Ethernet Alliance Members Showcase the Latest in High Performance Ethernet Technologies at OFC/NFOEC 2011

March 8, 2011

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Members of the Ethernet Alliance have joined together in a comprehensive, cutting-edge demonstration of Ethernet technologies in booth #1253. The demonstration highlights some of the newest Ethernet technologies available for deployment in data centers, campus backbones and metropolitan networks. Showcasing a live network, transporting 10G, 40G and 100G traffic, and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) traffic, the demonstration includes 200G of traffic flowing through each router and 420G of traffic flowing through the demonstration switch. Complete details of this demonstration can be found in an Ethernet Alliance white paper, “OFC/NFOEC 2011 Interoperability Demonstration,” located at: http://ethernetalliance.org/events/ofcnfoec. The following Ethernet Alliance members are participating in the Ethernet Alliance booth at OFC/NFOEC: ADVA Optical Networking, AppliedMicro, Amphenol, Cisco, CommScope, Ixia, Mellanox, NetApp, Opnext, Siemon, Spirent and Tyco Electronics.

In addition to the live demonstration, there will be a static display of Ethernet products. Members are also providing “Ask the Experts” sessions in booth #2108 for exhibit attendees to learn about the latest in Ethernet technologies. Speak to our Ethernet Experts in an informal question-and-answer opportunity.

Members of the Ethernet Alliance will also participate in two panel presentations to be held on Wednesday, March 9^th from 1:00-3:00pm PT in Theater II of the L.A. Convention Center. The panel presentations are entitled “The Future of Higher Speed Ethernet,” and “Converging on Ethernet – New Storage Technologies for Greater IT Efficiency and Flexibility.”

To learn more about the Ethernet Alliance presence at OFC/NFOEC, visit http://ethernetalliance.org/events/ofcnfoec.

Join Us

The Ethernet Alliance will be hosting a live press conference on Tuesday, March 8^th at 2:00 PM PT. Join us in meeting room 402B of the L.A. Convention Center for this event.

Attending media that have yet to RSVP, please do so by 5 p.m. PT, March 7th by sending an e-mail to admin@EthernetAlliance.org with the subject line “Will Attend.”

About the Ethernet Alliance

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