Welcome to XENPAK.org
The XENPAK Multisource Agreement (MSA), instigated by Agilent Technologies and
Agere Systems, defines a fiber-optic transceiver module which conforms to
the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) standard as laid down by the IEEE 802.3ae.
A standard for 10 GbE transceivers is essential to provide a focal point for
the industry to allow development of 10 GbE products and thus enable 10 GbE
technology adoption and proliferation. The MSA group received input from
both transceiver and equipment manufacturers during the definition process.
The MSA was publicly announced on March 12th, 2001and the first revision
of the document was publicly released on May 7th, 2001. The MSA is now
open to any organization to join. The result is a mature, robust MSA which
covers all physical media dependent (PMD) types defined by the IEEE for
802.3ae 10 GbE. Support from the industry for the MSA since the initial
press release has been swift and strong. A number of companies are targeting
shipment of product conforming to the MSA in 2001.
New XENPAK 10
Gb
Ethernet Standard
Proposed 10 GbE Platform Standard
- IEEE 802.3ae 10 GbE MSA
- Four wide XAUI interface
- Compliant for all IEEE 802.3ae mediums
- 850 nm Serial
- 1310 nm WWDM, 1310 nm Serial
- 1550 nm Serial
- Hot Pluggable
- SC duplex fiber optic connector
- Industry standard 70 pin electrical connector
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XENPAK Benefits
- Simplifies management of architecture shifts and
integration
- Minimizes downtime during system upgrade or
reconfiguration
- Minimize system operation costs
- Multiple vendors assure supply to meet market
demand
- Thermal performance for high port densities at
10GbE
- Aggressive cost/port for LAN, ACCESS, METRO and
CORE
- All port types interchangeable via front panel
pluggability
- Enables "Pay-as-You-Populate" cost
structure during installation
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XENPAK Logo
- XENPAK Logo
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