The Ethernet
Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and
advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced it will be hosting
a live, multi-vendor interoperability demo in booth 2531 at the upcoming Optical
Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC 2015) from March
24 – 26, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
The demonstration showcases the latest generation of innovative 10, 40,
and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) advancements from an array of Ethernet
Alliance member companies.
“Our OFC 2015 multi-vendor demo illustrates how standardization is
accelerating the development and evolution of forward-looking Ethernet
technologies and extending its application horizon into new markets. It
also clearly shows that 40GbE and 100GbE technology has reached the
level of maturity needed for active deployment,” said Scott Kipp,
president, Ethernet Alliance; and principal technologist, Brocade.
“We’re very pleased to have the enthusiastic support and participation
of many Ethernet Alliance member companies in our OFC 2015 demo.”
The Ethernet Alliance’s OFC 2015 integrated multi-vendor demo includes
innovative 10, 40, and 100GbE solutions from a diverse range of member
companies from every corner of the Ethernet ecosystem. The live
demonstration emulates two data centers, with each containing a core
device and a top-of-rack switch. Additional analysis and test emulation
equipment will be connected to simulate traffic typically seen within
these setups. A main focus of the demo is highlighting the various types
of 100GbE links being leveraged in these configurations, including
QSFP28 LR4; CPAK LR4; CFP2 SR10; CPAK SR10; CFP2 LR4; CFP2 ER4f; and
CPAK ER4f.
Among member companies taking part in the Ethernet Alliance’s demo are
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH); Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM);
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD); Cisco Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CSCO); CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM); Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:
FNSR); Hitachi, Ltd. (TYO: 6501); Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA); Juniper Networks,
Inc. (NYSE: JNPR); Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR); Spirent Communications
(LSE: SPT.L); and Teledyne LeCroy, Inc.
During OFC, the Ethernet Alliance will also be launching the industry’s
first publicly available roadmap charting the future course of the
billion port/year Ethernet market. With the continued advancement of
40GbE and 100GbE, and the move to develop new speeds such as 2.5GbE and
5GbE, the organization is looking ahead and providing a view to
Ethernet’s future via its comprehensive roadmap. To learn more about the
Ethernet Alliance’s new roadmap, please visit booth 2531 on the OFC expo
floor.
Additionally, the Ethernet Alliance is hosting two OFC 2015 panels in
Expo Theater II, Exhibit Hall G of the Los Angeles Convention Center on
Tuesday, March 24, 2015:
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Next Generation Tunable Technology and Applications, 10:30 – 11:30am
PST. Led by moderator Kevin Affolter, director of product line
management, JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU), panelists Srinath
Kalluri, senior engineering development manager, JDSU; Vladmir Kozlov,
CEO LightCounting; and Robert Blum, director of strategic marketing,
Oclaro, Inc. will explore areas of significant investment and
innovation in new application spaces for tunable technology. The panel
will also address the development and adoption of tunable-based
solutions such as tunable XFP and SFP+.
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Ethernet Roadmaps, 11:30am – 12:30pm PST. Moderated by Ethernet
Alliance President Scott Kipp, panelists Kapil Shrikhande, principal
engineer, Dell, Inc.; David Chalupsky, product architect, Network
Division, Intel Corporation; and Mark Gustlin, principal system
architect, Xilinx, Inc. will discuss the variety of coming Ethernet
speeds and target applications driving their development.
Additionally, panelists will explore the timing of these speeds and
their underlying technologies.
To experience the Ethernet Alliance live multi-vendor demo at OFC 2015,
please visit booth number 2531 on the expo floor; for live Twitter
updates, please follow the #EAOFC2015 hashtag. For more information
about the Ethernet Alliance, please visit http://www.ethernetalliance.org,
follow @EthernetAllianc
and on Twitter, visit its Facebook
page, or join the Ethernet Alliance LinkedIn
group. Individuals who would like to receive updates on Ethernet
Alliance, activities, and events may sign up for the organization’s
newsletter at www.ethernetalliance.org/newsletter.
About the Ethernet Alliance
The Ethernet Alliance is a global consortium that includes system and
component vendors, industry experts, and university and government
professionals who are committed to the continued success and expansion
of Ethernet technology. The Ethernet Alliance takes Ethernet standards
to market by supporting activities that span from incubation of new
Ethernet technologies to interoperability demonstrations and education.
Additional Quotes:
“For the past six years Amphenol has been part of the Ethernet Alliance
live demo at the OFC exhibition and is once again proud to be involved
in this year’s events. The OFC conference and exhibition is one of the
nation’s premier optical events each year and the Ethernet Alliance
booth is great place for designers and end users to get the latest
information on the latest in GbE and see the latest products in live and
static demos.
