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StrataXGS

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24 10/100/1000 + Two 10-GbE Stand-Alone

The BCM56502 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-

effective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line and is a single-chip

solution with 24 GbE ports and two 10 GbE/HiGig+ uplink ports.

The BCM56502 incorporates 24 GbE ports that can operate at

10⁄100⁄1000 Mbps. The uplink ports can operate in two modes: 10 GbE

switching mode and HiGig+ uplink mode. The integrated 10 GbE

switching ports 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 multislot redundant chassis system.

With high-integration and high-port density, the BCM56502 family is

ideal for Enterprise applications in stand-alone, stackable, and chassis

configurations. The BCM56502 configurations are applicable in the

edge, aggregation, and core areas of the Enterprise. The BCM56502 is

also ideal for embedded switch applications like Blade Server Switch,

ATCA chassis, IPDSLAM, 3G Wireless Base Station, and others.

The BCM56502 integrates sophisticated, advanced L3 switching

features for cost-effective highly manageable Enterprise networks. The

BCM56502 performs IPv6 routing and transition services in hardware,

allowing IT managers to deploy L3 switches that are future-proof, highly

manageable L3 networks and enable cost-effective transition from IPv4

to IPv6.

24 10/100/1000 + Two HiGig+ Stackable

The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and

StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56502 with unmatched

flexibility and programmability. The ContentAware engine can be used

for applications such as policy-based routing, access control lists,

dynamic adaptation to changes in virus threats, and so on.

The BCM56502 has built-in security functions for highly secure

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 BCM56502 integrates sophisticated metering, statistics, and traffic

management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise networks for

voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56502 also provides rate-

multiple-session remote port-mirroring functionality for efficient

network management.

The BCM56502 switch supports a Broadcom Serial Controller (BSC) for

communicating with external devices such as serial EEPROM, flash

PROM memories, and parallel port devices. The BCM56502 also

supports a serial interface for the MII management of physical layer

devices.

The BCM56502 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 BCM56502 switch.

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