Coming soon to a network near you: 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400GbE). With the standards already in place, network operators are clamoring over the opportunity to add high-density network processing into their fiber and equipment racks—and for enabling massive throughput through a single switch.
Standing in the way are reasonable concerns about interoperability, transceiver reliability, basic connectivity, error rates and power/cooling. OEMs and operators are searching for the best ways to deploy 400GbE in their networks and data centers.