BCM56503

Description

The BCM56503 is one of 5 chips within Broadcom's 500 Series of next-generation StrataXGS® III switch solutions. Based on four prior generations of highly-integrated and cost-effective StrataSwitch® and StrataXGS switch architectures, the BCM56503 is a single-chip solution supporting 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports and three 10GbE/HiGig™ uplink ports, and incorporates ubiquitous network security, wire-speed IPv6 routing and wireless LAN support.

The BCM56503 incorporates 24 GbE ports, where each port can operate at 10/100/1000 Mbps. The uplink ports can operate in two modes: 10GbE switching mode and HiGig+ uplink mode. The integrated 10GbE switching ports are CX-4 compliant XAUI interfaces while the HiGig+ uplink interface is used to connect to other StrataXGS devices in a larger stacking system.

The BCM56503 is ideal for standalone, stackable and chassis switch configurations supporting enterprise, service provider and grid computing markets. In addition, BCM56503 are well-suited for use in embedded applications such as blade servers, IP DSLAM (Internet protocol digital subscriber line access multiplexers), PON (passive optical networking), and AdvancedTCA® (Advanced telecom computing architecture), providing reliable local, backplane and inter-shelf switching.