Ethernet Alliance Unvleils 2016 Ethernet Road Map

The Ethernet Alliance  unveiled its 2016 Ethernet Roadmap at OFC 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. The roadmap highlights Ethernet’s breadth of speeds, current and next-generation modules and interfaces, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and innovations like the Optical Internetworking Forum’s (OIF) FlexEthernet (FlexE).

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“As the Ethernet Alliance celebrates its 10^th anniversary, it’s interesting to note how Ethernet’s pace has accelerated during the last decade – Ethernet is currently standardizing more interfaces than exist today. Beyond adding six new speeds in addition to six existing speeds, IEEE 802.3® is standardizing new interfaces ranging from fiber optics to backplanes for each of these speeds,” said Scott Kipp, president; and director of engineering, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. “People and the industry alike are curious about what’s new and what’s ahead for Ethernet. The roadmap captures the past, present, and future of Ethernet including PoE, FlexE, and other advancements in an easy-to-read, graphic format. The Ethernet Alliance is putting a stake in the ground about where Ethernet will go next.”

Available in print at OFC 2016 booth #3625, or digitally from the Ethernet Alliance website, the 2016 Ethernet Roadmap is a rich environment for critical information. The illustrated document offers an overview of existing and future modules including QSFP-DD, microQSFP, and OBO; interfaces; and nomenclature at speeds from 10 Mb/s to 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The roadmap also addresses Ethernet’s rapidly diversifying markets, including consumer, residential, enterprise, data centers, and service providers, and the expanding roster of applications like PoE, Power over Data Line (PoDL), and automotive.

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