Extreme Networks (Cupertino, CA) and Corning Inc. (Corning, NY) announced the successful

July 1, 1998

Extreme Networks (Cupertino, CA) and Corning Inc. (Corning, NY) announced the successful transmission of Gigabit Ethernet over a 200-km fiber-optic connection. The 200-km link in the InteropNet Gigabit Ethernet backbone used Extreme`s Summit local area network switches, the Summit GbX Gigabit Ethernet extender, and Corning`s singlemode optical fiber. The system is intended to give customers a viable alternative to relatively high-cost sonet for long-haul data systems.

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