Ethernet Alliance Starts 400G Group

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today unveiled three new subcommittees: 400GbE, Access Networking, and Roadmap. Complementing the organization’s lineup of highly targeted and focused subcommittees, the approval and formation of the new groups parallel the rapidly accelerating changes taking place within the global Ethernet ecosystem.“We’ve reached an inflection point in Ethernet’s timeline; there’s a cascade of exciting developments – the race to 400GbE, for example – that are advancing this seminal technology farther and faster than at any other time in its 40-year history,” said John D’Ambrosia, chairman, Ethernet Alliance, and chief Ethernet evangelist, Dell. “It’s moments like this when we have a wave of emerging technologies and projects that the need for organizations with the capacity for industry consensus building, such as the Ethernet Alliance, is never clearer. All of the dynamic energy we’re currently seeing in the Ethernet ecosystem is being reflected internally; as the Ethernet Alliance continues to grow and expand globally, we’re perfectly positioned to coalesce these new innovations and momentum into concrete successes.”Ethernet Alliance subcommittees help advance standards-based Ethernet through a variety of initiatives and activities like technology incubation, development of new standards frameworks, and conducting of market studies. The three new subcommittees join eight existing committees spanning a broad spectrum of technologies and segments, including BASE-T, Carrier Ethernet, Ethernet in the Data Center, Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), 40G and 100G Ethernet, Next Generation Enterprise Cabling, Power Over Ethernet (PoE), and Higher Speed Modular IO. They also mirror recent developments, such as the launch of an IEEE study group exploring development of a new 400Gb/s Ethernet standard. The three new Ethernet Alliance subcommittees are:

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