1. ECE 4006 Senior Design Project Talal Mohamed Jafaar Ibrahima Bela Sow Mohammad Faisal Zaman Gigabit Ethernet for the Masses

2. Ethernet History ► DIX Ethernet (1970s) ► Fast Ethernet (1995) ► Gigabit Ethernet (1998)

3. Gigabit Technology ► “Fibre Channel” ► Multi-mode transmission ► Fiber and copper based networks

4. Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layers

5. Gigabit Specifications

6. Purpose ► Successfully construct a test-bed to perform experiments and determine methods to implement Gigabit Ethernet technology at an affordable cost for the general consumer.

7. Evaluation Board ► HFBR 53D5 ► Differential I/O ►

8. First Step ► Testing the fiber-optic transceivers ► What parts do we have ► What parts do we need to order

9. Challenges ► Soldering and unsoldering ► Proper line termination ► Grounding ► Board Quality ► Getting parts on time

10. So Far ► Tested modules ► Unsoldered old modules ► Found parts to order