Ethernet Alliance Hosts Interoperability Demo of 10G/40G Ethernet for the Data Center at Interop 2012
BEAVERTON, Ore. –(Business Wire)–
The
Ethernet Alliance®, a global consortium dedicated to the continued
success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced it is
hosting an interoperability demonstration in booth #2360 during Interop (News – Alert)
2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 8-10. The demo highlights 10G and 40G
Ethernet’s seamless interoperability which gives Ethernet the unique
ability to support cloud computing, convergence, and virtualization in
the data center.
Ethernet Alliance member companies taking part in the display at Interop
2012 include Cisco (News – Alert) Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO);
Emulex (News – Alert) (NYSE: ELX);
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL);
Nexans (NEX:
EN Paris); Panduit Corp.; QLogic (NASDAQ: QLGC);
and Volex plc. (LSE: VLX).
“Seven member companies are coming together to demonstrate how to
effectively use the latest in 10G and 40G Ethernet capabilities to
upgrade their data centers,” said Chauncey Schwartz II, chair, Ethernet
Alliance Marketing Committee, and senior technical marketing manager,
QLogic Corp. (News – Alert) “The demonstration also will show how data centers can use
new high-speed connections to enhance their Ethernet capabilities and
make the most of their existing server and storage resources.”
The Ethernet Alliance is showcasing the effortless interoperation of 10G
and 40G Ethernet. The network topology of its demo consists of three
layers, including 10G attached servers in the access layer linked to
multiple 10G switches in the distribution layer aggregated by two 40G
core switches. The display illustrates how the latest in Ethernet
technology is set to fuel the next generation of data centers.
“Real technology for real deployment is what data center architects are
finding as they look to Ethernet for their next-generation networks,”
said John D’Ambrosia, chairman Ethernet Alliance. “The Ethernet
Alliance’s demonstration shows the Interop audience that migrating to an
architecture based on 10G and 40G Ethernet is not only possible, but can
be accomplished swiftly and easily. Additionally, we’ll also have
experts on-hand ready to share their real-world experiences from the
multi-vendor perspective with visitors to our booth.”
Through its interoperability demonstrations, consensus building,
educational, and advocacy efforts, the Ethenet Alliance provides a
unique forum for debate, as well as serving as an incubator for
innovation across the Ethernet technology spectrum. This in turn helps
to advance and expand the Ethernet industry as a whole. With its
outward-facing tradeshow demos coupled with frequent internal plug-fest
activities, the Ethernet Alliance helps to ensure operability, a key to
maximizing the benefits of cloud computing and virtualized environments.
For more information about the Ethernet Alliance’s Interop 2012 demo,
please visit http://bit.ly/EAInterop12
or visit booth #2360 during Interop 2012, May 8 – 10, 2012, at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more
information about the Ethernet Alliance, please visit www.ethernetalliance.org,
follow @EthernetAllianc
on Twitter, visit its Facebook
page or join the Ethernet Alliance group on LinkedIn.
About the Ethernet Alliance
The Ethernet Alliance is a global consortium that includes system and
component vendors, industry experts and university and government
professionals who are committed to the continued success and expansion
of Ethernet technology. The Ethernet Alliance takes Ethernet standards
to market by supporting activities that span from incubation of new
Ethernet technologies to interoperability demonstrations and education.
For more information about the Ethernet Alliance, please visit www.ethernetalliance.org;
follow @EthernetAllianc
on Twitter; visit the Ethernet Alliance Facebook
page; or join the Ethernet Alliance LinkedIn
group. Individuals who would like to receive updates on Ethernet
Alliance news, activities and events may sign up for the organization’s
newsletter at www.ethernetalliance.org/newsletter.
Additional Quotes:
“We are pleased to be participating once again in the Ethernet Alliance
live demonstration at Interop Las Vegas 2012 featuring the seamless
interoperation of state-of-the-art 10GbE and 40GbE technology and
integrated solutions for storage and networking.” – Arpit Joshipura (News – Alert),
head of product management and marketing, Dell Networking
“This demonstration, which includes Emulex technology that will be
announced at Interop, shows ways to improve application delivery which
bring increased scalability and flexibility to today’s cloud and
virtualized workloads.” – Shaun Walsh, vice president of marketing,
Emulex
“It’s great to have the Berk-Tek and Nexans advanced cabling products
showcased with the Ethernet Alliance at Interop this year. As a member
of the Ethernet Alliance we continue to develop the seamlessly
interoperable next generation cabling infrastructure needed to support
10, 40 and 100G Ethernet speeds. We are focusing on products like
LANmark-10G2 to support the upcoming rapid expansion of 10GBASE-T as the
most cost-effective full-reach 10Gigabit networking option, and
preterminated MDP fiber arrays to enable effortless migration from 10 to
100G.” – Todd Harpel, director of marketing Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company
“Panduit is proud to participate with members of the Ethernet Alliance
at Interop 2012 to demonstrate our 10 – 40GbE High Speed Data Transport
(HSDT) capabilities that are a part of our optimized Unified Physical
Infrastructure (UPI) data center solutions. This is a great opportunity
for Panduit to showcase the performance of our innovative fiber and
copper interconnect solutions including SFP+, QSFP+ direct attach copper
cable assemblies, Cat6A, and MTP, LC fiber assemblies.” – Bob Wagner,
product development manager, Panduit
“As a principal member of the Ethernet Alliance, QLogic shares the
vision of advancing Ethernet technology through industry-standard,
interoperability initiatives. Consolidation, convergence and cloud
computing via 10Gb Ethernet are rapidly emerging trends that are
changing the face of IT. QLogic’s third-generation converged network
adapters, showcased at Interop 2012, address these trends by
simultaneously managing LAN and SAN traffic at 10Gb speeds. In today’s
world of multi-processor, multi-core servers, QLogic converged network
adapters feature switch-independent, bandwidth partitioning with full
hardware offload to eliminate potential I/O bottlenecks that slow down
business productivity.” – Chauncey Schwartz II, senior technical
marketing manager, QLogic
“Volex is pleased to support Ethernet Alliance members and our team’s
interoperable live demo at the Interop May 2012 conference exhibition,
with 40G QSFP+ IEEE802.3ba and 10GBASE-CR SFP+ compliant cables as well
as 10G passive optical cables. Volex enables other Ethernet applications
with 100GBASE-CR10 CXP cables, different 10G ToR cables and various
fan-out solutions like 1 QSFP+ to 4 SFP+ and 1 CXP to 3 QSFP+. We are
also supporting new Ethernet solutions for the developing IEEE802.3bj
copper 100GBASE-CR4 and optical 100GBASE-SR4 standards and applications
while continuing to develop future products for industry standards with
faster data rates, smaller footprint and lower power consumption”- Ed
Cady, high speed products, business development director, Volex
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