BCM56304

Description

The BCM56304 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-effective Broadcom StrataSwitch® and StrataXGS® product line in a single-chip solution with 24 GbE ports and four 10-GbE/HiGig+ uplink ports. The BCM56304 is a member of the Value GbE product line, with a corresponding pin-compatible member in the Feature GbE product line -BCM56504. The BCM56304 incorporates 24 GbE ports that can operate 10/100/1000 Mbps. The uplink ports can operate in two modes:
10GbE switching mode
HiGig+ uplink mode

The BCM56304 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.