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Ethernet :: o-- Xilinx -- Accelerate Delivery of Built-in Ethernet Solutions Using Xilinx FPGAs and Gigabit Ethernet Development Kit

The Xilinx Virtex™-5 LXT/SXT families of 65nm FPGA incorporate four built-in tri-mode Ethernet MACs with integrated serial transceivers. Whether you are an experienced designer or just...  >>  

Ethernet :: Solutions for 10GBASE-KR Backplane Connectivity Applications

The IEEE Std. 802.3ap(tm)-2007 defines a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) serial backplane connectivity (10GBASE-KR). Primary applications for this include blade servers, high performance computing...  >>  

SONET/ SDH :: SFP+ - An Emerging Form Factor for Cost-Effective 10G Ethernet

SFP+ is increasingly recognized as the best solution to bring the cost of 10GE more in line with the benchmark of 1GE. While the streamlined design of SFP+ significantly reduces the module cost...  >>  

Metro/ Edge Switch Fabric :: RapidIO: Ready & Steady

The development of RapidIO, an open standard for switching fabric, has now reached the point where plenty of products are available and the focus of attention has shifted towards interoperability...  >>