10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 Cable Technology
Many networks now are moving away from 10/100 and even 10/100/1000 and investing in electronics that can handle 10GB technology. 10 Gig 50 micron fiber optic cable has already been out for a couple of years and people are catching onto that, but 10GB Ethernet has seemed impossible until now. These high-capacity, high-speed CX4 Ethernet cables will revolutionize the industry. Right now, Cables Plus carries 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 cables for storage area networks (SAN) and plans to keep up with this new technology with new product releases scheduled in the near future.
Cables Plus has these cables at lower prices than Belkin, Cisco, D-Link, IBM, and 3COM. They come with ejectors or latches for the connectors for easy removal from the server, at lengths up to 15 meters. These are a must-have for server rooms and data centers that transmit billions of bytes of data per day. The start-up cost is small compared to the benefits of ROI that you would receive. More transactions means more money and potentially more profits.
The 10Gig cables are fast but Fiber is much less expensive. Why go copper?
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David, I'm happy you asked that question because you are certainly correct in the fact that 10 Gig fiber optic cabling is less expensive than 10 Gig copper. While the cabling is less expensive, it's actually more expensive to go fiber optic in data centers and storage area networks. The main benefit to going CX4 copper is that the installation costs are actually about one-tenth that of 10 Gig fiber optic. The reason is most data centers already have 802.3 network infrastructure standards running on 4X InfiniBand connections. CX4 cables are less expensive and have better bandwidth than the old 10 Gig copper cables of 2002. They also save you time and energy since you won't have to rip out your existing architecture, or switch completely over to fiber which can really hit the pocketbook.
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