Gary Lee, Fulcrum Microsystems

• Sustaining competitive edge: Benefits of hierarchical Ethernet switching in next-generation 40G AdvancedTCA platforms

  

  Hierarchical Ethernet switching reigns supreme by prioritizing the packet processing load balance.

  Gene Juknevicius GE Intelligent Platforms and Gary Lee Fulcrum Microsystems

• Balancing feat: Keeping up with multiple high-bandwidth flows

  Gary Lee Fulcrum Microsystems

  Relieving high-bandwidth traffic congestion with flow-based hashing algorithms

• Delivering Ethernet-based backplane fabrics for AdvancedTCA-based Carrier Ethernet designs

  Gary Lee Fulcrum Microsystems

  The features available in advanced Ethernet switches such as QoS, congestion management, load distribution, and advanced header processing can help Carrier Ethernet become a standards-based methodology for transporting Ethernet packets between customer locations across the WAN.