25 Gigabit Ethernet

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25 Gigabit Ethernet and 50 Gigabit Ethernet are standards for Ethernet connectivity in a datacenter environment, developed by IEEE 802.3 task forces 802.3by [1] and 802.3cd [2] and are available from multiple vendors.

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History

An industry consortium, 25G Ethernet Consortium, [3] was formed by Arista, Broadcom, Google, Mellanox Technologies and Microsoft in July 2014 to support the specification of single-lane 25-Gbit/s Ethernet and dual-lane 50-Gbit/s Ethernet technology. The 25G Ethernet Consortium specification draft was completed in September 2015 and uses technology from IEEE Std. 802.3ba and IEEE Std. 802.3bj.

In November 2014, an IEEE 802.3 task force was formed to develop a single-lane 25-Gbit/s standard, [4] [5] and in November 2015, a study group was formed to explore the development of a single-lane 50-Gbit/s standard. [6]

In May 2016, an IEEE 802.3 task force was formed to develop a single-lane 50 Gigabit Ethernet standard. [2]

On June 30, 2016, the IEEE 802.3by standard was approved by The IEEE-SA Standards Board. [7]

On November 12, 2018, the IEEE P802.3cn Task Force started working to define PHY supporting 50-Gbit/s operation over at least 40 km of SMF. [8]

The IEEE 802.3cd standard was approved on December 5, 2018.

On December 20, 2019, the IEEE 802.3cn standard was published. [9]

On April 6, 2020, 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium has rebranded to Ethernet Technology Consortium, and it announces 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) specification. [10]

On June 4, 2020, the IEEE approved IEEE 802.3ca which allows for symmetric or asymmetric operation with downstream speeds of 25 or 50 Gbit/s, and upstream speeds of 10, 25, or 50 Gbit/s over passive optical networks. [11] [12]

25 Gigabit Ethernet

The IEEE 802.3by standard uses technology defined for 100 Gigabit Ethernet implemented as four 25-Gbit/s lanes (IEEE 802.3bj). [13] [14] The IEEE 802.3by standard defines several single-lane variations. [15]

Legend for fibre-based PHYs [16]
MMF FDDI
62.5/125 µm
(1987)		 MMF OM1
62.5/125 µm
(1989)		 MMF OM2
50/125 µm
(1998)		 MMF OM3
50/125 µm
(2003)		 MMF OM4
50/125 µm
(2008)		 MMF OM5
50/125 µm
(2016)		 SMF OS1
9/125 µm
(1998)		 SMF OS2
9/125 µm
(2000)
160 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		200 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		1500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		3500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		3500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm &
1850 MHz·km
@ 950 nm		1 dB/km
@ 1300/
1550 nm		0.4 dB/km
@ 1300/
1550 nm
NameStandardStatusMediaConnectorTransceiver
Module		Reach
in m		#
Media
(⇆)		#
Lambdas
(→)		#
Lanes
(→)		Notes
25 Gigabit Ethernet (25 GbE) - (Data rate: 25 Gbit/s - Line code: 64b/66b with and without RS-FEC(528,514) × NRZ - Line rate: 25.78125  GBd - Full-Duplex) [17]
25GAUI802.3by-2016
(CL109A/B)		currentChip-to-chip/
Chip-to-module interface		——0.252N/A1 PCBs
25GBASE-KR802.3by-2016
(CL111)		currentCu-Backplane——11N/A1PCBs
25GBASE-KR-S802.3by-2016
(CL111)		currentCu-Backplane——11N/A1PCBs;
without RS-FEC (802.3by CL108)
25GBASE-CR
Direct Attach		802.3by-2016
(CL110)		currenttwinaxial
balanced		 SFP28
(SFF-8402)		SFP2852N/A1 Data centres (inter-rack)
25GBASE-CR-S
Direct Attach		802.3by-2016
(CL110)		currenttwinaxial
balanced		SFP28
(SFF-8402)		SFP2831N/A1Data centres (in-rack);
without RS-FEC (802.3by CL108)
25GBASE-SR802.3by-2016
(CL112)		currentFibre
850 nm		LCSFP28OM3: 70211
OM4: 100
25GBASE-LR802.3cc-2017
(CL114)		currentFibre
1295 – 1325 nm		LCSFP28OS2: 10k211
25GBASE-ER802.3cc-2017
(CL114)		currentFibre
1295 - 1310 nm		LCSFP28OS2: 40k211
25GBASE-T
25GBASE-T, a 25-Gbit/s standard over twisted pair, was approved alongside 40GBASE-T within IEEE 802.3bq. [18] [19]
Comparison of twisted-pair-based Ethernet physical transport layers (TP-PHYs) [16]
NameStandardStatusSpeed (Mbit/s)Pairs requiredLanes per directionBits per hertz Line code Symbol rate per lane (MBd)BandwidthMax distance (m)CableCable rating (MHz)Usage
25GBASE-T 802.3bq-2016 (CL113)current25000446.25PAM-16 RS-FEC (192, 186) LDPC2000100030 Cat 8 2000LAN, Data centres

