Force10 Media Alert: John D'ambrosia Discusses 100 Gigabit Ethernet Network Development at the Internet2 Member Meeting.Force10 Networks: When: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT Where: Fall Internet2 Member Meeting, held by the Internet2 Consortium, at the Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . What: Speaking at a panel discussion today at Internet2, Joel D'Ambrosia of Force10 Networks discussed industry progress regarding the development of 100 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. . Speaking on a panel titled, "Industry Update on 100 Gbps Optical Networking," D'Ambrosia discussed various efforts underway to support the development and deployment of 100 Gigabit Ethernet and how these efforts would carry forward into future development efforts, including the development of the next rate of Ethernet. The panel included representatives from ADVA ADVA American Deaf Volleyball Association ADVA Advanced Soviet , Ciena, Cisco, Infinera and Nortel. Who: John D'Ambrosia is 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 by leading enterprise data centers, global wireless and wireline service providers, top supercomputing environments and iconic Internet brands. D'Ambrosia is also the 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 40G/s and 100Gbps Ethernet Task Force. To set up an interview with 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 data center, service provider and enterprise customers 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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