Ethernet in the Data Center Brad Booth Chairman of the Board Ethernet Alliance June 2008
Today s News Ethernet Alliance announces the formation of Data Center Subcommittee Focused on existing and emerging Ethernet technologies and standards for the Data Center. 2
Broad Industry support Ethernet Alliance Data Center Subcommittee chartered in May 2008 Technical Chair - Anthony Faustini, Cisco Marketing Chair - Sunil Ahluwalia, Intel 50 EA members on the subcommittee representing 27 member companies 3
Subcommittee Charter Act as a reference and resource for industry for both existing and emerging data center-focused Ethernet technologies Identify additional areas of technical work to ensure Ethernet leadership as the fabric in the data center Sponsor interoperability events and plug-fests for various emerging technologies through third party test facilities Align with IEEE 802 task force members and T11 members to promote emerging Ethernet standards for data center networking 4
Technologies for the Data Center Data Center Bridging Creating lossless Ethernet for data center fabric consolidation Enhanced Transmission Selection Discovery and Exchange Protocol Priority Based Flow Control Congestion Notification Server Interconnect Different technologies for varying Server interconnects including Blades 10GBASE-CX4 10GBASE-T Backplane Ethernet 40 Gb/s Ethernet Network Aggregation Interconnect Technologies aggregating bandwidth in the Data Center 10 Gigabit Ethernet 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet Link Aggregation Green Data Center Lowering energy footprint of Ethernet equipment Energy Efficient Ethernet 5
Unified Fabric Processor Memory I/O I/O I/O Storage IPC LAN Processor Memory I/O Subsystem Storage IPC LAN Reduced CapEx: Fewer ports from server, fewer fabrics, fewer cables Reduced OpEx: Simplified management, less power/thermal, reduced installation costs 10GbE delivers bandwidth for unified fabric Storage over Ethernet iscsi and FCoE FCoE is a key usage model driving I/O consolidation 6
Plans Technical Subcommittee Work with IEEE 802 and T11 members to facilitate progress on emerging Data Center Bridging (DCB) and FCoE standards Identify any additional technical requirements for Ethernet s continuing success in the Data Center Explore low latency Data Center application networking over Ethernet Marketing Subcommittee Develop industry educational material that promotes Ethernet in the Data Center Sponsor interoperability test events for emerging Ethernet technologies 7
Summary Ethernet: The technologies driving the Data Center Ethernet Alliance leading the charge to drive one voice for Ethernet in the Data Center Strong industry support and momentum for Data Center Subcommittee charter Moving the industry forward on the vision of delivering Unified Fabric for the Data Center 8
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Overview Who we are: Industry voice representing the spectrum of IEEE 802 Ethernet. Our members are passionate about the benefits and applications of Ethernet and represent the diversity of Ethernet from carrier to consumer. Mission: Promote industry awareness, acceptance, and advancement of technology and products based on IEEE 802 Ethernet. Key Dates: Launched January 10, 2006 10
Executive Summary Inception (01/06) 06/2008 2009 Members 17 Founding 95 and growing Market Focus Affiliations Enterprise Ethernet UNH-IOL LBNL Data center / storage / unified fabric Carrier and service provider Consumer Application vendors Universities via EAUP Student opportunities via IEEE Growing list of liaison relationships Education Whitepapers Created VP of Educational Services First webinar being planned New website venues planned 11
Ethernet Alliance Role IEEE 802 Ethernet: Standards Efforts University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL): Interoperability Ethernet Alliance: Market Development, Education, Technology Incubation 12
Organization Chart Chair: President: Treasurer: Board of Directors Brad Booth, AMCC Val Oliva, Foundry Networks Thomas Schiebe, Cisco David Law, 3Com Yong Kim, Broadcom Stephen Garrison, Force10 Networks Robert Hays, Intel Dan Dove, Procurve Networking by by HP Dilip Modi, Sum Microsystems VP of of Marketing Blaine Kohl VP of of Educational Services Angie Muscat, Force10 Networks VP of of Technology Harpreet Chadha, Extreme Networks University Program Governing Documents 13
Subcommittees Subcommittee Standard Status 2008 Events SFP+/EDC SFP+ in final ballot EDC completed in 2006 Interoperability testing, demonstrations, whitepapers 10GBASE-T Completed in 2006 Interoperability testing & demonstrations 10G EPON Task Force draft review Backplane Completed in 2007 Interoperability testing, demonstrations, whitepapers Energy-efficient Ethernet Adopting proposals for D1.0 Building consensus, whitepapers High Speed Ethernet Adopting proposals for D1.0 Building consensus, whitepapers POE/POE+ In Working Group ballot Webinar, interoperability testing Data Center Ethernet Incubation stage Whitepapers 14