16-Port 2.5-GbE and 4-Port 10-GbE Multilayer Switch
The BCM56580 network switch is a high-density, 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet switching chip solution with 20 ports. Additionally, the BCM56580 integrates all the SerDes required to interface to applicable copper and fiber physical interfaces. The integrated SerDes functionality includes 10-Gbps XAUI interfaces and 2.5/1-Gbps SGMII PHY interfaces. The integrated SerDes complies with the CX-4 standard and PICMG3.1 standard, which ensures interoperability with Ethernet line cards in an advanced TCA chassis.
With 80 Gbps of aggregate switching bandwidth, BCM56580 represents a high level of Ethernet switching integration that enables embedded switching vendors to extend the life of their existing GbE system designs by providing a performance upgrade using the same physical enclosures and backplanes. This ability has many benefits, including reducing the vendor development cost and creating additional value in current generation systems through upgradability.
- Product Brief
BCM56580
- 16 * 2.5-GbE/1-GbE and 4 * 10-GbE/2.5-GbE/1-GbE ports
- Based on StrataXGS® field-proven, robust architecture
- High level of integration and low power consumption enable system vendors to build high-performance, high-port density 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet switches using the same system components used in existing GbE solutions.
- Built-in high-speed serial interfaces with integrated memory ease and accelerate system design, while reducing cost and conserving board space.
- Product Brief
BCM56580
