RE: Equalization and benefits of Parallel Optics.
Paul,
As part of the distance Ad Hoc, I was under the impression that the 300m
objective was for new technology MMF in the building risers. The Ad Hoc
was told that 100m over "installed" MMF was feasable at a symbol rate of
over 10Gb, equivalent to the proposed 850nm serial PMD. Were we
mislead? I don't know. As a customer participating in this process and
going back to looking at the most likely areas of initial implementation
and the implementation practices, I am the more serious about holding the
people that said that they could do the serial 850nm PMD to their implied
promise.
Thank you,
Roy Bynum
At 01:33 PM 7/27/00 -0700, Paul Bottorff wrote:
>Brad:
>
>I also understand our objectives in the same way. We don't have an
>objective for 100 m computer room connections. It seems to me the 300 m
>objective was written for computer rooms. The 300 m over MMF could be
>applied to any fiber solution.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul
>
>At 12:55 PM 7/27/2000 -0700, Booth, Bradley wrote:
>
>>Ali,
>>
>> From my understanding of the objectives, the task force doesn't have a
>>distance objective of "100m data center applications." We do have an
>>objective for 100m over installed MMF fiber. That 100m distance objective
>>was chosen because it reflects what is used in the data center applications.
>>If the task force satisfies the objective (which is a requirement for the
>>task force to do), then we provide a solution for the application. The
>>reverse is not true. If task force satisfies the application, then we don't
>>meet our objectives.
>>
>>Given that the task force has to satisfy objectives first and foremost, I
>>believe that it is key that the task force focus on those proposals that in
>>some manner satisfy an objective. As I see it, parallel optics and parallel
>>fiber do not satisfy any of our objectives; therefore, the task force needs
>>to work on the ones that will satisfy our objectives.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Brad
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ghiasi [mailto:Ali.Ghiasi@Eng.Sun.COM]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:17 PM
>> To: stds-802-3-hssg@ieee.org; bradley.booth@intel.com
>> Cc: Ali.Ghiasi@Eng.Sun.COM
>> Subject: RE: Equalization and benefits of Parallel
>>Optics.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> > From: "Booth, Bradley" <bradley.booth@intel.com>
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>> > I have one question:
>> >
>> > Which of our distance objectives is satisfied with
>>parallel fiber and
>> > parallel optics?
>>
>> The 100 m data center applications.
>> >
>> > It has been my interpretation that when we talked about
>>100m of installed
>> > base of MMF, that we were referring to the MMF fiber
>>currently available for
>> > use by 802.3z. Parallel optics does not operate over this
>>installed base.
>>
>> You are correct parallel optics would not operate over an
>>installed two fiber
>> plant. Parallel optics would loose if you go in to an
>>installed fiber base.
>> What I suggested was 100m data center applications, where
>>the fiber are not
>> installed in the building wiring.
>>
>> Data center application are very significant as stated in
>>the last meeting
>> about half the total market. Solutions significantly lower
>>cost targeted
>> for sub 100 m is needed, otherwise there will several
>>proprietary solutions.
>> Parallel optics is the lowest cost, almost mature after 3
>>years, lowest power,
>> and smallest foot print. Parallel optics is ideal to get
>>bandwidth off the
>> edge of your board.
>>
>> Serial 850 or CWDM 850 can be another candidate for low cost
>>data center
>> applications by having cable advantage over parallell fiber.
>>But you need
>> to offset fiber advantage against power, size, cost,
>>testing, and maturity.
>>
>> >
>> > Or am I missing the point here?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Brad
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ali Ghiasi
>> Sun Microsystems
>>
>> >
>
>Paul A. Bottorff, Director Switching Architecture
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