10GBASE-T Spec Ratified

by Carolyn Mathas EE Times, 13 Jun 2006 While hoopla surrounded GlobalComm last week, a major industry event took place somewhat quietly on the sidelines -- 10GBASE-T was ratified as an official IEEE standard. The IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T project reached its goal and submitted a complete and technically sound document to the IEEE standards board for ratification at last week's meeting. This is the culmination of a long consensus-driven process that has industry confidence and support for both the technology and business case for 10Gb Ethernet on 100 meters of twisted pair copper. Read more