Agilent Technologies has successfully demonstrated interoperability between its 10-Gigabit serial Ethernet (GbE) XENPAK optical transceiver and leading XAUI SerDes chips. Network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) can now focus on the system level aspects of their design rather than verifying connectivity between the transceiver and SerDes chip, which translates to fewer design iterations and faster time to market, claim company representatives. Agilent's products are available through BFi OPTiLAS in Europe.