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News Release from: Broadcom Corp | Subject: BCM5348 and BCM5347
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 03 May 2006
Fast Ethernet switch handles 48 ports in
one
A fully integrated 48-port Fast Ethernet switch combines four Gigabit Ethernet ports and 24 integrated 10/100 PHYs on a single chip.
Broadcom Corporation has announced a new family in its RoboSwitch series of products that includes the industry's first fully integrated 48-port Fast Ethernet (FE) single-chip switch The new family of Broadcom switches provides enterprise-level features and WebSuperSmart network management for managed and lightly managed small-to-medium business (SMB) networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 48-port FE switch offers double the port count of existing FE solutions, plus integrated 10/100 PHYs, to address the requirements of the cost-conscious SMB market.
The new RoboSwitch family extends Broadcom's leadership in Ethernet solutions and hits the "sweet spot" combination of performance, low power and space savings while driving down the total cost of ownership of SMB switches.
Fast Ethernet solutions in 24-port configurations have been very popular with customers worldwide, and now there is increasing demand for cost-effective 48-port solutions with even more robust "intelligent" switching capability at lower cost points.
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Broadcom's new Fast Ethernet switch family is based on eight generations of RoboSwitch innovation.
Its rich feature set with built-in quality of service (QoS) enables SMB networks to handle mixed network traffic (ie voice, video and data) and to support Level 2+ managed and lightly managed network applications.
"While low total system cost is important, our SMB customers do not want to compromise the level of security and quality in their networks", said Hanh Nguyen, Director of Marketing for Broadcom SMB Switching Line of Business.
"Broadcom's new RoboSwitch Fast Ethernet switch family delivers an optimised solution with increased intelligence and security at a low cost".
Announced today is the new RoboSwitch family, which includes the BCM5348, the only fully integrated 48-port FE switch available on the market today with four Gigabit Ethernet ports and 24 integrated 10/100 PHYs on a single chip.
The new family also includes the BCM5347, a 24-port version for customers that desire the added features and functionality of the BCM5348, but do not require the additional port density.
Focusing on SMB network requirements, Broadcom has added new features including support for advanced access control lists (ACLs) for security and double tagging, a key feature for traffic aggregation, while keeping the cost down through device integration.
The new RoboSwitch family utilises WebSuperSmart software, an advanced Web-based network management solution.
SMB customers demand a standard out-of-the-box management solution that is easy to configure and requires no long-term maintenance.
Many current web-based solutions targeted at the SMB market are basic applications that do not provide automatic security, IEEE 802.1x, high-performance spanning tree, remote management or Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping.
The WebSuperSmart software provides all of these features, simplifying network setup and enabling cost savings through reduced network maintenance.
The RoboSwitch BCM5348 and BCM5347 SMB switch chips are currently sampling to customers.
The devices are pin compatible with each other, allowing for a single PCB design and feature a mature software API, which is currently supported by multiple third-party software vendors.
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