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To: Stoctrash who wrote (1166)	3/24/1999 10:15:00 AM
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Gigabit Ethernet Spec Ready To Roll The specification for Gigabit Ethernet over copper is as good as complete, and IT managers should begin to see product releases based on the technology before the end of the year. The technology, or 802.3ab as it's referred to by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, was expected to be ratified this month. Technicalities in the editing and review process of the draft will push that back five months, the Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (GEA) recently announced. The IEEE Standards Board is expected to formally ratify the specification at its September meeting. But that won't impede the delivery of products. Seven silicon vendors, including Level One Communications Inc. and Broadcom Corp., said at the recent IEEE meeting in Austin, Texas, that they will immediately begin to develop products based on the specification. IT managers are eyeing Gigabit Ethernet over copper for server connections and high-speed desktops, two areas where the cost of fiber could be offset. Fiber is the only medium that currently supports Gigabit Ethernet. -- John Fontana internetwk.com