Ethernet: The Next 40 Years 
Jane Li 
Huawei Enterprise USA 
April, 2013
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1973 Memo
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“Lost” Steve Jobs Speech from 1983 
“In a few years people will be spending more time interacting with personal computers than with cars.” “When we have portable computers with radio links, people could be walking around anywhere and pick up their e-mail.” “We are about 5 years away from solving networking in the office and 10-15 years from solving networking in the home.”
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Who we reached out to in 2013 
Ray 
Mota PhD 
ACG Research 
Michael 
Howard 
Infonetics 
Phil 
Delansay PhD 
Aquantia 
Manoj 
Wadekar 
QLogic 
Guido 
Appenzeller PhD 
Big Switch 
Scott Kipp Brocade 
Sergis 
Mushell 
Gartner 
Greg Scherer Broadcom 
Bruce 
Tolley PhD 
Solareflare
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Growing Fast 
Billions 
Innovation Leader 
$3.76 billion R&D in 2011 
70,000 R&D employees 
15 R&D centers 
26,539 patent applications granted (by June 2012). 
150,000 employees 
In over 150 countries 
25 Innovation Centers 
45 Training Centers 
Global Company
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ICT 
Infrastructure 
Cloud Providers 
Carriers 
CT 
IT 
2010 
1950’s 
2000’s 
1990’s 
1970’s 
Client/Processing terminal/Data terminal 
Mainframe computer/TC 
Server/Client 
Mobile narrowband 
Analog 
communications 
Digital communications 
Mobile broadband 
Enterprises 
Mobile Clients 
Serving the Converging Market for ICT 
2020
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Video 
Conferencing 
Telco Infrastructure 
Smart Phones 
Carrier 
Switches & 
Routers
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Leading the Migration from IT to ICT 
Air Travel 
Cell Phones 
ICT 
1970 
1980 
1990 
2000 
2010 
2020 
$ Billions 
Fly 
Drive 
Compute 
The Freedom to… 
Autos 
Talk 
Waves of Global Innovation, Higher Quality and Lower Price
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Ethernet: The Next 40 Years
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1Gbs 
10Gbs 
100Gbs 
1Tbs 
10Tbs 
100Tbs 
100Mbs 
10Mbs 
Network Speed Road Map 
1Pbs 
500Gbs 
5Tbs 
50Tbs 
(Petahertz) 
50Gbs 
5Gbs 
(Gigahertz) 
Ethernet 
Wireless
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2013 – 2033:Video Content Takes Off 
"The most critical technical element was AV Concepts' proprietary Liquid Scenic server that delivered uncompressed media for 3 stacked 1920 x 1080 images [1Tbs], delivering 54,000 lumens of incredibly clear projected imagery."
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2013-2033: Big Data Explodes
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2013 – 2033: We Break the Light Barrier 
Silicon Photonics 
Enable Tb Data Rates
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2013-2033: Edge Switching is Redefined 
Switches in Processors 
Enable server fabrics to scale out with lower power, latency & jitter
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2013-2033: Global Bare Metal Networks
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2013-2033: Carriers & Data Centers Merge 
MicroSprint 
1889 
1900 
1921 
1939 
1964 
1969 
1984
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2013-2033: The Cloud Becomes a Utility Grid
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Supercomputer Performance Road Map 
1993 
2003 
2013 
2023 
2033 
2043 
2053 
GigaFlops 
TeraFlops 
PetaFlops 
ExaFlops 
ZettaFlops 
YottaFlops 
BrontoFlops 
GeoFlops 
AMD Promises 10TFlop Notebooks by 2020 
2001: #1 on Top500 is LLNL @ 7 TFlops
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2033-2053: Petaflops on the desktop 
Zettaflop supercomputer performance
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2033 – 2053: 10 Billion Humans Join the Network 
100 billion neurons 
100 trillion connections 
2.5 Petabytes of memory 
12W
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2033 – 2053: Brain Computer Interface Defined
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2045 Avatar Project Milestones 
Avatar D 2040- 2045 
A hologram-like avatar 
Avatar C 2030- 2035 
An avatar with an artificial brain in which a human personality is transferred at the end of one’s life 
Avatar B 2020- 2025 
An avatar in which a human brain in transplanted at the end of one’s life 
Avatar A 2010- 2020 
A robotic copy of a human body remotely controlled via BCI
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Beyond 2053: Brain to Brain Interface Defined
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“Never Bet Against Ethernet” 
- Ray Mota, ACG

Ethernet- The Next 40 Years

  • 1.
