Force10 Media Alert: Joel Goergen Discusses Critical Advances Required to Support Higher Ethernet Speeds at the Technology Exploration Forum.Force10 Networks: When: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 9:15 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Where: Technology Exploration Forum, held by the Ethernet Alliance The Ethernet Alliance includes component suppliers, industry experts, university and government professionals who formed a consortium to promote industry awareness, acceptance and advancement of Ethernet technology and products based on existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet at the Techmart Network Meeting Center, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. What: Speaking at a panel discussion today at the Technology Exploration Forum, Joel Goergen of Force10 Networks discussed critical advances in signaling and power to help advance the performance of chip-to-chip, board-to-board and box-to-box applications. Speaking on a panel titled, "25Gb/s Electrical Signaling Panel," Goergen discussed how innovations in signaling and power are crucial to efficiently supporting higher Ethernet speeds as bandwidth demands keep growing exponentially. The panel included other researchers from Brocade, Broadcom, MC Communications as well as the Physical Link Layer Working Group of the Optical Internetworking Forum The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation optical internetworking products. The OIF produces Electrical, Tunable Laser, Very Short Reach Hardware Interfaces. (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) ). John D'Ambrosia, chair of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet Task Force, served as chairperson for the Technology Exploration Forum, and also acted as the moderator for the day's discussions. The event, which brought together end users, system vendors and component vendors, explored the future needs of networking for 40 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and 100 Gigabit Ethernet. Goergen and D'Ambrosia are part of the office of the CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Force10 Networks, whose industry-leading Ethernet switch/router solutions are deployed in leading enterprise data centers, global wireless and wireline service providers, top supercomputing environments and iconic Internet brands. Who: Joel Goergen, vice president and chief scientist, Force10 Networks, speaking at a panel discussion, on 25Gb/s Electrical Signaling Panel with executives from Brocade, Broadcom, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and MC Communications. John D'Ambrosia, chair, IEEE P802.3ba Task Force, and chairperson for the Ethernet Alliance Technology Exploration Forum, served as moderator for the day's event. To set up an interview with Goergen or D'Ambrosia, contact Kevin Wade at Force10 Networks at (707) 665-4509. For more information about Force10 Networks, visit www.force10networks.com. About Force10 Networks Force10 Networks is the global technology leader that service provider, enterprise, and data center operators rely on when the network is their business. Force10's products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer. For more information on Force10 Networks, please visit www.force10networks.com. |
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