Fwd: Two Metro networks now operating native 10 Gigabit Ethernet

[Gene Hastings <hastings@info-ren.org>]

>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 08:32:18 -0400 (EDT)
>From: CAnet-3-NEWS@canarie.ca
>Subject: Two Metro networks now operating native 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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>Internet program web site at http://www.canet3.net
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>>From Converge digest...
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>EXTREME NETWORKS REPORTS TWO METRO NETWORKS OPERATIONAL AT 10 GBPS
>Extreme Networks named two customers with operational 10 Gigabit Ethernet
>metro networks built without SONET:  IntelliSpace and Yipes.  IntelliSpace
>is building commercial in-building networks offering bandwidth services
>scaling from 64K from 10 Gbps.  IntelliSpace is partnering with Metromedia
>Fiber Network and Global Crossing on wide area connectivity.  Yipes is
>building metropolitan area networks supporting native Ethernet service
>scaling from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps (in 1 Mbps increments).
>http://www.extremenetworks.com/corporate/pressroom/news/pr10_18_00b.asp
>http://www.intellispace.net/  http://www.yipes.com/
>Extreme Networks, October 18, 2000
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>In September, the IEEE P802.3ae (10 Gigabit Ethernet) Task Force completed
>the first draft of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet specification. Final ratification
>for the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard is expected in early 2002.
>http://www.10gea.org.
>
>See www.convergedigest.com
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>CANARIE's 6th Advanced Networks Workshop
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>November 28 and 29, 2000
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