New IEEE standard adds copper cable interface to 10 gb/s Ethernet; IEEE 802.3ak(TM) offers economical way to interconnect high-performance Ethernet switches and server clusters.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 February 2004-IEEE: New IEEE standard adds copper cable interface to 10 gb/s Ethernet; IEEE 802.3ak(TM) offers economical way to interconnect high-performance Ethernet switches and server clusters(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02272004 PISCATAWAY, N.J: The IEEE has approved a standard that adds a copper cable interface to 10 Gb/s Ethernet.

Before approval of this standard, 1 Gb/s was the fastest available Ethernet rate over copper cabling. The new standard, IEEE 802.3ak(TM)-2004, provides an economical way for Ethernet switches and server clusters located within 15 m of each other in equipment rooms and data centers to be interconnected at 10 Gb/s. The new standard complements the standards for 10 Gb/s Ethernet fiber optic cable...