100 Gigabit Ethernet
OverviewStandards developmentEarly productsCommercial trials and deploymentsStandards100G interface typesChip-to-chip/chip-to-module interfacesPluggable optics standards
On July 18, 2006, a call for interest for a High Speed Study Group (HSSG) to investigate new standards for high-speed Ethernet was held at the IEEE 802.3 plenary meeting in San Diego. The first 802.3 HSSG study group meeting was held in September 2006. In June 2007, a trade group called "Road to 100G" was formed after the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago. On December 5, 2007, the Project Authorization Request (PAR) for the P802.3ba 40 Gbit/s and 100 G