What's the status of 10G Ethernet over copper? I've seen some mention of fiber, and "4x InfiniBand"(?) 4-pair twinax, but Cat5 (or better) is "Future, 2005 or early 2006".
Any idea if it'll happen, or what it'll look like?
Thanks!
10 gig over Infiniband cable is the 802.3ak standard, which has been released--that's a short-distance interconnect for use within or between racks IIRC.
The last I heard (June 2005) on 802.3an was that it was going to go 55 meters over CAT6 cable or 100 meters over "Augmented CAT6". You can find more information at if you want to take the time to wade through it all--there's a lot of information in the public areas.
William,
I understand that the Augmented Category 6 standard which will include
10Gig Ethernet is due to be published this June. Be ready to plan for a lot more pathway space (don't forget about cable management in the rack) for these new cables. From what I have seen so far it will be 2-3 times the size of a category 5e cable and will also include possible new termination technique's/instructions to achieve the performance.Joe Golan, RCDD
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