CustomerCustomer andand MarketMarket Issues:Issues: 1010 GbpsGbps EthernetEthernet onon CategoryCategory 55 oror BetterBetter CablingCabling Bruce Tolley Cisco Systems, Inc
[email protected] 1 IEEE 802.3 Interim January 2003 GbEGbE SwitchSwitch Ports:Ports: FiberFiber vsvs CopperCopper Ports (000s) 802.3ab 8,000 STD 7,000 6/99 6,000 802.3z 5,000 STD Total 4,000 6/98 Fiber 3,000 Copper 2,000 1,000 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2 Source: Dell’Oro 2002 IEEE 802.3 Interim January 2003 SuccessSuccess ofof GbEGbE onon CopperCopper • It is 10/100/1000 Mbps • It runs Cat5, 5e and 6 • It does not obsolete the installed base • It does not require both ends of the link to be upgraded at the same time 3 IEEE 802.3 Interim January 2003 1010 GbEGbE LayerLayer DiagramDiagram Media Access Control (MAC) Full Duplex 10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface (XGMII) or 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI) CWDM Serial Serial LAN PHY LAN PHY WAN PHY (8B/10B) (64B/66B) (64B/66B + WIS) CWDM Serial Serial Serial Serial Serial Serial PMD PMD PMD PMD PMD PMD PMD 1310 nm 850 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm 850 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm -LX4 -SR -LR -ER -SW -LW -EW Source: Cisco Systems 4 IEEE 802.3 Interim January 2003 Pluggable 10 GbE Modules: The Surfeit of SKUs 10GBASE XENPAK X2/XPAK XFP PMDs XAUI XAUI -SR X X -LR X X X -ER X X -LX4 X X -CX4 X X -T X X X CWDM, X X X DWDM Please: No new pluggable for 10GBASE-T! 5 IEEE 802.3 Interim January 2003 CumulativeCumulative WorldWorld--widewide ShipmentsShipments 1300 1200 Cat 7 Cat5 Cat5 1100 Cat 6 59% 51% 1000 Cat 5e 900 Cat 5 800