ADC, Teranetics join forces to showcase product interoperability for 10Gb Ethernet technology

Issued by ADC Krone
Minneapolis and Santa Clara, California, 31 May 2007

(BUSINESS WIRE) ADC (NASDAQ:ADCT) (www.adc.com), and Teranetics (www.teranetics.com), a leading provider of silicon solutions, today announced that they have successfully completed joint channel testing for 10Gb Ethernet over augmented category 6 and standard category 6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling.

This comprehensive and functional testing demonstrates the interoperability of both companies' products for this emerging technology.

Included were ADC's CopperTen cabling system, believed to be the smallest augmented category 6 cable in the industry, and Teranetics' revolutionary TN1010 10GBaseT single-chip PHY.

The testing consisted of several channel design variations, including scenarios where all cable paths were bundled and wire-tied at twice the rate required by industry standards, to ensure worst-case installation practices were observed. In addition, scenarios were scrutinised for 10GbaseT improvements. The tests conducted were:

* 100 metre, 4-connector long channel with ADC's TrueNet CopperTen cabling;
* 26 metre, 4-connector short channel with ADC's TrueNet CopperTen cabling;
* 55 metre, 4-connector long channel with ADC's TrueNet Category 6 cabling; and
* 15 metre, 4-connector short channel with ADC's TrueNet Category 6 Cabling.

All the channels were designed to IEEE, TIA and ISO standards or pending draft standards. ADC's and Teranetics' products can be viewed in a live demonstration in the Ethernet Alliance booth number 2265 at Interop 2007 in Las Vegas, from 22 to 24 May, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. They will also be exhibited in ADC's booth number 2056 and Teranetics booth number ER17.

"The successful interoperability testing with Teranetics validates our belief that 10Gb Ethernet technology allows data centres and enterprise networks to increase scalability and improve throughput performance," said Jaxon Lang, vice-president of product management, structured cabling for ADC. "As a leader in structured cabling solutions, ADC is pleased to partner with Teranetics to provide solutions for next generation networks."

ADC and Teranetics are two of more than 30 Ethernet Alliance members who will demonstrate a selection of existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet technologies at Interop 2007 in Las Vegas this week.

"By working with ADC to achieve product interoperability, we are enabling data centre managers to meet their expectations for 10G networking, while leveraging their existing copper cabling infrastructure," said Matt Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer for Teranetics. "The full potential of 10Gb Ethernet technology is no longer a future goal but today's reality."

Teranetics

Teranetics is a leading provider of silicon solutions that enable significantly higher data rates over structured copper cabling than are currently available in today's Ethernet network environments. Led by a team with exceptional expertise and experience in the development and application of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions and digital communication technologies, Teranetics is the first company to ship a production-ready 10GBASE-T semiconductor designed for next generation network applications. Teranetics is backed by a strong consortium of venture investors with in-depth experience and success in the semiconductor and data networking markets. For more information, go to http://www.teranetics.com.

ADC

ADC provides the connections for wire-line, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) has sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com.

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