Broadcom intros 100 Gbps Ethernet switch

CALIFORNIA, USA: Chipmaker Broadcom Corporation announced Broadcom BCM88600 series Ethernet switching platform.

This Ethernet switching silicon supports 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 100 Terabits per second (Tbps) performance.

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Today's announcement also marks the successful integration of Dune Networks (acquired December 2009) switch fabric solutions into the Broadcom product portfolio.

The BCM88600 series can be used to build a variety of network switch solutions, from small fixed configurations to large standalone modular chassis-based solutions.

Multiple chassis of different sizes can be interconnected via a two-stage fabric element organization (e.g. FE600), delivering more than 10,000 wire-speed ports of 10GbE or 40GbE/100GbE equivalent. The unified infrastructure enables system vendors to build a single, scalable product line sharing the same switching infrastructure to address a variety of densities and applications.

Additional Highlights

The BCM88600 series is supported by Broadcom's common Application Programming Interface (API).

The BCM88600 series features the only merchant silicon solution that can process a single stream of 100GbE at Layer 2-Layer 4 with integrated traffic management capabilities.

Broadcom also offers complementary silicon and software solutions for the data center market segment including:

BCM56845 — 64-port 10GbE switch, configurable for 40GbE

BCM84834 — Quad-port 10GBASE-T PHY

BCM57712 — 10GbE dual-port converged network interface controller (C-NIC)

BCM8754 — Quad-channel 10GbE SFP+ PHY

The BCM88600 series is now sampling to early access customers.