Topic of Presentation: 100 Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Language: English

Julian Lucek is a Distinguished Systems Engineer at Juniper Networks, where he has been working with many service providers on the design and evolution of their networks. Before joining Juniper Networks in 1999, he worked at BT for several years, at first in the Photonics Research Department and later in the data transport and routing area. During this time he gained a PhD in ultrahigh-speed data transmission and processing from Cambridge University. He is the holder of several patents in the area of communications technology. He has a Masters degree in Physics from Cambridge University and holds Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) certification number 21. He is co-author of the book MPLS-Enabled Applications: Emerging Developments and New Technologies, by Ina Minei and Julian Lucek. The second edition of this book was published in April 2008.

Abstract: 100 Gigabit Ethernet is currently a hot topic in the industry. We discuss the challenges of propagating 100 Gbps data-streams. We describe the formats defined by the IEEE and then describe how 100 Gbps signals can be transported over long-distance DWDM systems.