Ethernet Alliance Unveils 2015 Ethernet Roadmap With Diverse Range of Speeds and New Applications

The Ethernet Alliance released its 2015 Ethernet Roadmap, the first-ever publicly available industry document outlining the ongoing development and evolution of Ethernet through the end of the decade. Four new speeds – 2.5 Gigabit per second (Gb/s); 5 Gb/s; 25 Gb/s; and 400 Gb/s Ethernet – are currently in development by the IEEE, while the industry is also considering 50Gb/s and 200 Gb/s Ethernet.