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Hello Jugnu… You are quite correct that “data
center” is a broad term. One answer is that a data center is where
all the Ethernet ports end up, but this is also a broad view.
While we cannot mention company names, think of enterprises that offer video-on-demand to a few million
subscribers, powerful search engine services that produce Internet search results in milliseconds, facilities that
process financial transactions, reservation systems, and so on. Volumes for 100GE are not projected in the
millions, but the value of efficiently handling data for millions of users is very, very valuable and will generate
significant revenue for 100GE equipment vendors. We well may have two separate market
segments here, but the market with the sizzle is 100GE. Onward, Larry Green From: OJHA,JUGNU
[mailto:jugnu.ojha@AVAGOTECH.COM] Larry, What kind of “data center
operators” are you referring to? “Data center” is a
pretty broad term, often used to refer to things as diverse as data warehouses,
server farms, telco CO’s, computing clusters, etc. Certainly the
carriers and switch/router manufacturers you have referred to are asking for
100GE, but at the same time, they have also been admitting that annual volumes
will be no more than a couple of thousand units, looking out quite a few years
from now. Many of the companies currently asking for 40GE are more active
in the server/computing space. It seems to me that we have two different
market segments here. Regards, Jugnu From: Larry Green
[mailto:LGreen@IXIACOM.COM] Folks… Ixia markets test equipment for 10GE networks, with ability
to generate packets, capture packets, analyze and report performance in graphical
displays. Over the past few months, we have had numerous inquiries
regarding availability of test equipment for 100GE. The inquiries are coming from
carriers, data center operators, switch and router manufacturers. To date, inquires
have called for 100GE solutions, not 40GE test equipment. As we discuss requirements with prospective customers, they
appear to be planning to LAG up four 10GE links, if a 10GE link is too slow. If there’s a significant market for 40GE, it is very,
very quiet. Full ahead, Larry Green Ixia |