25GbEthernet.PDF

White Paper 25Gb Ethernet Accelerated Network Performance and Lower Costs for Enterprise Data Center and Cloud Environments Driven by the bandwidth requirements of private and public cloud data centers and communication service providers (Telco), 25Gbps Ethernet over a single lane will have a significant impact on server interconnect interfaces. It will help reduce capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operational expenditures (OPEX) while meeting the necessary I/O bandwidth ® ® requirements in data centers. With the introduction of QLogic FastLinQ 45000 Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, QLogic leads the market by delivering the industry’s most comprehensive host and storage connectivity solution, offering support for more protocols and features than any other technology available in the market supporting the emerging 25GbE standard. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY