The April Meeting Had These 40GE Issues

The April Meeting Had These 40GE Issues
What are the applications for 40G?
– Explain issues with LAG in the context of these applications
• Show more end user support
• What is the number and type of PMDs required?
• Must not delay 100G
• Don’t want to double the R&D effort
• What is the relative cost between 4 x 10 G and 40G
• What is the basis for having two MAC rates vs one
• What is the relative time to market?
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Bottom Line: 10GE has been so strictly defined that we
need 40GE to bridge the gap between 1GE and 100GE

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