, 2020 by Peter Jones • Uncategorized

As I step into my new role as Chair of the Ethernet Alliance, I am both excited by what is ahead for the organization and in awe of the hole…

Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) comes to town.

August 22, 2019 by Peter Jones • Uncategorized

Ethernet is continuing its long history of evolving to meet new needs. Over the past few years IEEE 802.3 has been working on the definition of BASE-T1 Ethernet. Unlike the…

Ethernet applications continue to diversify as IEEE 802.3 adds more work areas

August 12, 2019 by Ethernet Alliance • IEEE

By Mark Nowell, Vice President, Ethernet Alliance; Distinguished Engineer, Cisco Last month, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group met in Vienna, Austria to continue its work in writing Ethernet…

ETHERNET ALLIANCE’S TERAFABRIC PLUGFEST ADDRESSES NEED FOR GREATER INTEROPERABILITY IN TODAY’S CONVERGED DATA CENTERS

December 20, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Plugfest • Uncategorized

Ethernet Alliance Chair Talks About Key Trends, What’s Next

December 20, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Technology • Uncategorized

Get Plugged in to Ethernet’s Next Era

November 12, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Uncategorized

Today’s IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard consists of 126 clauses and associated annexes that spans 8 sections or approximately 5600 pages. The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group produces these Ethernet standards,…

PAM4 is Here!

September 28, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Uncategorized

We are at a unique point in Ethernet’s history. During the development of IEEE Std 802.3bs™-2017 for 200 GbE and 400 GbE, a critical decision was made to shift from…

On the Go with Ethernet

September 19, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Uncategorized

Ethernet’s roots in the enterprise space are undeniable. The development of 1000BASE-T is considered by many to be the most successful Ethernet project ever. Nonetheless, Ethernet’s expansion into new application…

The Quest

August 13, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Uncategorized

When the journey to 100 Gigabit Ethernet began over 10 years ago, the question was often asked when would native 100 Gb/s Ethernet be specified? Flash forward to 2018 and…

In Search of Ethernet’s Holy Grail

April 26, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Tradeshow • Uncategorized

OFC 2018 will be remembered by many as the coming out party for 400 Gb/s Ethernet. And while that would be a fair assessment of the show, in reality this…

Interested in certifying your PoE? Don’t miss this webinar: Introducing the Ethernet Alliance Power over Ethernet Certification

April 12, 2018 by Thomas Lewis • PoE Certification • Uncategorized

In order to reach their true potential, all “standards-based” solutions require an easy way to identify interoperable systems. Otherwise, a promising solution is held back over confusion and/or fear. Such…

Highlights from OFC 2018 Show Floor

March 30, 2018 by Paul Mooney • Technology • Tradeshow • Uncategorized

If you only had one hour to spend at this year’s Optical Fiber Conference in San Diego, you could not have spent it better than by visiting the Ethernet Alliance…

A Deep Dive into the 802.3bs 200GBASE-R and 400GBASE-R PCS/PMA

March 28, 2018 by Mark Gustlin • Technology • Uncategorized

The Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) is responsible for the encoding of data bits into code groups for transmission via the Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) and the subsequent decoding of these…

50 GbE at OFC

March 14, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

This year’s OFC multi-vendor interoperability demonstration is one of the biggest undertakings in the history of the Ethernet Alliance. With 400GbE taking OFC by storm this year, the Ethernet Alliance…

My journey on the Ethernet Highway

March 13, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Uncategorized

I have had many roles in the Ethernet community. I was that green-kid who showed up for his first meeting, not really sure what he was getting himself into. I…

OFC2018 – Ethernet Alliance’s Next Ethernet Era Tour-De-Force

March 9, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology • Tradeshow • Uncategorized

Everyone will be talking about 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400GbE) at this year’s OFC, but it is a journey that began five years ago for the Ethernet community. This trek culminated…

The 200GMII / 400GMII Extenders

March 5, 2018 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

During the development of the underlying architecture, it was recognized that the system needed to be inherently flexible, as it would provide the foundation for future specifications. Developing solutions for…

The IEEE 802.3bs 200GbE and 400GbE Architecture

February 13, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

The development of the underlying architecture that will be the foundation of a new Ethernet rate family is perhaps the most crucial aspect of such a project. The architecture must…

The Hazards of Passive PoE

February 6, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

There is nothing more frustrating for the consumer or end-user than when they open up a product thinking it worked with a standard only to find that there are interoperability issues. This…

