BCM56600 Broadcom Corp., BCM56600 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: BCM56600
• Description: 12 X Gbe High-feature Ethernet Multilayer Switch
• Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp.

12-Port 10/100/1000 Stand-Alone Routing Switch
The BCM56600 is the fifth generation of the highly integrated and cost-
effective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line. The BCM56600
product family extends the scalability and feature set for providing
enhanced services for both LAN and WAN applications.
The BCM56600 provides 12 GbE ports, each capable of operating at
10/100/1000 Mbps. The BCM56600 is capable of supporting large
external buffer memory for absorbing round-trip delays in the network.
To provide flexibility to customers in growing the L2-L7 tables
depending on specific applications, the BCM56600 supports external
table expansion interfaces that enable the MAC, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, and
ACL tables to be extended.
With high scalability and flexible configurations on memory interfaces
and applications, the BCM56600 is ideal for a wide range of applications
spanning from enterprise aggregation to enterprise core chassis to
enterprise routing switch to WAN access and WAN edge in stand-alone,
stackable, and chassis configurations.
The BCM56600 integrates sophisticated advanced L3 switching features
for cost-effective, highly manageable enterprise networks. The
BCM56600 performs IPv6 routing and transition services in hardware,
allowing IT managers to deploy L3 switches that are future-proof, highly
manageable L3 networks that enable cost-effective transition from IPv4
to IPv6.
The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and
StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56600 with unmatched
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flexibility and programmability. 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.
The BCM56600 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 affecting network
performance.
The BCM56600 integrates sophisticated per-flow metering, statistics,
and traffic management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise
networks for voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56600 also
provides rate-adjustable, hardware-based sFlow
flexible multiple-session remote port-mirroring functionality for
efficient network management.
The BCM56600 switch supports a Broadcom Serial Control (BSC)
controller for communicating with external devices such as serial
EEPROM, flash PROM memories, and parallel port devices. The
BCM56600 also supports a serial interface for the MII management of
physical layer devices.
The BCM56600 switch interfaces to a host CPU via a 32-bit PCI bus
running at up to 66 MHz. Bus mastering and advanced DMA are
supported for efficient exchange of packet data between CPU memory
and the BCM56600 switch.
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