Amphenol will be demonstrating our world class 10GbE SFP+, 40GbE QSFP+
and 100GbE interconnect systems. Amphenol will showcase our passive and
active copper cables to our latest AOC’s (Active Optical Cable
assemblies) as well as our SFP+ and QSFP+ cages and connectors. In
Addition we will be showcasing a new offering of High Density (HD) rack
mount optical connectivity panels and trunk cable solutions designed to
increase density to improve cable routing and tray congestion.” – Greg
McSorley, technical business development manager, Amphenol Corporation
“Brocade is honored to contribute to the Ethernet Alliance at OFC 2015.
This event consistently provides an ideal platform for us to show the
importance of interoperable standardization in Ethernet through demos
and panel presentations.” – Ken Cheng, CTO & SVP, Corporate
Development and Emerging Business, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
“The demand for higher bandwidth is a driving force toward collaboration
and standardization in Ethernet technology. We are thankful for the
opportunity to join other top vendors at the OFC 2015 Ethernet Alliance
showcase to provide demonstrations on the latest advancements in
interoperability and flexibility to support 10, 40, 100G Ethernet, and
beyond." – Kevin St. Cyr, senior vice president of Enterprise
Solutions, CommScope
"Finisar is very pleased to demonstrate our CFP4 optical modules
showcasing 100GE interoperability with other members of the Ethernet
Alliance. The CFP4 form factor will play a key role in next-generation
100G carrier applications, supporting both the required increase in
bandwidth density as well as multiple reaches and standards." – Christian
Urricariet, director of marketing for high-speed optics, Finisar
Corporation
“Hitachi Cable America is excited to participate in the Ethernet
Alliance’s interoperability demonstration with our high-performance
interconnects – designed to meet the market requirements for speed,
density, power consumption and reliability. We’re grateful for the
opportunity to highlight our 40GbE/100GbE optical transceivers, active
optical cables, and direct attach copper cables, as well as our premise
and fiber optic cables at OFC 2015.” – Michael Ressl, vice
president, business development and technology, Hitachi Cable America
Inc.
"In an increasingly competitive market, equipment manufacturers must
deliver higher-speed and more flexible networking solutions that meet
industry standards. Ixia is focused on providing the solutions our
customers need to develop, test, and validate the optical networking
technologies of the future. Ixia developed the world’s first 40GbE,
100GbE and 400GbE test platforms, and helping the Ethernet Alliance with
its 10/40/100GbE demonstrations at OFC 2015 reaffirms our commitment to
advancing Ethernet technologies to meet the latest market requirements.”
– Jim Smith, vice president of marketing, Ixia
“As global bandwidth demand continues to increase, our core
routing and switching customers are upgrading to 100GbE interfaces, and
a variety of applications require longer reaches of up to 40km. Oclaro
is pleased to see the introduction and interoperability demonstration of
a 100G CFP2 that supports 40km based on the so-called ‘100G ER4f’
interface specification. We believe this new solution will enable lower
power and lower cost 100G transceivers through the use of a 25G APD
instead of an SOA + PIN-PD receiver and will help further drive 100GbE
adoption in the network.” – Kevin Granucci, VP of strategy and
marketing, Optical Connectivity Business Division, Oclaro, Inc.
"The increased bandwidth, density and scale required by cloud-based data
center deployments has accelerated the pace of development and expanded
the number of options of high speed Ethernet form factors and physical
media interfaces. In this demonstration with the Ethernet Alliance, we
are showcasing how Spirent's test solutions ensure 100G and 40G Ethernet
interoperability across the abundance of options available for Ethernet
networks today. Spirent has the most flexible, highest density and
highest performing test modules to ensure network interoperability,
performance and availability." – Abhitesh Kastuar, general
manager, Cloud & IP business unit, Spirent Communications
"The emergence of carrier-like high data rates in Data Centers around
the world and the evolution of protocols like iWARP, RoCE, and NVMe over
Fabrics, have created new challenges for the Ethernet and Fibre Channel
communities. No longer are virtual probes and software taps alone
sufficient for the capture, analysis, and debug of the high-speed data
transiting the bus.
Teledyne LeCroy is leveraging its industry leading T.A.P.3™ probing
design experience and our extensive knowledge of both the physical and
logical layers, to create tools that compliment and add significant
value to the development, validation, and integration operations for our
customers.
We are pleased and excited about the increased adoption of the SierraNet
line-rate analysis tools in the high-speed fabric environments and we
are continuing our market leading efforts, creating new tools to support
the Gen 6 Fibre Channel and 25/50/100G Ethernet ecosystems." – Mickey
Romm, general manager, Protocol Solutions Group, Teledyne LeCroy, Inc.
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