By Evan Koblentz in Networking on February 4, 2019, 2:47 PM PST
Ethernet can be fast, but optical networking will always be faster. It's an open question whether speed alone will be optical's hero.
An industry group called ON2020 is advocating for the use of optical technology in applications ranging from metropolitan-area networks that span corporate campuses all the way down to the chips inside your switches and routers.
Optical networking promises extreme data transfer speeds that Ethernet and other technologies can't match. It's always been popular for undersea cables, and there is an optical wire involved if your home has a service such as Verizon Fios, but now it is increasingly common for companies to install on their own networks, according to ON2020 steering committee member Peter Winzer.
Winzer observed that technology always flows downstream, starting from the top of a mountain: "...
Optical networking advice from industry group ON2020
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