50 Gigabit Ethernet

The IEEE P802.3cd [2] standard defines a Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) in Clause 133 which after encoding gives a data rate of 51.5625 Gbit/s. 802.3cd also defines an RS-FEC for forward error correction in Clause 134 which after FEC encoding gives a data rate of 53.125 Gbit/s. It is not possible to transmit 53.125 Gbit/s over an electrical interface while maintaining suitable signal integrity so four-level pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM4) is used to map pairs of bits into a single symbol. This leads to an overall baud rate of 26.5625 GBd for 50 Gbit/s per lane Ethernet. PAM4 encoding for 50G Ethernet is defined in Clause 135 of the 802.3 standard.

Legend for fibre-based PHYs [16]
MMF FDDI
62.5/125 µm
(1987)		 MMF OM1
62.5/125 µm
(1989)		 MMF OM2
50/125 µm
(1998)		 MMF OM3
50/125 µm
(2003)		 MMF OM4
50/125 µm
(2008)		 MMF OM5
50/125 µm
(2016)		 SMF OS1
9/125 µm
(1998)		 SMF OS2
9/125 µm
(2000)
160 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		200 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		1500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		3500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm		3500 MHz·km
@ 850 nm &
1850 MHz·km
@ 950 nm		1 dB/km
@ 1300/
1550 nm		0.4 dB/km
@ 1300/
1550 nm
NameStandardStatusMediaConnectorTransceiver
Module		Reach
in m		#
Media
(⇆)		#
Lambdas
(→)		#
Lanes
(→)		Notes
50 Gigabit Ethernet (50 GbE) - (Data rate: 50 Gbit/s - Line code: 256b/257b × RS-FEC(544,514) × PAM4 - Line rate: 26.5625  GBd - Full-Duplex) [20] [21]
LAUI-2 802.3cd-2018
(CL135B/C)		currentChip-to-chip/
Chip-to-module interface		——0.252N/A2 PCBs;
Line code: NRZ (no FEC)
Line rate: 2x 25.78125 GBd = 51.5625 GBd
50GAUI-2 802.3cd-2018
(CL135D/E)		currentChip-to-chip/
Chip-to-module interface		——0.252N/A2PCBs;
Line code: NRZ (FEC encoded)
Line rate: 2x 26.5625 GBd = 53.1250 GBd
50GAUI-1 802.3cd-2018
(CL135F/G)		currentChip-to-chip/
Chip-to-module interface		——0.251N/A1PCBs
50GBASE-KR 802.3cd-2018
(CL133/137)		currentCu-Backplane——11N/A1PCBs;
total channel insertion loss ≤ 30 dB at half sampling rate = 13.28125 GHz (Nyquist).
50GBASE-CR 802.3cd-2018
(CL133/136)		currenttwinaxial
balanced		QSFP28,
microQSFP,
QSFP-DD,
OSFP
(SFF-8635)		QSFP2831N/A1 Data centres (in-rack)
50GBASE-SR 802.3cd-2018
(CL133/138)		currentFibre
850 nm		LCQSFP+OM3: 70211
OM4: 100
50GBASE-LR 802.3cd-2018
(CL133/139)		currentFibre
1304.5 – 1317.5 nm		LCQSFP+OS2: 10k211
50GBASE-FR 802.3cd-2018
(CL133/139)		currentFibre
1304.5 – 1317.5 nm		LCQSFP+OS2: 2k211
50GBASE-ER 802.3cn-2019
(CL133/139)		currentFibre
1304.5 – 1317.5 nm		LCQSFP+OS2: 40k211

Availability

As of June 2016, 25 Gigabit Ethernet equipment is available on the market using the SFP28 and QSFP28 transceiver form factors. Direct attach SFP28-to-SFP28 copper cables in 1-, 2-, 3- and 5-meter lengths are available from several manufacturers, and optical transceiver manufacturers have announced 1310 nm "LR" optics intended for reach distances of 2 to 10 km over two strands of standard single-mode fiber, similar to existing 10GBASE-LR optics, as well as 850 nm "SR" optics intended for short reach distances of 100 m over two strands of OM4 multimode fiber, similar to existing 10GBASE-SR optics.[ citation needed ]

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