With the ratification of the IEEE Std 802.3baTM-2010, 100 Gigabit Ethernet is now an official standard. As with prior generations of Ethernet, subsequent projects will grow the breadth of the 100GbE family. This discussion will explore industry needs for 100GbE and will look to the future and the next higher speed.

John D’Ambrosia

As the Director, Ethernet-based Standards in the CTO Office at Force10 Networks, John D’Ambrosia leads the company's involvement in industry groups.

John has been an active participant in the development of Ethernet-related technologies since 1999.  Recently, John served as the chair of the IEEE P802.3ba Task Force, which developed 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet.  

Prior to that, John served as secretary for the IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet Task Force, and participated in the development of XAUI for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.  John also is a founder of the Ethernet Alliance and has served as a director and secretary. 

John was the chair of the XAUI Interoperability work group for the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance.  John also acted as secretary for the High Speed Backplane Initiative and chair of the Optical Internetworking Forum's Market Awareness & Education committee.

For all of his efforts related to Ethernet, John was recognized by Network World in 2006, as part of its “50 Most Powerful People in Networking” list.  Periodically, John posts a popular blog on Ethernet trends for EE Times, which can be found here: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/4205110/Ethernet-Watch.

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