Introducing 200 GbE & 400 GbE

January 22, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Welcome 200 GbE and 400GbE At the the IEEE-SA December 2017 Standards Board Meeting, IEEE Std 802.3bs™-2017, which specifies 200 Gigabit and 400 Gigabit Ethernet operation, was ratified. In moving…

Is your PoE Certified? First Ethernet Alliance PoE Certified Products Announced

January 18, 2018 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Earlier this week the Ethernet Alliance announced the first participants in its Power over Ethernet (PoE) Certification Program, as well as the first 37 products to be certified. The program participants include Analog…

Power to the People – Delivering on the Promise of PoE

June 13, 2017 by Ethernet Alliance • PoE Certification • Uncategorized

The Ethernet community never stops innovating. We’re always pushing the boundaries, finding new ways of advancing this important technology that has become the cornerstone of today’s high-speed networks. As we…

Stepping on the Gas – Ethernet goes High Speed at OFC 2017

March 22, 2017 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

For me, the OFC 2017 Ethernet Alliance booth perfectly captures the mood of the show overall, including demand for ever-higher speeds, and their implications and requirements. There continues to be…

Ethernet ecosystem driven by applications, not speed alone

January 4, 2017 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

In an article recently published in Network World Dave Chalupsky, a member of the Ethernet Alliance board of directors, describes how Ethernet applications now drive new Ethernet incarnations. Chalupsky articulates…

“The future of Ethernet, one of the highest quality, market relevant Standards on the planet Earth”

September 20, 2016 by Paul Nikolich • Uncategorized

Let’s wind the clock back 35 years to see where we’ve come from in order to predict where we’re going in the next 10 years. The 802.3 Ethernet standard has…

Testing and measurement: a pillar of the Ethernet ecosystem

August 23, 2016 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Nimble T&M companies support Ethernet’s new speeds and applications A new article describing the critical role of test and measurement in a rapidly expanding Ethernet ecosystem, written by the Alliance’s…

“Toward Standardized 25 Gigabit Ethernet” by Mark Nowell, Cisco Systems, in Network Computing

July 25, 2016 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Standardization of IEEE 25 Gigabit per second Ethernet (25 GbE) is underway on multiple fronts, and Mark Nowell, vice president of the Ethernet Alliance board of directors and senior director…

2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps Ethernet Goes Mainstream

July 21, 2016 by Peter Jones • Uncategorized

Peter Jones, NBASE-T Alliance Chairman It always amazes me how new innovations keep propelling our industry forward. Less than two years ago when the NBASE-T Alliance was founded, there was…

Commitment to Interoperability

November 2, 2015 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By John D’Ambrosia, Chairman, Ethernet Alliance “You plug it in, and it works!” The footprint of Ethernet end users overlays almost every industry and every market around the world. It’s…

Killer Video of Ethernet Speeds

October 21, 2015 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By Scott Kipp, President, Ethernet Alliance The Ethernet Alliance is pleased to present our new animated video presenting the long and winding Ethernet road to terabit speeds. Check it out…

QSFP28 and CFP: Out with the Old and in with the New

March 30, 2015 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

By Ken Van Orman, Senior Product Manager Hardware and Platforms, Spirent Communications In this year’s Ethernet Alliance OFC demo, QSFP28 makes an appearance and CFP takes a bow. This reflects…

Ethernet Alliance Demonstrates High Performance Computing (HPC) Solutions at SC14

November 11, 2014 by Michael Githens • Uncategorized

SC14 will take place in New Orleans from November 17 – 20, 2014. In preparation, the Ethernet Alliance held a hot-stage event last week to prepare a live demonstration to…

What’s all this talk about a rate debate?

October 13, 2014 by Paul Nikolich • Uncategorized

By Paul Nikolich, Chairman, IEEE 802 LMSC 802 LMSC Standards: market relevant, high quality and transparent– what a combination! One of the characteristics that distinguish the 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee…

Ethernet: Evolving at the Rate of Innovation

October 3, 2014 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

Last year, while preparing to celebrate Ethernet’s 40th anniversary, I pressed Bob Metcalfe, the father of Ethernet, to define Ethernet for me. Bob’s answer has stood out in my head…

5 New Speeds – 2.5, 5, 25, 50 and 400 GbE

August 8, 2014 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

While I used to be able to count the number of relevant Ethernet speeds on my right hand (100 Mb/s, 1, 10, 40, and 100 Gb/s), I now need all…

What’s a PoE logo for, anyway?

