<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
state	O
of	O
California	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
and	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
non-profit	O
industry	O
consortium	O
to	O
promote	O
and	O
support	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
work	O
groups	O
are	O
called	O
subcommittees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
working	O
subcommittees	O
within	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ethernet	O
in	O
the	O
Data	O
Center	O
focus	O
includes	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
Data	B-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
Bridging	I-Protocol
(	O
DCB	O
)	O
,	O
Fibre	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
,	O
Remote	B-General_Concept
direct	I-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
access	I-General_Concept
over	O
Converged	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
RoCE	O
)	O
and	O
iWARP	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
Enterprise	O
Cabling	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
gather	O
and	O
analyze	O
data	O
relative	O
to	O
observed	O
deployment	O
models	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
reaches	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
share	O
that	O
information	O
via	O
a	O
white	O
paper	O
with	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
members	O
and	O
standards	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Device
over	I-Device
Ethernet	I-Device
and	O
Power	B-Device
over	I-Device
Ethernet	I-Device
Plus	O
promotes	O
the	O
current	O
capabilities	O
of	O
IEEE802.3at-2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
driving	O
consensus	O
with	O
efforts	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
power	O
delivery	O
and	O
port-level	O
resiliency	O
capabilities	O
of	O
IEEE802.3at	O
in	O
the	O
Ethernet	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
Fast	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
(	O
GEA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
10	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
(	O
10	O
GEA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ethernet	O
in	O
the	O
First	O
Mile	O
Alliance	O
(	O
EFMA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Booth	O
noticed	O
that	O
upon	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
10GEA	B-Protocol
that	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
strong	O
desire	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
users	O
and	O
media	O
for	O
information	O
about	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
being	O
created	O
for	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
primarily	O
10GBASE-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
was	O
formed	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
support	O
IEEE	O
802	O
Ethernet	O
standards	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
expanded	O
its	O
scope	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
standards	O
that	O
rely	O
upon	O
or	O
are	O
dependent	O
upon	O
IEEE	O
802	O
Ethernet	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Road	B-Protocol
to	I-Protocol
100G	I-Protocol
Alliance	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
at	O
the	O
NXTcomm	O
2007	O
show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
to	O
promote	O
100	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
expanded	O
charter	O
and	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
HSE	O
and	O
Carrier	O
Ethernet	O
subcommittees	O
,	O
the	O
Road	B-Protocol
to	I-Protocol
100G	I-Protocol
alliance	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
eighteen	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
:	O
3Com	O
(	O
now	O
HP	O
)	O
,	O
ADC	O
(	O
now	O
Tyco	O
Electronics	O
)	O
,	O
Agere	O
Systems	O
(	O
now	O
LSI	O
)	O
,	O
Applied	O
Micro	O
Circuits	O
Corporation	O
(	O
now	O
AppliedMicro	O
)	O
,	O
Aquantia	O
,	O
Broadcom	O
,	O
Force10	O
Networks	O
(	O
now	O
Dell	O
)	O
,	O
Foundry	O
Networks	O
(	O
now	O
Brocade	O
)	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
Lawrence	O
Berkeley	O
National	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Quake	O
Technologies	O
(	O
now	O
AppliedMicro	O
)	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
(	O
now	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Tehuti	O
Networks	O
,	O
Tyco	O
Electronics	O
(	O
now	O
TE	O
Connectivity	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
InterOperability	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
UNH-IOL	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xilinx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
offers	O
white	O
papers	O
,	O
presentations	O
,	O
frequently	O
asked	O
questions	O
and	O
videos	O
that	O
provide	O
comprehensive	O
technical	O
overviews	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
Ethernet	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
materials	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
public	O
website	O
and	O
are	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
be	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
subcommittees	O
or	O
support	O
the	O
activities	O
inside	O
Ethernet	O
standards	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
papers	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
help	O
buyers	O
and	O
users	O
of	O
Ethernet	O
technologies	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
various	O
Ethernet	O
technologies	O
in	O
the	O
standards	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
interoperability	O
tests	O
that	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
has	O
tested	O
,	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
these	O
technologies	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
library	O
,	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
gives	O
members	O
discounted	O
or	O
complimentary	O
entrance	O
to	O
events	O
,	O
holds	O
public	O
demonstrations	O
of	O
various	O
Ethernet	O
technologies	O
at	O
trade	O
shows	O
where	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
learning	O
more	O
about	O
Ethernet	O
can	O
ask	O
questions	O
face-to-face	O
and	O
hosts	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
sponsored	O
events	O
called	O
Technology	O
Exploration	O
Forums	O
,	O
or	O
TEFs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
offers	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
academic	O
institutions	O
to	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
organization	O
for	O
no	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Alliance	I-Protocol
University	O
Program	O
(	O
EAUP	O
)	O
,	O
allows	O
professors	O
and	O
students	O
to	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
organization	O
and	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
member	O
generated	O
data	O
,	O
collaborate	O
on	O
educational	O
materials	O
,	O
students	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
an	O
internship	O
program	O
and	O
universities	O
can	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
EAUP	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Data	O
Base	O
.	O
</s>
