10 Gigabit ethernet - Application scenario

Abstract
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet is positioned as a high-speed unifying technology for LANs, MANs, WANs, and Storage Networks, providing high bandwidth at relatively low cost. In LAN applications, 10 Gigabit will enable organizations to scale their packet-based networks from 10 Mbps to 10000 Mbps thereby leveraging their investments in Ethernet. In MAN and WAN applications, 10 Gigabit Ethernet will enable service providers to create extremely long-distance Ethernet links at very competitive costs. In the Storage area, it can be a replacement for the costly Fiber channel technology. The technology will enable high bandwidth applications like Video-on-demand, distributed computing, real-time modeling and simulation for scientific applications, medical imaging etc.

10 Gigabit Ethernet is an advanced, faster version of version of Ethernet abd it supports data rate of 10 Gb/s. It offers similar benefits to those of the preceding Ethernet standards. This white paper explains the possible cost effective applications of 10 Gigabit in the area of LAN, MAN, WAN and Storage.manufacturers.

Authors Nambi K M Ravinandan A G

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