by Stephen HardyIf you listen to transceiver vendors, the emerging SFP+ multisource agreement (MSA) could revolutionise 10 Gbit/s interfaces. The module sector hasn’t witnessed...
At the SC06 International Conference, held in Tampa, FL, last November, Infinera teamed with Finisar, Level3 Communications, Internet2, and the University of California at Santa...
by James J. RefiAlmost since the invention of singlemode fibre, different types have existed. In the early 1980s, dispersion-unshifted fibres had matched clad and depressed clad...
by Paul MorkelNew technologies that enable the dynamic delivery of bandwidth to any location at any time are entering the marketplace. The use of on-demand provisioning and automated...
10 Gbit transponder and protocol converterThe PM 1001 10 Gbit LAN PHY to WAN PHY protocol converter connects 10-Gbit LAN switches to 10 Gbit SONET/SDH and DWDM networks. The PM...
Mid-Atlantic Crossroads(MAX) has deployed the Ekinops (www. ekinops.com) 10-Gigabit LAN PHY to WAN PHY protocol converter to connect its 10-Gigabit Ethernet network to an OC-192...
by Meghan FullerFor the last several years, network planning has been “kind of boring,” at least from a transport perspective, say the folks at VPIsystems (www.vpisystems.com)...
by Guy FosterClock recovery plays a significant role in making accurate test measurements, whether incorporated into the test setup or as part of the device under test. As most...
by Meghan FullerLike most industry organisations, the Metro Ethernet Forum (www.metroethernetforum.org) was established to educate the industry on the benefits of its technology...
by Jean-Pierre LartigueDebate over the next generation of broadband services is no longer reserved for industry conferences and technical committees. Beyond the service provider...
by Kurt RudermanOver the past year, Europeans have gone from wondering if FTTH would happen to debating which access technology-GPON or pure point-to-point Ethernet-is the best...
by Olga YashkovaThe metropolitan area network (MAN) test equipment market is often considered to be one of the most significant areas in the communications test and measurement...
by Meghan FullerLast July, the IEEE 802.3 Working Group formed the Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) to determine whether the time is right to develop 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE...
