The Ethernet in the Data Center subcommittee is focused on increasing efficiency in data centers by ensuring broad adoption of the IEEE 802.1 standards on Ethernet networks throughout the industry. Our three […]
Next Generation Enterprise Cabling
Cabling is an important part of the Ethernet ecosystem. The subcommittee is charted to explore the next generation cabling technologies for data center and enterprise environments. This subcommittee is responsible for working […]
TIA TSB-184-A standard, providing PoE cabling guidelines, in final balloting stage
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fiber 101 (updated 2013) – YouTube
Short tutorial detailing the basics of optical fiber, its composition and its capabilities. Read the source article at youtube.com
Panduit RJ45 connectors and cabling awarded environmental product declaration
Panduit Corporation recently announced the company has achieved environmental product declaration (EPD) certifications from UL Environmental for the company’s RJ45 jacks and copper cabling. Project developers can use EPDs to earn points […]
