In this audio brief, Ethan Banks highlights interesting points from a presentation on 400G by Arista Founder, Chief Development Officer, and Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim. Andy discusses the 400G Ethernet future, explaining in detail the challenges of speeds at 100G and beyond, covering power consumption, heat exhaustion, the physical limitations of Ethernet lanes, and optical module form factors. Listen to Ethan’s analysis via the embedded player above.

For Andy’s complete presentation that includes technical diagrams and specifications related to adoption rate projections, optics form factors, and 100G Ethernet lanes, as well as 400G and 800G, view the embedded video below, courtesy of TechFieldDay.com.