Glossary of Terms - NG Ethernet


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1 Gbps Ethernet1 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
1 GE1 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
10 Gbps Ethernet10 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
10 GE10 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
100 Gbps Ethernet100 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
100 GE100 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
100G Ethernet100 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
100Gb/s Ethernet100 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
10G Ethernet10 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
10Gb/s Ethernet10 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
1G Ethernet1 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
1Gb/s Ethernet1 Gigabit/second Ethernet NG Ethernet Forum
Cat 5Category 5 twisted pair copper cable Wikipedia
CWDMCoarse WDM = Coarse Wavelength-Division Multiplexing = DWDM ( less than 8 wavelengths) Wikipedia
DWDMDense WDM = Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Wikipedia
EDCElectronic Dispersion Compensation -
EFMEthernet in the First Mile (IEEE Std 802.3ah) NG Ethernet Forum
ETDMElectrical Time-division multiplexing (TDM) Wikipedia
FTTHFiber to the home Wikipedia
FTTPFiber to the premises Wikipedia
GFPGeneric Framing Procedure (GFP) NG SDH Forum
GFP-FGeneric Framing Procedure (GFP) - Framed GFP NG SDH Forum
GFP-TGeneric Framing Procedure (GFP) - Transparent GFP NG SDH Forum
ICIntegrated Circuit -
IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE.org
IEEE 802.3IEEE Standard for LAN/MAN CSMA/CD Access Method Wikipedia
IEEE 802.3afIEEE Standard for Power over Ethernet - deliver both power and data over standard Ethernet cabling Wikipedia
IEEE 802.3atIEEE Standard for Power over Ethernet Plus (deliver both high power (30W .. 60W) and data over standard Ethernet cabling) -
LANLocal Area Network Wikipedia
MMFMultimode Fiber -
OTDMOptical Time-division multiplexing (TDM) Wikipedia
PCMPulse Code Modulation NG SDH Forum
PDHPlesiochronous Digital Hierarchy NG SDH Forum
PoEPower over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af - deliver both power and data over standard Ethernet cabling) Wikipedia
PoE Plus / PoE+Power over Ethernet Plus (IEEE 802.3at - deliver both high power (30W .. 60W) and data over standard Ethernet cabling) -
POFPlastic optical fiber NG Ethernet Forum
ROSAReceiver Optical Sub-Assembly -
SPISerial Peripheral Interface Bus Wikipedia
TIATrans-impedance Amplifier -
TOSATransmitter Optical Sub-Assembly -
TransceiverAbbreviation for "Transmitter & Receiver" -
WDMWavelength-Division Multiplexing Wikipedia
XAUI"10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Attachment Unit Interface" (roman X = 10)
an optional 10 Gigabit Medium-Independent Interface (XGMII) Extender (four lanes at 3.125 Gbps) to reduce interface lines (72:16) and increase achievable distance
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XENPAKXENPAK Multisource Agreement (MSA) = 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) transceiver modules (Agere / Agilent) NG Ethernet Forum
XFIXFI = XFP electrical interface = highspeed serial interface at a baudrate of 9.95 - 11.1Gbps NG Ethernet Forum
XFPXFP stands for "10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable" and is a MSA (Multi-Source Agreement) for a "next generation" optical transceiver. NG Ethernet Forum
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