BCM56500 Broadcom Corporation, BCM56500 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: BCM56500
• Description: 24-PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET MULTILAYER SWITCH
• Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation

The BCM56500 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-
effective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line in a single-chip
solution with 24-GbE ports. The BCM56500 incorporates 24-GbE ports
that can operate 10/100/1000 Mbps.
With high-integration and high-port density, the BCM56500 family is
ideal for Enterprise applications in standalone, stackable, and chassis
configurations, applicable in the edge, aggregation, and core areas of the
Enterprise. The BCM56500 is also ideal for embedded switch
applications like Blade Server Switch, ATCA chassis, IPDSLAM, 3G
Wireless Base Station, and others.
The BCM56500 integrates sophisticated advanced L3 switching features
for cost-effective highly manageable enterprise networks. The
BCM56500 performs IPv6 routing and transition services in hardware,
allowing IT managers to deploy L3 switches that are future-proof, highly
manageable L3 networks to enable cost-effective transition from IPv4 to
IPv6.
The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and
StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56500 with unmatched
flexibility and programability. The ContentAware engine can be used for
applications such as policy-based routing, access control list, dynamic
adaptation to changes in virus threats, and so on.
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The BCM56500 has built-in security functions for highly-secure
enterprise networks including BroadSAFE
identity management and authentication coupled with key management
software that directs and manages clients, BroadSAFE Security provides
exceptionally strong network security without impacting network
performance.
The BCM56500 integrates sophisticated metering, statistics, and traffic
management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise networks for
voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56500 also provides rate-
adjustable, hardware-based sFlow implementation and flexible multiple-
session remote port-mirroring functionality for efficient network
management.
The BCM56500 switch supports an I
with external devices such as serial EEPROM, flash PROM memories,
and parallel port devices. It also supports a serial interface for the MII
management of physical layer devices.
The BCM56500 switch interfaces to a host CPU via a 32-bit PCI bus
running at up to 66 MHz. Bus mastering and advanced DMA is
supported for efficient exchange of packet data between CPU memory
and the BCM56500 switch.
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