100 Gigabit Ethernet
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100 Gigabit Ethernet is a high-speed Ethernet standard that provides data transmission rates of 100 gigabits per second for use in modern data centers, enterprise networks, and high-performance computing environments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 100G Ethernet | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Ethernet standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 100GbE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
100G Ethernet
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100GbE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
10 Gigabit Ethernet
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40 Gigabit Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataRate | 100 gigabits per second ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
IEEE 802.3ba
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IEEE 802.3bj NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE 802.3bm NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE 802.3cd NERFINISHED ⓘ IEEE 802.3ck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | IEEE 802.3 Working Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layer |
data link layer
ⓘ
physical layer ⓘ |
| predecessor | 40 Gigabit Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | IEEE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
200 Gigabit Ethernet
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400 Gigabit Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsApplication |
aggregation switches
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carrier networks ⓘ cloud computing infrastructure ⓘ core switches ⓘ data center networks ⓘ enterprise networks ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ leaf-spine architectures ⓘ storage area networks ⓘ |
| supportsAutoNegotiation | yes (depending on PHY) ⓘ |
| supportsDistance |
short reach over twinax copper (depending on variant)
ⓘ
up to 10 kilometers on single-mode fiber (depending on variant) ⓘ up to 100 meters on multimode fiber (depending on variant) ⓘ |
| supportsFlowControl | IEEE 802.3x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFormFactor |
CFP
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CFP2 NERFINISHED ⓘ CFP4 ⓘ CXP NERFINISHED ⓘ OSFP ⓘ QSFP-DD NERFINISHED ⓘ QSFP28 ⓘ SFP28-DD ⓘ |
| supportsFullDuplex | yes ⓘ |
| supportsLinkAggregation | IEEE 802.1AX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMedium |
backplane
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optical fiber ⓘ printed circuit board traces ⓘ twinax copper cable ⓘ |
| supportsTechnology |
NVMe over Fabrics
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RDMA over Converged Ethernet ⓘ RoCE NERFINISHED ⓘ SDN fabrics ⓘ VXLAN overlays ⓘ iWARP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsTopology |
point-to-point links
ⓘ
switched Ethernet networks ⓘ |
| supportsVirtualization |
network function virtualization environments
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virtualized data centers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
core routers
ⓘ
end-of-row switches ⓘ network interface controllers ⓘ server network adapters ⓘ top-of-rack switches ⓘ |
| usesEncoding | 64b/66b ⓘ |
| usesLaneArchitecture |
1 lane of 100 Gbit/s
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10 lanes of 10 Gbit/s ⓘ 2 lanes of 50 Gbit/s ⓘ 4 lanes of 25 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| usesPCS | Physical Coding Sublayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPMA | Physical Medium Attachment sublayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPMD | Physical Medium Dependent sublayer ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
100G Ethernet