Kent Lusted

Bio: Kent Lusted is a Principal Engineer within Intel’s Network Edge Group. He won an Intel Achievement Award in 2002 for delivering the world’s first Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Since 2012, he has been an active contributor and member of the IEEE 802.3 leadership team. Kent currently is the Electrical track Chair of the P802.3dj 200 Gb/s, 400 Gb/s, 800 Gb/s, and 1.6 Tb/s Ethernet Task Force and a co-Chair of the LPO MSA.

Outside of work, he enjoys time with his family, playing in the snow, and exploring rural America.

Presentation Abstract: The transition from 100 Gbps/lane to 200 Gbps/lane signaling broadly increased the complexity in many different aspects of Ethernet Physical Layer specifications, especially the electrical and optical PMDs.  Optimizing the PMD characteristics is key to yielding the maximum performance for each medium type and reach – “every little bit matters”.  Sharing epiphanies from his view as a P802.3dj Task Force leader, the author provides an overview for the audience on these optimizations used by the IEEE P802.3dj Task Force for copper cable, backplane and optical links as well as the chip-to-module and chip-to-chip electrical interfaces.  Lastly, the presentation provides insight into the margin harvesting opportunities as the industry advances onwards to 400 Gbps/lane signaling.