July 29, 2014 by Dave Dwelley • Uncategorized

I just read Jonathan Seckler’s post on Power over Ethernet (PoE) Logo Certification, and it got me thinking – what is a logo for, anyway? The most successful industry logos…

Join the Conversation: Innovation of Ethernet – PoE Logo Certification

July 14, 2014 by Jonathan Seckler • Uncategorized

It’s a mistake to think of innovation as the crazy Dr. Frankenstein-like character in his lab, creating life from random components. Today, technology is just too complex; if an innovator…

TEF 2014: The Rate Debate

June 23, 2014 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

The recent request to do a “Call-for-Interest” in the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group at the upcoming IEEE 802 July Plenary to address 25 Gigabit Ethernet is an interesting development…

The Industry Discussion – 100GbE over a Single Lambda!

June 11, 2014 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

This week the Ethernet Alliance, along with its partner the OIDA, is hosting a workshop on June 12-13 at the San Jose Convention Center to explore 100 Gigabit Ethernet per…

The 100GbE Lambda Workshop – Minimizing the Risk

June 4, 2014 by Tom Hausken • Uncategorized

OIDA is pleased to co-host with Ethernet Alliance the upcoming joint workshop on 100GbE per lambda for data centers, and it promises to be different from other workshops that OIDA…

100Gbps per lambda workshop is most timely

May 27, 2014 by Dale Murray • Uncategorized

Questions on 100GbE on a single lambda? We’ve got plenty. Straightforward NRZ signaling probably won’t get us there. So what type of advanced modulation would be the best choice? How…

Single Twisted Pair: The Next Frontier

April 25, 2014 by Steve Carlson • Uncategorized

These days, a speed of 1Gb/s doesn’t seem particularly fast. With the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group creating standards on speeds of 40Gb/s, 100Gb/s and now 400Gb/s, 1Gb/s is an…

400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Project Approved

April 1, 2014 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

Yesterday, the IEEE P802.3bs 400GbE Project was approved. With this approval the first Task Force meeting will be in Norfolk, VA, at the IEEE 802.3 / 802.1 Interim Meeting, which…

OFC 2014 Recap and Best-in-Show

March 21, 2014 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

OFC 2014 was buzzing with many new releases of 100GbE optics and 400GbE demonstrations. The 100GbE modules have definitely proliferated with demonstrations of CFP, CXP, CFP2, CFP4 and QSFP28 form…

Fast and Furious Demo at OFC 2014

March 7, 2014 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

The Ethernet Alliance booth at OFC 2014 showcases many of the latest advances in Ethernet technology. From 10GBASE-T to 100GbE CFP4 modules, the booth will highlight how Ethernet’s physical layer…

Targeting the Data Center – 100Gb/s Per Optical Lambda

March 7, 2014 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

There are times when I REALLY love this job. I am so excited to announce that the Ethernet Alliance and OIDA are partnering to host a workshop targeting the development…

Ethernet’s Future – Bright with 100% Certainty of Innovation

November 4, 2013 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

On October 15th and 16th the Ethernet industry gathered at the Ethernet Alliance’s Technology Exploration Forum (TEF) 2013: The Future of Ethernet. I have always looked forward to these events…

Ethernet Speeds in 2023

October 30, 2013 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

At the recent “Future of Ethernet” Technology Exploration Forum (TEF 2013), participants discussed various aspects of Ethernet, but none as exciting as the next speeds of Ethernet. With TEF 2013…

Ethernet: Not a Moment in Time

October 10, 2013 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

This weekend I was helping my oldest son with homework for his “Introduction to Geometry” class. As we were working through his first foray into proofs, I made the comment…

Synergy between IEEE 802™ Wired and Wireless technologies: Meeting in the Ether

September 25, 2013 by David Law • Uncategorized

By David Law, distinguished engineer, HP Networking; chair of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group We live in a networked world, and it is imperative that all technologies, wired or…

Exploring the Future of Ethernet with SDN

September 17, 2013 by Gilda Foss • Uncategorized

Gilda Foss, Industry Evangelist, Office of the CTO, NetApp TEF Chairperson & Board of Directors, Ethernet Alliance As we celebrate Ethernet’s 40th Anniversary at the Technology Exploration Forum, we reminisce…

