BCM56301

Description

The BCM56301 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-effective Broadcom StrataSwitch® and StrataXGS® product line in a single-chip solution with four 10-GbE/HiGig+ uplink ports. The BCM56301 is a member of the Value 10-GbE product line, with a corresponding pin-compatible member in the Feature 10-GbE product line -BCM56501. The BCM56301 incorporates four 10-GbE/HiGig+ ports. The uplink ports can operate in two modes:
10GbE switching mode
HiGig+ uplink mode

The integrated 10GbE switching ports BCM56301 are CX-4 compliant XAUI interfaces. The HiGig+ uplink interface is used to connect to other StrataXGS devices in a larger stacking system or to the BCM5675/BCM5676 Switch Fabric via a backplane in a multi-slot redundant chassis system.