2.5G and 5G Rates for Enterprise Networks Kamal Dalmia VP of Marketing and Sales October 2014
Wired Infrastructure Today CAMPUS LAN DATA CENTER Cat 6A Server cable D Cat 5e cable a E t a n t e C r e p n r i t s e e r S S w w i i t t c c h 802.11ac h Cat 6A cable Server Cat 5e cable Cat 5e cable @ 1G Migrating to 10G and beyond October 2014 2
Some Examples of 11ac Access Points Shipping Today Cxxxx Mxxxx MR34 Axxxx 220 1.75Gbps 1.9Gbps Dxxxx AC1900 Nxxxxxxx AC3200 1.9Gbps 3.2Gbps October 2014 3
802.11ac Urgently Needs Faster Ethernet WiFi > 1G Cat 5e Cables Limited to 1G! • Gigabit Ethernet is not enough bandwidth any longer • Market needs PHY technology to support >1G over existing cables October 2014 4
Why Not Use 10GBASE-T? UTP Cable IEEE 10G Spec CAT 5/5e N/A CAT 6 55 meters CAT 6A 100 meters CAT 7 100 meters >85% of WW installed base is Cat 5e/6 up to 100 meters Source: Cable and Install Magazine Feb 2014 October 2014 5
What About Pulling Second Cable? Infrastructure upgrade involves • New cable runs, including labor: average $300 per cable • Link Aggregation issues Case study: College Campus • 1,000 Access Points TOTAL COST: $300k!!! October 2014 6
2.5G/ 5G Technology • PHY products are in the market now • System level products are expected to be in market soon • Industry alliance to enable the ecosystem • Strongly encouraging IEEE standardization 1.25G per pair CAT 5e: 2.5/5GE >> 1 GE 802.11ac WIRING CLOSET ENTERPRISE SWITCH INDOOR WIFI / SMALL CELL October 2014 7
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