    Ethernet: The Next40 Years Jane Li Huawei Enterprise USA April, 2013
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 3 “Lost” Steve Jobs Speech from 1983 “In a few years people will be spending more time interacting with personal computers than with cars.” “When we have portable computers with radio links, people could be walking around anywhere and pick up their e-mail.” “We are about 5 years away from solving networking in the office and 10-15 years from solving networking in the home.”
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 4 Who we reached out to in 2013 Ray Mota PhD ACG Research Michael Howard Infonetics Phil Delansay PhD Aquantia Manoj Wadekar QLogic Guido Appenzeller PhD Big Switch Scott Kipp Brocade Sergis Mushell Gartner Greg Scherer Broadcom Bruce Tolley PhD Solareflare
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 6 $0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 07 08 09 10 11 12 12.6 18.0 21.5 27.6 32.4 38.7 Growing Fast Billions Innovation Leader $3.76 billion R&D in 2011 70,000 R&D employees 15 R&D centers 26,539 patent applications granted (by June 2012). 150,000 employees In over 150 countries 25 Innovation Centers 45 Training Centers Global Company
  • 7.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 7 ICT Infrastructure Cloud Providers Carriers CT IT 2010 1950’s 2000’s 1990’s 1970’s Client/Processing terminal/Data terminal Mainframe computer/TC Server/Client Mobile narrowband Analog communications Digital communications Mobile broadband Enterprises Mobile Clients Serving the Converging Market for ICT 2020
  • 8.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 8 Video Conferencing Telco Infrastructure Smart Phones Carrier Switches & Routers
  • 9.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 9 Leading the Migration from IT to ICT Air Travel Cell Phones ICT 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 $ Billions Fly Drive Compute The Freedom to… Autos Talk Waves of Global Innovation, Higher Quality and Lower Price
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 10 Ethernet: The Next 40 Years
  • 11.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 11 1Gbs 10Gbs 100Gbs 1Tbs 10Tbs 100Tbs 100Mbs 10Mbs Network Speed Road Map 1Pbs 500Gbs 5Tbs 50Tbs (Petahertz) 50Gbs 5Gbs (Gigahertz) Ethernet Wireless
  • 12.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 12 2013 – 2033:Video Content Takes Off "The most critical technical element was AV Concepts' proprietary Liquid Scenic server that delivered uncompressed media for 3 stacked 1920 x 1080 images [1Tbs], delivering 54,000 lumens of incredibly clear projected imagery."
  • 13.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 13 2013-2033: Big Data Explodes
  • 14.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 14 2013 – 2033: We Break the Light Barrier Silicon Photonics Enable Tb Data Rates
  • 15.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 15 2013-2033: Edge Switching is Redefined Switches in Processors Enable server fabrics to scale out with lower power, latency & jitter
  • 16.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 16 2013-2033: Global Bare Metal Networks
  • 17.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 17 2013-2033: Carriers & Data Centers Merge MicroSprint 1889 1900 1921 1939 1964 1969 1984
  • 18.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 18 2013-2033: The Cloud Becomes a Utility Grid
  • 19.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 19 Supercomputer Performance Road Map 1993 2003 2013 2023 2033 2043 2053 GigaFlops TeraFlops PetaFlops ExaFlops ZettaFlops YottaFlops BrontoFlops GeoFlops AMD Promises 10TFlop Notebooks by 2020 2001: #1 on Top500 is LLNL @ 7 TFlops
  • 20.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 20 2033-2053: Petaflops on the desktop Zettaflop supercomputer performance
  • 21.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 21 2033 – 2053: 10 Billion Humans Join the Network 100 billion neurons 100 trillion connections 2.5 Petabytes of memory 12W
  • 22.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 22 2033 – 2053: Brain Computer Interface Defined
  • 23.
    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 23 2045 Avatar Project Milestones Avatar D 2040- 2045 A hologram-like avatar Avatar C 2030- 2035 An avatar with an artificial brain in which a human personality is transferred at the end of one’s life Avatar B 2020- 2025 An avatar in which a human brain in transplanted at the end of one’s life Avatar A 2010- 2020 A robotic copy of a human body remotely controlled via BCI
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 24 Beyond 2053: Brain to Brain Interface Defined
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    Huawei Enterprise ConfidentialPage 25 “Never Bet Against Ethernet” - Ray Mota, ACG