Ethernet in the Data Center: 100GbE, 40Gbase-T, PoE

Click here to view video: http://youtu.be/Ebk988n5N-M In this interview, Scott Kipp, President of the Ethernet Alliance and Principal Engineer at Brocade discusses the continued evolution of Ethernet, including: 0:42 - Hot Topics for the Ethernet Alliance 1:29 - Is there consensus on a 400 GbE standard? 2:13 - How is 100 GbE being accepted in the market? 2:50 - Is 10GBase-T finally taking off?  What about 40GBase-T? 3:46 - What's...

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Intel Reimagines the Data Center

Intel disclosed key details on new data center processors based on its 22-nanometer (nm) technology and outlined key features of a rack scale architecture for mega data centers.  The announcements, which were made at the annual Intel developer forum in Beijing this week, represent what the company is calling a re-imagining of the data center. Here are highlights of the announcements: Building on its introduction of the  Atom S1200...

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Germany's DE-CIX Upgrades World's Biggest Internet Exchange

DE-CIX, which operates the world's largest Internet Exchange in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), introduced its newest interconnection platform, DE-CIX Apollon. The platform leverages ADVA Optical Networking's flagship FSP 3000 platform for optical transport capacity of up to 2 Terabits/sec per fiber pair. The switching layer is powered by Alcatel-Lucent's Core Router 7950 XRS, which supports the world-leading port density of up to 80 100 Gigabit...

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Verizon and NEC Set Optical Transmission Record: 54.2 Tbps

Verizon and NEC reported a new record for optical transmission: the companies were able to transmit 40.5 terabits per second (Tbps) for a long-haul distance of more than 1,800 kilometers (1,118 miles) and 54.2 Tbps over a regional distance of more than 630 kilometers (391 miles), using Verizon’s fiber loop outside Dallas. The DWDM system used both the C-band and the L-band. The results of the latest trial, performed in late 2012, were accepted...

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Integra Picks Ciena for 100G

Integra, which owns and operates a 5,000-mile long-haul fiber-optic network, 3,000–miles of metropolitan fiber and a nationwide IP/MPLS network,has selected Ciena's converged packet-optical and packet networking solutions to support the expansion of Integra’s long-haul fiber optic network. Specifically, Integra will adopt Ciena’s 6500 packet optical series for long-haul and metro network integration, supporting its move to 100G.  Integra...

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Belgacom Deploys Juniper's T4000 Core Routers

Belgacom, the incumbent operator in Belgium, has deployed Juniper Networks' T Series Core Routers to embrace the rapid adoption of new 'cloud' applications, the explosion in online video traffic, the introduction of IPv6 and the widespread use of smart-phones and tablets and prepare the core of its network for the next decade.  The installation uses T4000 core routers. Financial terms were not disclosed. "With the introduction of the Juniper...

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DragonWave Amends Deal with NSN

DragonWave announced changes to its existing operational framework with Nokia Siemens Networks Under the terms of the renewed framework, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide DragonWave with an immediate cash payment of €10.6M and Nokia Siemens Networks will take on additional commitments and costs. The companies agreed to terminate the the Italian R&D component of the deal, thereby reducing DragonWave's operating costs by approximately €3M per...

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ADTRAN Hits Q1 Sales of $143 Million, up 8% YoY

ADTRAN reported Q1 2013 sales of $143,013,000, up 8% compared to $134,735,000 for the first quarter of 2012. Net income was $7,890,000 for the quarter compared to $12,960,000 for the first quarter of 2012. ADTRAN Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “Operating results for the quarter came in as expected with our domestic carrier business continuing to solidify and our overall revenue positively impacted by sequential growth internationally...

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