Two high-profile specifications winding their way through the IETF promise to boost data center switching and service provider routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks raise questions about how much the specs are even needed.
Two high-profile specifications winding their way through the IETF promise to boost data center switching and service provider routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks (JNPR) raise questions about how much the specs are even needed.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced the launch of a new consortium for companies preparing products for the IEEE 802.3ba standard for high speed Ethernet.
A new technology that can save as much as 80% on Ethernet networks is now being finalised by the industry. The new standard, called Energy Efficient Ethernet or EEE – also dubbed IEEE 802.3az, brings in a feature called, “low power idle mode,” which allows network equipment to save energy when no carrying traffic.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced the launch of a new consortium for companies preparing products for the IEEE 802.3ba standard for high speed Ethernet.
With 40 Gbps/100Gbps Ethernet networks beginning to appear, The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) has added 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium to cover the recently published IEEE 802.3ba standard. The lab, well known for its impartial testing services, typically holds “plugfests” where consortium members can test their equipment. UNH-IOL engineers often participate on standards committees. Students and staff develop in-house testing tools, providing consortium members with access to those tools and to lab facilities.
I recently interviewed the University of New Hampshire-InterOperability Lab's Jeff Lapak regarding Energy Efficient Ethernet, a pending IEEE standard designed to save companies energy use and money through more efficient network use. Specifically, I asked Lapak questions about how to start making the move to EEE.
The IEEE's 802.3az standard for Energy Efficient Ethernet is expected to be finalized by next year, but it's not too soon to think about how your IT organization can migrate to EEE.
The IEEE's 802.3az standard for Energy Efficient Ethernet is expected to be finalized by next year, but it's not too soon to think about how your IT organization can migrate to EEE.