Cheaper, Faster 10 GbE

10 GbE is moving ahead on two fronts: copper-based switches and adapters and increased I/O for low-cost solutions like iSCSI SANS. According to IT Business Edge, for those interested in maintaining their 10 GBASE-T infrastructure, the latest systems are available for less than $1,000 per port.

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For those interested in maintaining their 10 GBASE-T infrastructure, the latest systems are available for less than $1,000 per port, according to research compiled by Force10 Networks and Neterion. And adoption is being made easier with new generations of LAN-on-motherboard solutions that provide native 10 GbE connectivity, plus enabling technology for 10 GbE copper transceivers, such as Bel Fuse's new S558-10GB-XX magnetic module that bumps signals more than 100 meters over CAT 6A or 7 cabling.

Meanwhile, Microsoft and Intel recently delivered more than 1 million IOPS over a iSCSI SAN using Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Xeon 5500 platform. The feat did require numerous storage targets, but it was accomplished with a single client and only one 10 GbE NIC and without the use of an iSCSI HBA.

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