IEEE launches 40 Gbps interface standard

Staff writer
11 May 2011
00:00

IEEE has ratified its 802.3bg-2011, 40Gbps Ethernet single-mode fiber optical interface, a new standard enabling 40 Gbps serial Ethernet interfaces to be deployed on single-mode fiber.

IEEE 802.3bg paves the way for carriers to smoothly and rapidly adopt Ethernet technology in their networks.

The new standardized interface, called 40GBASE-FR, supports transmission up to 2 km over single-mode fiber and can enable equipment to be configurable to interoperate with installed base of equipment conforming to existing telecom and ITU standards.

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