Ethernet: The Future is Now

September 3, 2013 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

The celebration of Ethernet’s 40th Anniversary has spanned multiple events this year. The Ethernet Alliance will be hosting its celebration Tuesday, October 15 in conjunction with its fifth Technology Exploration…

“Collaborative Vision: the role of Carrier Ethernet in the Ethernet ecosystem” Nan Chen, president MEF

August 26, 2013 by Nan Chen • Uncategorized

Q: How does the Metro Ethernet Forum fit into the Ethernet ecosystem? What role does it serve and why? The Metro Ethernet Forum was created to accelerate the adoption of…

Ethernet for the Ages: A Discussion with Bob Metcalfe

August 22, 2013 by Bob Metcalfe • Uncategorized

Q: What is Ethernet? A: Ethernet began as a very high-speed packet-switching local area network (LAN) for extending the Internet into buildings to reach personal computers and their servers. However,…

A Meeting of Minds: 400GbE and OTN

July 10, 2013 by David Law • Uncategorized

Monte Carlo is a city associated with speed and Formula One racing. Since 1929 it has provided the backdrop to the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, which are run through its…

The Future of Ethernet

July 9, 2013 by Gilda Foss • Uncategorized

Ethernet Alliance presents the Technology Exploration Forum of 2013! Gilda Foss, Industry Evangelist, Office of the CTO, NetApp TEF Chairperson & Board of Directors, Ethernet Alliance The Ethernet Alliance is…

IEEE Extends EPON into New Markets

June 19, 2013 by Howard Frazier • Uncategorized

Standards for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) reached an importantmilestone last week when the IEEE approved a new standard for Service Interoperability in EPON (SIEPON). The IEEE 1904.1 SEIPON standard…

What is Ethernet: The existential question for The Ethernet Alliance

June 19, 2013 by Hugh Barrass • Uncategorized

Along with Scott Kipp, I’ll be presenting the webinar: Ethernet 101 – Introduction to Ethernet (June 27th at 9am Pacific ). This will give you a high level overview of…

Ethernet 101: Introduction to Ethernet Webinar Coming

June 18, 2013 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

I’m dedicating the upcoming webinar to the newbies out there who want to learn about Ethernet in an hour. I’ll be presenting this webinar with Hugh Barrass on June 27th…

Wow! Ethernet Alliance at the 2013 Interop show

May 15, 2013 by Mario Chow • Uncategorized

The show started with a blast. With the live demo, attendees really saw the value of having an organization such as the Ethernet Alliance in place. We showcased 10/40GbE, iSCSI,…

Interop 2013 – Viva Las Vegas!

April 30, 2013 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

We’re winding down our preparation for the live Ethernet demonstration at Interop 2013 in Las Vegas May 6th to the 10th. This year we are focusing on 10 Gb to…

How can 400GbE Leverage 100GbE Technology to Lower Cost/bit?

March 28, 2013 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

Last week at the IEEE 802.3 Plenary meeting in Orlando, FL, the IEEE 802.3 400 Gb/s Ethernet (400GbE) Study Group was started with unanimous support! John D’Ambrosia, Dell (also Chair…

The Ethernet Alliance at OFC 2013 – Demonstrating. Educating. Advancing.

March 15, 2013 by Matt Traverso • Uncategorized

The mission of the Ethernet Alliance is to expand the ecosystem of Ethernet and foster the development of Ethernet technologies. We have found that one of the best places in…

New Ethernet Alliance TeraFabric Plugfest Technical White Paper Shows the Future is in Sight

March 6, 2013 by Patrick Strick • Uncategorized

The Ethernet Alliance often holds plugfests where vendors working within specific technology areas like 10GbE or Data Center Bridging come together for weeklong equipment interoperability testing, and checking and verifying…

Will 100GBASE-LR4 be the Only IEEE 100GbE Single-mode Link Type?

