IEEE ratifies 10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard

BANGALORE: The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.) has
ratified the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard, 802.3an.



The IEEE's announcement came earlier than expected and sets the stage for a
surge in 10-gigabit installations in the months ahead. This new Category of
cable is known as Augmented Category 6.



ADC KRONE — a long-time, active member of IEEE — was instrumental in proving the
viability of the 10-Gig standard when it introduced the industry's first
commercially available product in 2003. Called CopperTen, it was the world's
first design for an unshielded twisted pair cable that was fully backwards
compatible with Category 6 and able to support 18 Gbps of Shannon's capacity.




ADC KRONE's CopperTen system — including cable, connectors, patch panels and
patch cords — is installed in thousands of buildings around the world. Industry
analysts foresee installation of Augmented Category 6 systems to surpass that of
Category 5e systems by early 2007.



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