Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced the formation of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc group. This new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections programme is designed to assess the future bandwidth needs of Ethernet wireline applications across multiple industries, which will assist future development activities of Ethernet standards.
The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc invites contributions from individuals across all industries as it gathers information and - with the IEEE 802.3 Working Group's approval - produces an assessment of its findings. The findings will be referencable for future standards-development efforts. The group seeks any data related to Ethernet bandwidth trends of past, present or future, to help ensure that the future needs for Ethernet wireline speeds are understood.
The span of stakeholders in the future of Ethernet bandwidth standards is seen to be sweeping, as applications for corporate data centres, Internet exchanges, telecommunications carriers, finance, R&D and content providers inevitably push network capacities. IEEE in June 2010 ratified IEEE 802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet, enabling innovations in high-rate server connectivity, core switching and other points along the Ethernet value chain.
The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc is an IEEE-SA Industry Connections activity (http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/index.html). Through Industry Connections, IEEE-SA seeks to facilitate like-minded organisations and individuals coming together quickly, effectively and economically to build industry consensus at strategic points in a technology's lifecycle. Groups are expected to have the opportunity to leverage IEEE resources in a customised format, host workshops and conferences and produce varied content.
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