The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) standards document that will provide recommendations for PoE cabling systems soon will be ready for publication. TIA TSB-184-A will officially be titled Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery […]
Liz Goldsmith
Ethernet Flexes Network Muscles
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A new generation of Ethernet silicon is in the works that could help further spread use — especially in optical backbone networks — of the already widely adopted […]
Fibre Channel’s Growth Trend
It’s amazing to reflect on where Fibre Channel is today since the completion of the standard in 1994. From that time until now we have witnessed some amazing changes in the computing […]
CommScope Definitions: What Is Fiber Network Convergence?
This blog post is part of a series called “CommScope Definitions,” in which we explain common terms in communications network infrastructure. Fiber network convergence refers to the combination of multiple services within […]
Inside a hyperscale data center (how different is it?) | Network World
CIO.com took a tour of Microsoft’s hyperscale data center in Quincy, Washington. What we saw shows how far cloud data centers have come in a decade. Read the source article at Welcome […]
IEEE publishes IEEE 802.3bz for 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet – Lightwave
IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) have published IEEE 802.3bz-2016, ‘Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation.’ The […]
Webinar: The Importance of Fiber Characterization Part 1: Defining Fiber Characterization and its Parts
The Importance of Fiber Characterization Part 1: Defining Fiber Characterization and its Parts December 01, 2016 1:30 PM EST / 12:30 PM CST / 10:30 AM PST / 6:30 PM GMT […]
Using SWDM to Extend the Useful Life of the Data Center Fiber Infrastructure – SWDM Alliance
Today’s large data centers are primarily architected around 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Indeed, the 10GE has become the “unit of granularity” for interconnections between switches, routers, and server NICs. For this reason, 10G […]
White paper uncovers major ‘challenges’ in IoT installation projects – Connections +
IoT Analytics, a provider of market insights for the Internet of Things market, announced today the publication of a white paper it said serves as a guide to streamline IoT solution development. […]
Fiber Growth Remains Strong: Now Passing 30 Million Homes in the U.S. – Medium
It’s an exciting time for fiber broadband in North America. A new report from the Fiber to the Home Council Americas shows that fiber deployment has seen strong annual growth, and smaller […]
