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Ethernet Alliance hosts 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR & backplane Ethernet plugfests
Ethernet Alliance Welcomes 15 New Members to its Roster: The Ethernet Alliance today announced that its Small Form Factor Pluggable Module/Electronic Dispersion Compensation (SFP+/EDC) and Backplane Ethernet subcommittees will host interoperability plugfests for short wavelength multimode fiber transceiver (10GBASE-SR) and long wavelength single-mode fiber transceiver (10GBASE-LR) SFP+ optical modules, and for passive electrical backplanes at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL). 
The 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR SFP+ plugfest will be held March 31 to April 4 and will give Ethernet Alliance members the opportunity to demonstrate technology readiness to the industry by presenting several 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR SFP+ optical modules interoperating and compliant with IEEE Std. 802.3ae-2002. SFP+ enables high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity using a small form factor previously only possible for GbE connections. Ethernet Alliance members participating in the SFP+ optical modules plugfest include: AMCC, Avago Technologies, Broadcom, ClariPhy, Cortina Systems, ExceLight Communications, Finisar, Gennum, Inphi Corporation, Intel, JDSU, MergeOptics, NetLogic Microsystems, Opnext and Vitesse. The backplane Ethernet plugfest will be held April 7 to 11 and will give Ethernet Alliance members the opportunity to demonstrate IEEE Std. 802.3ap-2007 technology readiness to the industry. Backplane Ethernet allows transmission of serial 10GbE for up to one meter over passive electrical backplanes, enabling a new generation of modular platforms for enterprise networks and data centers. The goal of the plugfest is to advance the interoperability status of IEEE Std. 802.3ap-2007. Ethernet Alliance members participating in the backplane Ethernet plugfest include: AMCC, NetLogic Microsystems and Vitesse. The SFP+/EDC subcommittee plans to hold a second plugfest in 2008 to demonstrate Long Range Multi-Mode (10GBASE-LRM) interfaces interoperating with differentElectronic Dispersion Compensation Internet Connections (EDC ICs), ensuring compliance with IEEE Std. 802.3aq-2006. The backplane Ethernet subcommittee also plans to hold a follow-on plugfest in 2008. More detailed information on these plugfests will be available in the coming months. If you are interested in joining the SFP+/EDC or backplane Ethernet subcommittees or would like additional information, please contact admin@ethernetalliance.org. Ethernet Alliance Announces 15 New Members The Ethernet Alliance today announced the addition of 15 new members including Akros Silicon, Alcatel-Lucent, Amphenol, Chelsio, Fluke Networks, Gennum, Huawei, Kenet, Leoni Special Cables, Moschip Semiconductor, Realtek Semiconductor, Sarance Technologies, SMC Networks, St. Cloud State University and VIT University. "The Ethernet Alliance continues to enhance its membership and to offer new programs to support removing barriers to broad market adoption of emerging technologies," said Brad Booth, Chair, Ethernet Alliance. "There is strong interest in emerging technologies like SFP+ and backplane Ethernet while support grows for developing technologies like Energy-efficient Ethernet, Power over Ethernet Plus, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet."
The 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR SFP+ plugfest will be held March 31 to April 4 and will give Ethernet Alliance members the opportunity to demonstrate technology readiness to the industry by presenting several 10GBASE-SR and 10GBASE-LR SFP+ optical modules interoperating and compliant with IEEE Std. 802.3ae-2002. SFP+ enables high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity using a small form factor previously only possible for GbE connections. Ethernet Alliance members participating in the SFP+ optical modules plugfest include: AMCC, Avago Technologies, Broadcom, ClariPhy, Cortina Systems, ExceLight Communications, Finisar, Gennum, Inphi Corporation, Intel, JDSU, MergeOptics, NetLogic Microsystems, Opnext and Vitesse. The backplane Ethernet plugfest will be held April 7 to 11 and will give Ethernet Alliance members the opportunity to demonstrate IEEE Std. 802.3ap-2007 technology readiness to the industry. Backplane Ethernet allows transmission of serial 10GbE for up to one meter over passive electrical backplanes, enabling a new generation of modular platforms for enterprise networks and data centers. The goal of the plugfest is to advance the interoperability status of IEEE Std. 802.3ap-2007. Ethernet Alliance members participating in the backplane Ethernet plugfest include: AMCC, NetLogic Microsystems and Vitesse. The SFP+/EDC subcommittee plans to hold a second plugfest in 2008 to demonstrate Long Range Multi-Mode (10GBASE-LRM) interfaces interoperating with differentElectronic Dispersion Compensation Internet Connections (EDC ICs), ensuring compliance with IEEE Std. 802.3aq-2006. The backplane Ethernet subcommittee also plans to hold a follow-on plugfest in 2008. More detailed information on these plugfests will be available in the coming months. If you are interested in joining the SFP+/EDC or backplane Ethernet subcommittees or would like additional information, please contact admin@ethernetalliance.org. Ethernet Alliance Announces 15 New Members The Ethernet Alliance today announced the addition of 15 new members including Akros Silicon, Alcatel-Lucent, Amphenol, Chelsio, Fluke Networks, Gennum, Huawei, Kenet, Leoni Special Cables, Moschip Semiconductor, Realtek Semiconductor, Sarance Technologies, SMC Networks, St. Cloud State University and VIT University. "The Ethernet Alliance continues to enhance its membership and to offer new programs to support removing barriers to broad market adoption of emerging technologies," said Brad Booth, Chair, Ethernet Alliance. "There is strong interest in emerging technologies like SFP+ and backplane Ethernet while support grows for developing technologies like Energy-efficient Ethernet, Power over Ethernet Plus, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet."