Final 25G/50G Ethernet spec finally lands There's already product a-plenty on the market, but it still matters that the Google-led 25G Ethernet consortium has formalised the release of its technical specification. It follows the publication of the final report from last August's 25G/50G Ethernet plugfest. The plugfest demonstrated an impressive 882 25G link …
So, this still means that by buying "25/50G" hardware from randomly chosen vendors, I would end up with 5% of connexions refusing to work.
Anybody here knows what the failure rate is for 10G and 1G kit these days? The last time I've personally seen ethernet kit refusing to cooperate was at the time duplex 100M was a novelty....
I assume that only the fully working 95% will be allowed to advertise their kit as being "fully 25/50G Ethernet compatible", so just check the specifications carefully before you plonk down your (presumably large amount of) money.
(PS, 10G cards are down to £100 new now, affordable enough?)
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