[Cialug] OT: 10 Gigabit Ethernet

[Dave Crouse]

Wow, I didn't even know about 10GbE ....... I've just been amazed with
the gigabit stuff at the house..... :)
Great......now I want FASTER lol.



On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Nathan C. Smith
<nathan.smith at ipmvs.com> wrote:
>
> Is anyone using 10GbE?  It looks to me like a wholly different animal from fast or gigabit Ethernet (Same rules, more delicate medium) - is it?  Are the cables vastly different and more expensive?  Who manufactures GbE Switches?  Cisco, and a few others?
>
> I was interested in using it in a SAN and over copper but if everything is different maybe optical will be faster, cover more distance and make more sense?
>
> Any bets on when 10GbE will really hit the mainstream?
>
> -Nate
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