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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / MAY 26, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 21

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Breaking News - Networking:

Cisco To Take Next Step In Ethernet Speeds

Cisco hopes to take the next step in Ethernet speeds and it's likely to be 40Gbps. Cisco thinks that 40Gbps will be a possibility in just two years time. 10Gbps is already being tested and even used in some of the more technically demanding labs. There is even a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance which was founded by people like Cisco, 3Com, Intel, Nortel and Sun.

According to Cisco, the traditional 10x step, which would take the current 10Gbps Ethernet up to 100Gbps, is simply not feasible at the moment. It remains to be seen whether other manufacturers agree.

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