Nexans, Mysticom Extend 10 GigE Over Copper

PARIS -- Mysticom, an innovative supplier of high-speed integrated circuit communication, announced superior performance and extended data transmission distances during interoperability testing with the Nexans Cat.7 connector and cable assembly solution. The tests confirmed that Mysticom's MY3124, 10G XAUI-XAUI Retiming Transceiver and Nexans's cable and connector assembly solution, together provide a cost effective 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution for Data Center and Horizontal Enterprise Network environments.

In the interoperability test utilizing Cat.7 data cables, the links were operated at a distance of 25 meters with the Enhanced Mode enabled on the MY3124 and 20 meters in standard 8b/10b mode. A variety of data patterns were transmitted, including the stressful IEEE Draft P802.3ae/D4.1 Continuous Random Pattern (CRPAT). All results were achieved with better than 10-15 Bit Error Rate (BER).

"We are pleased that Mysticom has successfully demonstrated interoperability between the MY3124 Transceiver and our LANmark-7 cabling solution based on the GG45 Interface" said Mark Rogers, General Manager of Nexans Cabling Solutions. "These results add confidence into the 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology and allow customers to design 10 Gigabit system based on fully standardized copper cabling systems."

"Mysticom is committed to satisfying the increasing need for system interconnections at multi-gigabit speeds," said Wiren Perera, Mysticom's vice president of worldwide marketing. "Our partnership with Nexans has allowed us to deliver a high-performance, cost effective solution utilizing TP Cat.7 data cables, to further accelerate the deployment of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in the marketplace."

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