January 21, 2013 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

At the November 2012 IEEE 802.3 Plenary meeting in San Antonio, TX, several straw polls were taken to see if the 40 Gb/s and 100Gb/s Fiber Optic (802.3bm) Task Force…

The Power and Promise of Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE): A State of the Union Address By Wael William Diab

January 11, 2013 by Wael William Diab • Uncategorized

Power-hungry IT equipment generates some 150 million metric tons of CO2 annually at a global cost of $16 billion[i]. With an eye toward reducing both energy costs and our carbon…

ETHERNET ALLIANCE LAYS OUT HIGH-SPEED PATH TO SUPERCOMPUTING SUCCESS WITH SC12 DEMO

November 6, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Collaborative display demonstrates Ethernet’s flexibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in rigorous low-latency, high-performance computing environments and applications SC12, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, November 6, 2012 – The Ethernet Alliance, a global…

TeraFabric Cabling

October 31, 2012 by Tom Kovanic • Uncategorized

There are two things that are driving the need for speed in data centers: server virtualization and converged networking. Virtual machines still require the same amount of networking bandwidth as…

Driving Data Center Convergence with the Ethernet Alliance TeraFabric Interoperability Plugfest

October 22, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

Chauncey Schwartz, Chair Marketing Committee, Ethernet Alliance and Sr. Technical Marketing Manager, QLogic You could say that data center convergence is a hot topic these days. White hot, even. Driven…

Ethernet Alliance Extends Reach

September 18, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

Given the ongoing evolution of Ethernet technology, there has always been a desire globally by both IT vendors and customers to understand the current state of Ethernet development and to…

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

August 9, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

Back in 2007, the then Higher Speed Study Group (that went on to become the IEEE P802.3ba Task Force that developed 40 GbE and 100 GbE) developed an industry wide…

Come Experience the Improved Ethernet Alliance Site

August 6, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

It is often very exciting to come to the end of a project and I’m particularly excited that the team at Ethernet Alliance has just completed updating our web site. …

A Journey of Exploring 40/100GbE over Twisted Pair Cabling Started

July 25, 2012 by Frank Yang, Marketing Chair of Next Generation Enterprise Cabling Subcommittee • Uncategorized

If you drew a table of ratified IEEE Ethernet standards versus their media, you would find two blanks as illustrated in the figure below. There are no 40 and 100…

Terabit Ethernet? The Game Is Afoot!

July 5, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

Wow! Hats off to IIR for the great job with this year’s WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking Conference. While the conference title would bring to mind the service provider…

Wrap-Up: Ethernet Alliance Plugfests: Improving Data Center Bridging One Test at a Time

June 28, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Henry He, Marketing Chair, Ethernet in the Data Center subcommittee, Ethernet Alliance; Technical Product Manager, Ixia Often, a webinar in our high-tech circle introduces a new technology, explains how it…

10GBASE-T Comes of Age

June 25, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

With the next generation of servers capable of supporting 10G Ethernet (10GbE) on the motherboard, 10GbE is on the cusp of an explosive growth curve. With this comes the need…

Looking Beyond 100 Gigabit Ethernet

June 19, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

At this point in my career I have been fortunate enough to wear many hats, but the biggest hat I wore was when I agreed to lead the IEEE standardization…

So, Just What Is A Plugfest, Anyway?

June 15, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

In the course of my work with the Ethernet Alliance, I have the opportunity to speak with many people. More often than not one of the first questions I hear…

10GbE Standardized to 400 Meters on OM4 Fiber

June 13, 2012 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

When the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) standard released in 2002, the fiber optic links of 10GBASE-SR were standardized to at least 300 meters over Optical Multimode 3 (OM3) fiber. OM3…

Matt Traverso, Ethernet Alliance Board Member

June 5, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Matt Traverso, Ethernet Alliance Board Member and Hardware Engineering Manager, Cisco Systems After years of serving as an active member in Ethernet Alliance activities and events, Matt made the decision…

David Fair, Ethernet Alliance Board Member

May 29, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

David Fair joined the Ethernet Alliance in February, 2012 and has served as a member of its iWARP in the Data Center working group (iWARP brings remote direct memory access…

Dan Dove, Ethernet Alliance Board Member

May 22, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

An Ethernet Alliance Board of Directors member, Dan is currently serving his second term as the Technical Chair of the Ethernet Alliance’s High-Speed Ethernet (HSE) Subcommittee. He also has served…

Reflections On Interop 2012

May 18, 2012 by Chauncey Schwartz • Uncategorized

Well, we certainly had a great chance to discuss Ethernet and the Ethernet Alliance at Interop 2012. By the end of the expo, we had more than 500 people visit…

Five Minutes With Chauncey Schwartz II

May 15, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

The 2012 Chairperson of the Ethernet Alliance’s Marketing Committee, Chauncey Schwartz II, has enjoyed a successful career in sales, marketing, and business management for more than 25 years. Last year…

