Ethernet Alliance

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Ethernet Alliance

• Making IEEE 802 Ethernet Standards Work From
  Carrier to Consumer
• February 2009

www.ethernetalliance.org
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Overview

• Who we are Over 100 members ranging from
  semiconductor and equipment vendors to academia
  and public utilities that provide a cohesive
  industry voice representing the spectrum of IEEE
  802 Ethernet.
• Mission Taking Ethernet standards to market
  by supporting activities that span from
  technology incubation to interoperability
  demonstrations, certification and education.
• Key Dates Launched January 10, 2006

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Ethernet Alliance Initiatives

• Drive revenue for our members
• Member equipment testing and certification
• Demonstrate equipment interoperability at
  tradeshows
• Generate sales leads for members
• Market Education
• Provide an Ethernet industry voice that
  collaborates with other relevant .orgs
• Utilize various mediums presentations,
  whitepapers, webinars
• Grow the Ethernet ecosystem
• Expand Ethernet applications
• Enhance Ethernet capabilities through standards
  incubation
• Build relationships and programs with academia
  and industry

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Executive Summary
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Some of Our 100 Members
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What the Ethernet Alliance Covers
Application
Presentation
OSI Seven Layer Stack
Presentation/Session Protocols (eg. DMTF)
Session
Transport
Ethernet Alliance Liaisons
Transport/Network Protocols (eg. IETF)
Network
IEEE 802.1
Data Link
Ethernet Alliance
IEEE 802.3
Physical
Member Efforts
Direct
Partnerships

• Primary focus Layer 1 and 2 Ethernet Standards
• Partnerships and liaisons with Ethernet
  users/influencers

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Partnership with IEEE 802 Ethernet
ProjectInitiation
ConceptInitiation
Standard
Market Discovery
Education
Ethernet Alliance
Concept Incubation
Feasibility
Interoperability
Consensus
Certification
Study Group
IEEE 802
Task Force
Ethernet Alliance Effort
IEEE 802 Effort
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Achievement Examples
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Making Ethernet Standards Work

• Feasibility
• Public demonstration of technical feasibility of
  concepts
• Interoperability
• Closed door to provide members with
  interoperability information
• Public interoperability demonstrations at
  tradeshows to highlight technology development
• Certification
• Closed door testing event
• Interoperability and standards compliance tested
• Indicates equipment readiness to the market

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Certification Program

• Ethernet Alliance subcommittees develop
  certification criteria
• Based upon IEEE 802 conformance statement (PICS)
• Interoperability is a key requirement 
• Testing conducted at vendor-neutral, third-party
  facility
• Additional cost for certification testing
• Ethernet Alliance members receive reduced cost
  for testing
• Certification logo
• Only Ethernet Alliance members permitted to use
  logo
• Logo will highlight successfully completed test
• Certified products will be published on Ethernet
  Alliance web site

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Resources for More Information

• For newsletter and updatesnews-subscribe_at_etherne
  talliance.org
• For white papers and articlesethernetalliance.or
  g/library/white-papers.html
• For organizations to join ethernetalliance.org/j
  oin