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Conference Information

“The Ethernet Technology Summit focuses on the use of Ethernet throughout the networking space. This includes the emergence of 10-Gigabit Ethernet as a key LAN technology on the desktop and in data centers. It also covers the emerging standards for 40-Gigabit and 100-Gigabit Ethernet. It also includes the use of Ethernet as a carrier backbone and transport method, as well as in storage applications and in virtualized data centers and clouds.  Other topics of interest include design and development, fabrics, chipsets and components, security, delay and packet loss, convergence, big data, and market research.”

Why Should YOU Attend the Ethernet Technology Summit

1. Get the latest information on 40/100 GbE, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and data center Ethernet,
2. Find out about products that will meet the latest specs or help developers work with them,
3. Ask questions of the experts who wrote the specs and created the initial products
4. Get the latest Ethernet market research,
5. Hear about technologies for data and telecom centers, including 10 GbE over copper, carrier Ethernet, Ethernet security, and OpenFlow.

Program - The Ethernet Technology Summit will provide attendees with practical information on the current state of Ethernet, the world’s most widely used networking technology. The Summit consists of:

Half-day tutorials Panel discussions Keynotes

Paper sessions Workshops on high-speed signaling and beyond 100GbE Expert table sessions

Typical topics of interest include:

40/100-Gigabit Ethernet Storage (FCoE, iSCSI) Data Center Ethernet Ethernet and cloud computing 10-Gigabit Ethernet Security Virtualization

Energy-efficient Ethernet Ethernet chips and processors Carrier Ethernet Test equipment Software-based networking/OpenFlow Quality of service issues Power-over-Ethernet Management

Intended Audience:

Design, software, and test engineers Communications specialists Hardware and software designers Field technicians Telecom service providers Military and government installations Venture capitalists System analysts and engineers High-performance computing specialists

Embedded system designers Applications engineers Engineering managers Solution providers and consultants VARs, OEMs, system integrators Telecom hardware and software specialists Design services companies Marketing and product managers Universities and research institutes

Issues
Ethernet Advantages: As the most common LAN technology, Ethernet is widely used and understood. Standards are managed through IEEE (IEEE 802), and work on new standards proceeds continously. Chips, parts, boards (particularly network interface cards or NICs), and expertise are all widely available. The Ethernet ecosystem is large and has many significant players, such as Cisco Systems, Intel, Broadcom, Marvell, Alcatel-Lucent, Hewlett-Packard, and Ericsson. Trade groups such as the Ethernet Alliance and MEF are very active and promote education, testing, and certification.

Challenges Facing Ethernet: Need for higher speed with 100-Gigabit Ethernet on the horizon, need for management, quality assurance, and security tools as Ethernet moves into service provider networks, reducing power usage, increasing bandwidth, and the need for software to handle storage-over-Ethernet and new approaches such as convergence and Fibre Channel over Ethernet.

Major Issues: Higher speed, higher effective bandwidth, lower power consumption, quality-of-service, security, management tools, test equipment, certification, convergence

What the experts are saying about Ethernet Technology

“FCoE, which combines the best of both worlds of Fibre Channel’s SAN predominance and Ethernet’s LAN predominance, is once again the newest addition to the long history of network technologies due to Ethernet’s powerful installed base as a physical network medium. Ethernet continues to preserve network infrastructure investments by virtue of continuous innovation while staying true to its massive client base.” – – Skip Jones , Chairman FCIA

“FCoE, which combines the best of both worlds of Fibre Channel’s SAN predominance and Ethernet’s LAN predominance, is once again the newest addition to the long history of network technologies due to Ethernet’s powerful installed base as a physical network medium. Ethernet continues to preserve network infrastructure investments by virtue of continuous innovation while staying true to its massive client base.” – – Alan weckek, Dell’Oro Group, January 2011