Few topics grab the attention these days like 100Gbit/s networking. It's not only a nice round number, but also a phase of technological change that presents a chance for vendors and operators to sprint ahead of the crowd.

For the next several months, we'll gather our 100Gbit/s coverage in a Light Reading briefing center at http://www.lightreading.com/100G.

You'll still see news analyses, wire feeds, and analyst notes on our front page, as usual. But the briefing center will give you a quick stopping place to see what's new in 100Gbit/s.

There's excitement on the routing and switching side:

And there's also excitement on the optical side, where they're still working out the details of making 100Gbit/s transmission economical:

The briefing center will be online for six months, meaning you can continue using it as a resource during Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in November and OFC/NFOEC in March 2011.

— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading