Technical paper: Reconsidering physical topologies with 10GBase-T

New technical paper from Broadcom.

A new technical white paper from Broadcom illustrates how 10GBase-T and twisted-pair cabling can dramatically lower the capex of interconnect in the data center. The paper highlights the ways in which data center interconnect includes both the connection between the Top-of-Rack switch (ToR) and the server, and the connection between the ToR and the spine switch.

Related: 10GBase-T : The 10-GbE tipping point?

More: How is 10GBase-T impacting 10 Gigabit Ethernet adoption?

The analysis shows how 10GBase-T lowers costs by replacing expensive SFP+ DAC cabling with affordable UTP cabling, and by enabling architects to optimize physical topologies.

View/Download the white paper.

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Matt Vincent

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Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]

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