100GbE
100 Gigabit Ethernet, commonly referred to as 100GbE, is a network interface standard that delivers data transfer rates of 100 gigabits per second. The standard was first defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2010 through the 802.3ba amendment, as part of an effort to meet growing demands for high‑throughput links in data centers, cloud services, and high‑performance computing environments.
100GbE can be implemented over a variety of physical media. Initially the most widely deployed form utilized
The 802.3ba specification also introduced the 100GBASE‑L, 100GBASE‑W, and 100GBASE‑SR, each tailored to different distance and
Deployment of 100GbE commenced in the mid‑2010s, largely driven by data‑center operators seeking to scale network