You will come across words like "hot-swappable" or "hot-pluggable", when reading specifications of an SFP transceiver, such as Allied Telesis AT-SPSX compatible 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver. What is the meaning of "hot-swappable" or "hot-pl…

Sometimes, we may see this kind of description: This Allied Telesis AT-SPSX compatible SFP transceiver is a 1000BASE-SX SFP 850nm 550m transceiver module, and it is fully compatible with MSA SFP specification; or the TRENDnet TEG-MGBSX com…

As a result of data center consolidation, server virtualization, and new applications that require higher data transport rates, 10Gbps infrastructure is becoming overwhelmed by today's data center requirements, making the shift to 40 and 1…

40GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) is Ethernet standard developed by the IEEE 802.3ba, enabling the transfer of Ethernet frames at speeds of up to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps). Now 40 Gigabit Ethernet is becoming more and more popular, suitable for…

To support the changing and fast-growing bandwidth demands of data centers (DCs), the IEEE ratified standards for supporting 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GE) and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE), known as IEEE 802.3ba. 40GE and 100 GE belong to a fa…

The 802.3ba Ethernet standard introduced by the IEEE in June 2010 was in response to the increasing bandwidth demands facing data centers, paving the way for the introduction of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet operations. As you begin to think…