[j-nsp] 2.5 gig SFP modules?

[Chuck Anderson]

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:58:35PM +0200, Niels Bakker wrote:
> * ras at e-gerbil.net (Richard A Steenbergen) [Wed 21 May 2008, 22:54 CEST]:
> >Of course it would be remarkably easy for Ethernet to be extended to 
> >support higher data speeds without any real change in the structure or 
> >encoding, just like FC has managed to go from 1G to 2G to 4G with the same 
> >backwards compatible ports. Unfortunately the IEEE has its collective head 
> >so far up its collective ass that nothing this useful will ever be 
> >standardized, but there are actuall some folks (like Broadcom) making 
> >non-standard "2.5 Gigabit Ethernet" products for certain applications. :)
> 
> Yes, because what the world needs is more standards to choose from 
> when it comes to interconnection.

I'll take a new standard if it means $5k for an Ethernet port vs. 
$50k for POS.