Ethernet Alliance Presentations

The Ethernet Aliance announces the formation of the Data Center Subcommittee (981 KB)
The Data Center Subcommittee is focused on existing and emerging Ethernet technologies and standards for the Data Center.

The Ethernet Alliance at the NetEvents Service Provider Summit (772 KB)
Presented at the NetEvents Service Provider Summit and Press Event, this material provides an overview of the Ethernet Alliance including how it works with other .orgs in the technology industry, influence on IEEE 802.3 standards efforts and provides interoperability event opportunities to its members.  The presentation also describes the different levels of membership available to interested parties.

The Ethernet Alliance® at Interop Las Vegas 2008 (602 KB)
Presented at Interop 2008, this press and analyst presentation provides an overview of the Ethernet Alliance as well as key activities for the remainder of 2008.

Perspective on "100Gb/s" Ethernet (2.65MB, pdf)  This presentation summarized the 100Gb/s Ethernet workshop OIDA held August 28, 2006 in San Jose, CA

SBS 2006 The State of IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet: (405KB, pdf)

DesignCon 2006 The Impact of the Ethernet Ecosystem on Backplane and System Design: (2MB, pdf) Topics addressed are backplane design and board fabrication, advanced signal conditioning, overall capacity forecasts, power requirements, integrity and others.

DesignCon 2006 The State of the IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet: (957KB, pdf) Review of the current state of the specification and the underlying architecture of Backplane Ethernet. Also, a detailed review of the analysis leading the selection of the 10GBASE-KR signaling scheme and backplane channel model.

DesignCon 2006 The Need for 100G Ethernet: (1.94MB, pdf) Describes the features that next-generation devices must possess if they are to successfully support terabit scale traffic aggregation, reduce the number of network devices--while enabling very high applicaion availability--and therefore transform network architectures.

DesignCon 2006 An Overview of 10GBaseT: (453KB, pdf) Moving 10-Gigabit Ethernet onto UTP: Moving 10GE into a volume platform. Two challenges exist as 10GE is extended beyond its initial role. Achieving 10 Gbps on copper UTP cabling is a significant technical achievement. Meeting the application's requirements for low power is also needed for 10GBASE-T to meet its full potential.

DesignCon 2006 Ethernet Alliance Information Session: (3MB, pdf) Includes a general overview of the Ethernet Alliance, including the Technical Committee, Marketing Committee, Membership, Activities and Objectives

A Bit of History (49KB, pdf) January 2006, Document Summary - A historical perspective of Ethernet. A look at the history of Ethernet from its fledgling days in the labs of Xerox PARC with Metcalfe and Boggs to its current trends with 10 Gigabit Ethernet.