bcm56601 Broadcom Corp., bcm56601 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: bcm56601
• Description: Bcm56601 - Gbe High-feature Ethernet Multilayer Switch With Higig Uplink
• Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp.

The BCM56601 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-
effective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line. The BCM56601
product family extends the scalability and feature set for providing
enhanced services for both LAN and WAN applications.
The BCM56601 provides 12-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, each capable
of operating at 10/100/1000 Mbps. The BCM56601 also includes a
HiGig+ uplink port that can operate at 12 Gbps or 10 Gbps.
The BCM56601 is capable of supporting large external buffer memory
for absorbing round trip delays in the network. In order to provide
flexibility to customers in growing the L2-L7 tables depending on
specific applications, the BCM56601 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 the memory
interfaces and applications, the BCM56601 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
standalone, stackable, and chassis configurations.
The BCM56601 integrates sophisticated advanced L3 switching features
for cost-effective highly manageable enterprise networks. The
BCM56601 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.
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The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and
StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56601 with unmatched
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 BCM56601 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 BCM56601 integrates sophisticated per-flow metering, statistics,
and traffic management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise
networks for voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56601 also
provides rate-adjustable, hardware-based sFlow implementation and
flexible multiple-session remote port-mirroring functionality for
efficient network management.
The BCM56601 switch supports an I
with external devices such as serial EEPROM, flash PROM memories,
and parallel port devices. The BCM56601 also supports a serial interface
for the MII management of physical layer devices.
The BCM56601 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 BCM56601 switch.
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E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.broadcom.com
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