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10-Gig for the LAN

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Often, 10-Gigabit Ethernet is talked about in the context of metropolitan-area networks (MAN) and WANs. But at least one company is planning to use the technology in LAN environments.

Hewlett-Packard, which was demonstrating 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceivers nearly two years ago, joined the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance last month. Other newcomers to the alliance included Foundry Networks and Cabletron spinoff Riverstone Networks. The alliance is intended to promote and speed the development of 10-Gig.

HP has specifically said it plans to bring 10-Gig to its LAN switches. The company also plans to connect HP-based data centers using the high-speed Ethernet.

While other vendors mention LAN applications for 10-Gig in passing, it's clear that a lot of them are drawn equally, if not more, to the potential MAN and WAN applications of the technology.

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High Speed LANs archive
Past newsletters.

HP Joins 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
The press release from HP

Can Ethernet span LAN, MAN and WAN?
Network World, 01/17/00.

10 Gigabit Ethernet touted by vendor alliance
Network World, 02/09/00.

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