ADC extends support to 802.3ba Standard

BANGALORE, INDIA: ADC announced that it supports the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3ba standard that was ratified last week.

This standard supports both 100 GbE and 40 GbE throughput speeds over fiber-optic cables for telecom carriers and enterprise data centres.

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"The move to 100 GbE technology will drive an exponential expansion in throughput capacity for carriers and data centre operators, over time replacing the existing 10 Gb and 1 Gb Ethernet connections that are in place today," said Jaxon Lang, VP of Global Connectivity Solutions, Americas, ADC. "With 100 GbE technology, providers will be able to move the equivalent of a full-length DVD movie in less than a second over a single channel of a single fiber-optic connection.

"As carriers and data centers plot their upgrade strategies to take advantage of the new standard in the months and years to come, ADC is ready today to provide fiber-optic cabling and interface solutions that are fully compatible with 802.3ba, as well as existing 10 Gbps technology," said Lang.

"From triple-play entertainment services to enterprise applications on demand to the proliferation of smartphones, there's no question that data volumes will continue to grow at a strong pace in the years to come," noted Lang.