Currently, the overall design within most data centers supports data transfer rates of 1Gb/s. However, the general consensus within the industry is that transfer rates will advance to 10Gb/s. This evolution will first occur in storage area networks (SANs) as well as in some specific application environments.
It is safe to assume that in 3 - 5 years, links supporting 10Gb/s transport will become the mainstream in data centers. Based on this situation, ISO and TIA have developed standards for fiber and copper cables to support 10Gb Ethernet transmission.
When choosing a cabling system transmission medium, a balance needs to be sought between bandwidth, flexibility, scalability and cost. Taking into account the development of the application, the most appropriate and forward-looking transmission medium becomes the most sensible choice.
In short, if there is a need for a cabling system that is scalable and has a longer life cycle, the ideal choice is to install cables that support high bandwidth applications and eliminate the risk of replacing cabling due to increased requirements.
With the increasing amount of information being transmitted and stored in data centers, the design and operation of the underlying network within the data center has had to meet this challenge, meeting high performance and scalability while meeting enterprise high speed, high bandwidth transmission, and keeping budgets under control.
