On April 1, 2008, Ruijie Networks took the lead in launching a series of 10GBASE-T line cards that support twisted pair transmission. These line cards support the IEEE802.3an 10G standard, considerably reducing the costs of 10G applications.

On June 8, 2006, the IEEE802.3an task group held a plenary meeting in San Diego, California in USA, in which the copper-based 10G Ethernet standard 10G Base-T was passed by voting. The IEEE802.3an 10G standard supports transmission for 100 meters on the cabling system above Cat6A that meets 500MHZ.

The IEEE802.3an 10G standard has advantages over the currently applied IEEE802.3ae and IEEE802.3ak 10G standards. Compared with the IEEE802.3ae 10G standard, the IEEE802.3an 10G standard dramatically reduces costs by eliminating the need to use optical fiber devices. Compared with the IEEE802.3ak 10G standard, the IEEE802.3an 10G standard increases the transmission distance from 15 meters to 100 meters, so as to better meet the need for connection between short-distance 10G devices. At the same, the cabling systems above Cat6A are more widely used than the coaxial copper cable.

As a low-cost short-distance 10G connection scheme, the 10GBASE-T line card is suitable for interconnection between 10G servers, 10G storage and 10G cores in the equipment room, interconnection between other 10G devices and the core device, and interconnection between 10G devices in the building that has requirements for costs.
The reporter learnt from the high-end product manager that at this time, Ruijie Networks launched 3 models of 10GBASE-T 10G line cards, namely M5700-01XGT, M7600-01XGT and M8600-01XGT, adding choices to the short-distance 10G interconnection.

The reporter learnt from the high-end product manager that at this time, Ruijie Networks launched 3 models of 10GBASE-T 10G line cards, namely M5700-01XGT, M7600-01XGT and M8600-01XGT, adding choices to the short-distance 10G interconnection.

10GBASE-T line card: M5700-01XGT

10GBASE-T line cards: M7600-01XGT and M8600-01XGT

Appendix: Industry 10G standard history and Ruijie 10G history

Industry 10G standard history:

In 1999, IEEE established a 10G Ethernet research group, and respectively established 802.3ae, 802.3ak and 802.3an task groups responsible for establishing the 10G Ethernet standard.

In June, 2002, the 802.3ae standard based on the transmission medium of optical fiber was passed officially

In February, 2004, the 802.3ak standard based on the transmission medium of coaxial copper cable was passed officially

In June, 2006, the 802.3an standard based on the transmission medium of twisted pair was passed

Ruijie 10G history

In September, 2003, Ruijie Networks introduced the first Generation II 10G switch RG-S6800 in China, realizing the true 10G wire-speed forwarding.

In March, 2004, Ruijie Networks introduced the first 10G coaxial copper cable module 10GBASE-CX4 in China that can be used commercially, reducing the costs for 10G connection in the equipment room.

In September, 2004, Ruijie Networks introduced the first IPV6-enabled high-end modular 10G switch RG-S6800E in China, meeting requirements for the next generation 10G network.

In April, 2008, Ruijie Networks launched the first 10GBASE-T line card in China that supports twisted pair transmission, which adds choice to the short-distance 10G interconnection and reduces the costs of 10G applications.