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Gigabit Ethernet

ALSO CALLED: Gigabit-ethernet and Ethernet Gigabit
DEFINITION: In data communications, a gigabit is one billion bits, or 1,000,000,000 (that is, 109) bits. It's commonly used for measuring the amount of data that is transferred in a second between two telecommunication points. For example, Gigabit Ethernet is a high-speed form  … 
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Top Ten I/O Strategies for the Green and Virtual Data Center
sponsored by Xsigo Systems
WHITE PAPER: In this paper Greg Schulz and Jon Toor talks about the industry trends and perspective about the Top Ten I/O Strategies for Green and Virtual data center.
Posted: 01 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Dolphin Delivers Unprecedented Performance to the Lamp-Stack Market
sponsored by Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Phyton/Pearl) stack in combination with Dolphin Express (cluster interconnect) creates a real-time web store, suitable for markets with low latency or real-time requirement.
Posted: 19 Aug 2008 | Published: 19 Aug 2008
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Storage Magazine - August 2008
sponsored by Storage Magazine
WHITE PAPER: Read Storage Magazine's August edition which features the following articles: Enterprise-ready VTLs, Quality Awards IV: It's a tie--EMC and NetApp share enterprise array honors, Storage at your service, Lights, camera, storage!
Posted: 19 Aug 2008 | Published: 19 Aug 2008
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Optimized Metro Aggregation Network for Triple Play Services
sponsored by ECI Telecom
WHITE PAPER: Learn how the convergence of voice, video and data ("Triple Play") together with relaxed regulatory control have forced service providers to shift towards a combined offering of voice, video, and data service improving their position in the market
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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The ECHO™ - Avaya Connection: ECHO™, and How It Interacts with Avaya's Telephony Solutions
sponsored by Teleformix
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Teleformix's ECHO™ digital recording solution integrates seamlessly with Avaya's telephony systems, providing your company with a crucial customer service tool - quality assurance recording.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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The Case for an Untethered Enterprise
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to take your enterprise completely wireless by implementing the most up to date wireless technology.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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IT Brief Innovations for Next Generation SAN Architectures
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this webcast transcript, we will discuss how a Cisco is continuing to innovate in the storage networking market with investments in intelligent fabric applications.
Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 12 Jun 2008
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Five Reasons to Make Dell EqualLogic PS Series Your Storage Consolidation Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document explains the five reasons to make dell EqualLogic PS Series your storage consolidation solution.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008
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Consolidate Direct Attached Storage
sponsored by StoreVault, a Division of NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Don't get locked into direct-attached storage which eats away your IT budget. Dramatically improve storage utilization and simplify storage management while achieving enterprise-class data protection with the StoreVault S500...
Posted: 04 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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All-in-One Guide: SAN: Connectivity
sponsored by SearchStorage.com and CDW
WHITE PAPER: This SearchStorage.com SAN connectivity All-in-One Guide details the role of over 15 different connectivity options available to you among them are Fibre Channel (FC), Ethernet and iSCSI options.
Posted: 05 Feb 2007 | Published: 28 Nov 2006
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GIGABIT ETHERNET DEFINITION (continued): …  of Ethernet (a local area network technology) that can provide data transfer rates of about 1 gigabit per second. Gigabits per second is usually shortened to Gbps.

Some sources define a gigabit to mean 1,073,741,824 (that is, 230) bits. Although the bit is a unit of the binary number system, bits in data communications are discrete signal pulses and have historically been counted using the decimal number system. For example, 28.8 kilobits per second (Kbps) … 
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