Test Capability Requirements: 40GE and 100GE Physical Layers

One of the greatest challenges facing the communications industry today is the necessity for bandwidth expansion in the network's core. The demand for faster data interconnects is resulting in extensive R&D into high-speed physical-layer circuits and devices. The solution is being discussed in the IEEE 802.3ba task force for 40/100 Gbps data rates and OIF for optical modulation recommendation.

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