All-optical Ethernet switches are a type of switch that provides optical uplink and downlink ports, making them an ideal choice for building an all-optical campus network. They can function as core, aggregation, and access devices on campus networks and connect to upstream and downstream devices. Some of the latest developments in all-optical switches by the Iowa State University's High-speed Systems Engineering program are also presented and discussed. John Donne stated in 1623 that "No man is an island, entire of itself. Maximize capacity for DCI, metro, long-haul, and subsea optical transport. Simplify management and orchestration of Cisco optical networks. Today's service provider networks must support a plethora of technologies-optical, wireless, DSL, Ethernet, TCP/IP and others - that enable a seemingly endless number of services-voice, data, video, private line, Internet, cloud computing as well as services that are only in the imagination of.