IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom
Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in
semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications today
announced new enterprise Ethernet switches designed to deliver the
faster data rates offered by 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Built on
Broadcom's StrataXGS® architecture, the BCM56060 and
BCM56160 enable OEMs to design cost-optimized network switches that
enable high speed, robust Internet access across both traditional
and new all-wireless enterprise networks. For more news,
visit Broadcom's Newsroom.
The increased wireless speeds delivered by 802.11ac Wave 2 are
exceeding the performance of today's broadly deployed Gigabit
Ethernet (GbE), driving enterprises to upgrade network edge
switches. The most cost-effective solution is to run 2.5G Ethernet
to the access point, thereby unlocking faster wireless speeds and
enabling higher bandwidth without needing to re-cable an entire
network. Broadcom's new switches address the upgrade needs for both
traditional and all-wireless enterprises, and are designed to work
with Broadcom's BCM84868 2.5 Gbps Ethernet PHY.
The new BCM56160 is the industry's most integrated Ethernet
switch chipset for traditional wired enterprises where desktop
terminals, voice-over-IP phones and wireless access points are all
connected. The BCM56160 enterprise switch adds 2.5 GbE access point
connections to the popular 24 and 48 port Gigabit Ethernet form
factors. To accommodate higher Wi-Fi traffic, the device also
integrates more high speed 10 Gigabit interfaces for fiber uplinks
and delivers double the stacking bandwidth of previous generation
devices.
For the all-wireless office built primarily on Wi-Fi access
points with few wired terminals, Broadcom's BCM56060 is the first
switch product family optimized for 802.11ac Wave 2 enterprise
environments. The BCM56060 enables a smaller form factor with low
power consumption, providing multi-mode 1 GbE/2.5 GbE Ethernet
interfaces with 10 Gigabit uplinks. Because it is designed to
connect primarily to access points instead of wired PCs and phones,
it cuts cost by eliminating the legacy 1 GbE Ethernet links.
"There's a strong 2.5G Ethernet ramp expected in the coming 5
years," said Alan Weckel, VP
Ethernet Switch Analyst at Dell Oro. "We expect 5 million 2.5G
ports to be deployed next year and up to 25 million by 2019, driven
by the transition to 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi."
"Broadcom continues to partner with worldwide equipment
manufacturers to deliver the most comprehensive portfolio for
enterprise networking," said Nick
Kucharewski, Broadcom Vice President, Network Switch
Marketing. "Our new switch products enable a converged
wired/wireless enterprise and deliver highly optimized 2.5 GbE
solutions for high density wireless deployments."
"The new Broadcom 2.5 GbE product lines are well aligned with
near-term customer demand for faster converged wireless access
points and switches, and help us to serve our customers as they
upgrade their equipment to the latest Wi-Fi standard," said
Eric Broockman, CTO and EVP
Engineering at Extreme Networks.
Availability
The BCM56060 and BCM56160 are currently
sampling.
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is
a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired
and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver
voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office
and mobile environments. With one of the industry's broadest
portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom
is changing the world by connecting everything®. For more
information, go to www.broadcom.com.
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