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Breaking News - Networking:
Broadcom Unveils New StrataXGS II Products
Broadcom Corp, a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor solutions
enabling broadband communications, strengthened its position as a leader in
the Ethernet semiconductor market by introducing a broad portfolio of
enterprise switch products. These new solutions extend the scalability and
multi-layer intelligence of stackable Ethernet switches for maximum network
uptime, security and ease-of-management.
Superior multi-layer intelligence enables faster, more efficient and
cost-effective migration to next-generation enterprise and metropolitan
networks. With the new StrataXGS II switch family, system vendors can easily
leverage their current investments in products based on StrataXGS switches to
address the convergence of voice, video and data traffic in the enterprise.
Today's enterprise networks require reliable, multi-layer intelligence at
wire-speed performance, enhanced security to prevent sophisticated network
attacks, and the ability to scale while reducing the total cost of management.
The new Broadcom BCM5675 enhanced StrataXGS II fabric enables systems to scale
from 96 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to beyond one Terabit per second in
bandwidth, providing the availability and redundancy that is essential to
enterprise applications. Broadcom's BCM5695, BCM5674, and BCM5665 switch
processors add advanced multi-layer intelligence to the already feature-rich
StrataXGS Layer 2/3 switch family.
Service provider networks are migrating from circuit-based access to next
generation packet-based access that will require highly reliable intelligent
switching. The new StrataXGS II switch processors enable these services
through advanced quality of service (QoS), granular rate limiting, double VLAN
tagging and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) features. They enable
service providers to deliver transparent LAN services based on Ethernet,
providing a cost effective replacement technology for legacy leased line
networks.
According to IDC, Broadcom is the worldwide leader in Ethernet semiconductor
products, with over 50 percent year-over-year revenue growth from 2002 to
2003. IDC's "Worldwide Ethernet Semiconductor 2003 Vendor Analysis" reports
that much of that growth was attributed to the success of Broadcom's StrataXGS
and StrataSwitch product lines.
"Merchant switch silicon has been widely adopted in fixed and stackable
Ethernet switches over the past several years," said Sean Lavey, semiconductor
program manager for IDC. "The next big step going forward for this segment
will be migrating into higher layer chassis systems that offer larger
enterprise-class capabilities and support for more advanced QoS and security
features."
"The StrataXGS II product family delivers complete multi-layer, wire-speed
switching solutions, from Fast Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Its
comprehensive feature set includes Layer 3, QoS and Layer 2-7 packet
processing capabilities, making it an ideal switching solution for the
converged networks of tomorrow," said Martin Lund, senior director of
Broadcom's Enterprise Switch Line of Business. "Using the StrataXGS II switch
architecture, system vendors will be well positioned to meet the emerging
requirements of their enterprise and service provider customers."
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