Brocade Readying 100G Ethernet for Data Centers

The New York Times (Aug 18 2010) Networking

1. Brocade Communications is preparing a 100-Gigabit Ethernet module for its NetIron MLX switch family, breaking the next LAN speed barrier in the flagship hardware line it acquired from Foundry Networks. More News From IDG Latest Networking Stories From the IDG News Service CIO-New IT Drilldowns on Virtualization, Mobile, SOA Visit Infoworld's Green Tech Center Network World's Cisco Subnet-The Independent Voice of Cisco Customers The IEEE 802.3ba standard, approved in June, defines specifications for both 40G bps and 100G bps connectivity. Networking vendors have been racing to introduce 100-Gigabit Ethernet, which some organizations with fast-growing performance requirements say they already need. Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks said even before the standard's ratification that they were trialing 100G bps equipment, and Juniper has said it is already accepting orders for it. (Read Full Article)

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