Earlier this week, a group of engineers based in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States announced that they had completed the world's longest native 10-Gigabit Ethernet circuit.
Using a 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the group transmitted data from the Japanese Data Reservoir project in Tokyo to CERN, a research facility in Geneva that focuses on high-energy particle physics. The length of the data path spanned 11,495 miles and 17 time zones.
The 10-Gigabit Ethernet link connected computers in Tokyo and Geneva as if they were a part of the same local area network. Researchers used optical and Ethernet switching equipment from Cisco Systems, Foundry Networks and Nortel Networks.
Developed 30 years ago, Ethernet is the predominant technology used to connect computers on corporate networks. Over the past few years, carriers have extended the use of the technology to connect offices within cities. Now researchers are extending the technology once again, as they stretch Ethernet across continents.
Ethernet's appeal comes down to three main things: ease of use, high capacity and low cost. It's easier than some other technologies because it allows different networks in separate locations to be tied together as if they were part of one network. It also allows capacity to be incrementally notched up from 1gbps (gigabit per second) to 10gbps, making more efficient use of bandwidth.
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- Looks like you need a rest, you seem to be losing it. It said quite clearly fiber. You have to have fiber it's good for you...... (Read the rest)
- Posted by: agottschald Posted on: 10/26/04 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
Article devoid of facts.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/04
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I agree
V Sanders | 10/22/04
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Seems to be fiber.
doe_z | 10/22/04
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WHAT??
johngalt@... | 10/23/04
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Never mind.
agottschald | 10/26/04
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