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Since ratification of the 100Gb/s Ethernet standard, global network traffic and bandwidth demand continues to experience massive growth. The IEEE P802.3bs Task Force is focusing on the new 400GbE standard enabling high-bandwidth solutions for web-scale data centres, video distribution infrastructures, service providers and new applications areas. The newest standard is expected to reach data-transfer speeds of 400Gb/s, which is fast enough for 50,000 simultaneous High Definition Netflix video streams.

“Networks are evolving and growing rapidly, which means that we have to be proactive in developing quality products that help construct the networks of the future,” said Roger Carroll, Senior Director, Hardware Engineering at Ciena. “Ixia’s continued leadership in offering first-to-market high-capacity Ethernet test solutions enables us to develop next-generation network systems.”

“Networks are under increasing strain while expectations of uptime and speed are growing, and 400GbE technologies will quickly become a critical part of the network’s backbone,” said John D’Ambrosia, Ethernet Alliance Chairman of the Board of Directors, and IEEE 802.3bs task force chair. “Development for these solutions must happen long before 400GbE becomes standard, and Ixia’s development of the industry’s first 400GbE testing programme will prove vital in ensuring equipment manufacturers can meet the needs of next-generation networks.”