From a network point of view, the chief purpose of 10GbE is to carry IP traffic. Consequently, the 10GbE test functions related to switching and routing are similar to those on more mature protocols ...

the common Ethernet collision method used to gain access to the physical medium. A "WAN interface sublayer" (WIS) makes 10GbE compatible with the SONET transport at 10 Gbps (OC-192). See SONET.

"No one is going to choose SONET/SDH over 10-Gigabit Ethernet," CIR observed. The report stated that the continued growth of 10-Gigabit Infiniband interfaces and the impending arrival of 10G Fibre ...