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Scott Kipp

President of Ethernet Alliance

Ethernet Alliance

100GbE Challenges

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Disclaimer

The views expressed in this presentation are

the views of the Roadmap Subcommittee

and the Ethernet Alliance.

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Agenda

Historic trends in Ethernet optics

100GbE Single Lambda Holy Cup

100GbE SFP+ Holy Grail

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10G Recap – SFP+ Wins!

100M

10M

1M

100K

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

2010 SFP+

Becomes the

Clear Winner

2015 SFP+

surpasses 10M!

2016 40G

QSFP+ >1M

Based on LightCounting Forecasts

XFP and Others

never reach

critical mass

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40G – QSFP+ to SFP+?

100M

10M

1M

100K

2010 2015 2020 2025

Probably

transition?

40G QSFP+

>1M in 2016

QSFP+ Up to 2016 Based on LightCounting Forecasts

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100G – An Odd Twist on 10G?

10M

1M

100K

10K

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

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When

does 100G

SFP+ take

off?

Based on General Trends

CFP and others

never produce

>1M/year

Does 100G QSFP28

becoming the

clear winner?

Scale

Shifted to

10K!

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Two Key 100GbE Technologies

100GbE Optics solutions

Topic of 100GbE Single Lambda Workshop

http://www.ethernetalliance.org/100gbe-per-

lambda-for-data-center-workshop/

Should lead to low cost 100GbE and TbE

100GbE Electrical solutions

Emerging technologies are CAUI-4 (4X25Gb/s)

Next gen could be CAUI-2 (2X50Gb/s)

Goal is CAUI-1 (1X100Gb/s)

The Ethernet Alliance is challenging the

industry to publicly demonstrate solutions

based on these technologies

http://www.ethernetalliance.org/100gbe-per-lambda-for-data-center-workshop/

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The Holy Cup of 100GbE Lambda

The first company to publicly demonstrate a

100GbE Single Lambda in a 3.5W QSFP28 will

win the Holy Cup*

“Your Name

Here”

*See details on next page

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Requirements for the Holy Cup of

100GbE Lambda

Publicly demonstration at a major conference

Housed in 3.5W QSFP28 with CAUI

Uses a single wavelength of light

Supported distance could be:

2km over duplex SMF with a 4.0dB insertion loss or

100m over duplex MMF with a 2.0dB insertion loss

Winner will be recognized by the Ethernet Alliance publicly

The Ethernet Alliance Board determines the winner

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The Holy Grail of 100GbE SFP+

The first company to publicly demonstrate a

100GbE SFP+ under 1.5W will win the Holy

Grail*

“Your Name

Here”

*See details on next slide

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Requirements for the Holy Grail of

100GbE SFP+

Publicly demonstration at a major conference

Housed in 1.5W SFP+ with CAUI

Uses a single wavelength of light

Supported distance could be:

2km over duplex SMF with a 4.0dB insertion loss or

100m over duplex MMF with a 2.0dB insertion loss

Winner will be recognized by the Ethernet Alliance publicly

The Ethernet Alliance Board determines the winner

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100GbE Challenges

The Ethernet Alliance is challenging the

industry to demonstrate:

100GbE Lambda

100GbE SFP+

Contact the President of the Ethernet

Alliance at president@ethernetalliance.org

with any questions

mailto:president@ethernetalliance.org