100G Ethernet: 'Just the technical facts'

A 2-page brief from Corning Cable Systems lays out "just the technical facts" for 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100-GbE) transmission. Presented in FAQ format, the paper's coverage of technical points includes succinct answers to the following questions:

-- What parameters affect a product's ability to support 100G? Which of these is the limiting factor?

-- What are the distances and insertion loss budgets for 100-GbE?

-- What is skew?

-- How will polarity work for 100G?

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