A Moment in Time

May 2, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

During the course of my career, I have had the fortune to be involved at various points in the development and deployment of a number of technologies. Each one had…

Terabits in a Rack and Petabits in the Data Center

April 24, 2012 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

As the American scholar Albert Bartlett said, “The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.” Bartlett was mainly referring to population growth, but…

Intel’s Romley Server Platform Launch: A Tipping Point for 10-Gigabit Ethernet

April 3, 2012 by Bruce Tolley • Technology

On March 6 Intel® launched the Xeon® E5-2600 family of processors, formerly code named Romley. This is big news for data centers and networking. All the server manufacturers big and…

Ethernet on the Road

April 2, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Uncategorized

Congratulations to the group of individuals, who were successful at the IEEE 802 March Plenary at getting the IEEE 802.3 Reduced Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet PHY Study Group formed. This…

10G Driving 40G and 100G to the Clouds at OFC

March 6, 2012 by Scott Kipp • Uncategorized

The Ethernet Alliance has a huge booth (724) at OFC/NFOEC from March 6-8th and we’re filling it with some great technology and exhibits. The theme of the booth is “High…

OFC/NFOEC – Real Technology, Real Deployment

February 29, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

John D’Ambrosia, Ethernet Alliance Chairman, Chief Ethernet Evangelist, CTO Office, Dell On June 13, 2002, IEEE Std 802.3ae-2002TM, otherwise known as the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) standard, was ratified. Shortly…

TEF Q&A – Ramanujam Rao, Nationwide Insurance

February 14, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

What points will you be discussing during your panel at the TEF? My talk will be primarily focused on things that have progressed from R&D and are quite real in…

TODD ROTH TEF 2012 Q&A

February 11, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Todd Roth is Vice President of Technology for Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. As part of…

Here Come the End Users

February 8, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

The Ethernet Alliance is proud to bring a cadre of end users together at the upcoming End Users Speak! Technology Exploration Forum (TEF). While past TEFs were mainly deep…

TEF Q&A – Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

February 7, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

What will end users want to hear about during your panel? As an “energy person”, I am mindful that the biggest driver for people being concerned about energy is saving…

TEF Q&A – Una Song, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

February 3, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

What are you looking to accomplish at the Technology Exploration Forum? When it comes to small network equipment (SNE), there are a lot of products that are deployed on an…

The Improved Ethernet Alliance – Scott Kipp, Ethernet Alliance President

February 3, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Welcome to the new Ethernet Alliance website. We’re continually improving the website and the way that we operate. Here’s a list of what we’ve done or are going…

TEF Q&A – Paul Nikolich, Chair IEEE 802; Chief Strategy Officer, YAS Broadband Ventures

February 1, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

What most interests you about this Technology Exploration Forum? TEF 2012 will provide the Ethernet industry ecosystem, and standards development organizations, with end-user input on their evolving requirements for Ethernet…

TEF Q&A – Michael Bennett, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

January 26, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

What are the top three things you’d like to take away from the Technology Exploration Forum (TEF)? I’m interested in hearing what kinds of problems end user’s are running into…

TEF Q&A – Manoj Wadekar, Ethernet Alliance Board Member & Technical Committee Chair

January 23, 2012 by Ethernet Alliance • Uncategorized

Why is the Ethernet Alliance focusing on end users at the upcoming Technology Exploration Forum? We wanted to do this TEF in a new way because in the last year,…

Technology Exploration Forum Q&A With John D’Ambrosia

January 6, 2012 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology

What is the Technology Exploration Forum (TEF)? The TEFs are an ongoing series of forums sponsored by the Ethernet Alliance to enable industry discussion and consensus building on various…

Ethernet’s Continuing Expansion

December 13, 2011 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology

Congratulations to the group of individuals, who were successful at the IEEE 802 November Plenary at getting the IEEE 802.3TM EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Study Group formed. IEEE 802.3…

It’s Always an Exciting Time for Ethernet

October 25, 2011 by John D'Ambrosia • Technology

Technologies developed over the past several years are finding their way into the market. 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) is the next big step in server interconnect technology, as products…

Five Minutes With Scott G. Kipp

October 24, 2011 by Ethernet Alliance • Technology

In October 2011, the Ethernet Alliance named Scott G. Kipp, Senior Technologist at Brocade Communications Systems, as its new President, succeeding outgoing President, Jim Theodoras, of ADVA Optical Networking. With…

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