BCM56503 Datasheet, PDF(2/2 Page) Broadcom Corporation. – 24-PORT GbE MULTILAYER SWITCH WITH THREE 10-GbE/HiGig+ PORTS

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BCM56503 Datasheet, PDF (2/2 Pages) Broadcom Corporation. – 24-PORT GbE MULTILAYER SWITCH WITH THREE 10-GbE/HiGig+ PORTS

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OVERVIEW

BCM56503

BCM5836P

BCM56503

BCM5836P

BCM5464R

48 10/100/1000 + Two 10 GbE Standalone

The BCM56503 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-

effective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line. The BCM56503 is a

single-chip solution with 24-GbE ports, and three 10-GbE/HiGig+

uplink ports.

The BCM56503 incorporates 24-GbE ports that can operate 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 multi-slot redundant chassis system.

With high-integration and high-port density, the BCM56503 family is

ideal for Enterprise applications in standalone, stackable, and chassis

configurations applicable in the edge, aggregation, and core areas of the

Enterprise. The BCM56503 is also ideal for embedded switch

applications like Blade Server Switch, ATCA chassis, IPDSLAM, 3G

Wireless Base Station, and others.

The BCM56503 integrates sophisticated advanced L3 switching features

for cost-effective highly manageable enterprise networks. The

BCM56503 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.

48 10/100/1000 + Two HiGig+ Stackable

The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and

StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56503 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 BCM56503 has built-in security functions for highly-secure

enterprise networks including BroadSAFETM. Utilizing hardware-based

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 BCM56503 integrates sophisticated metering, statistics, and traffic

management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise networks for

voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56503 also provides rate-

adjustable, hardware-based sFlow implementation and flexible multiple-

session remote port-mirroring functionality for efficient network

management.

The BCM56503 switch supports an I2C controller for communicating

with external devices such as serial EEPROM, flash PROM memories,

and parallel port devices. The BCM56503 also supports a serial interface

for the MII management of physical layer devices.

The BCM56503 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 BCM56503 switch.

BroadcomÂ®, the pulse logo, Connecting everythingÂ®, StrataSwitchÂ®, StrataXGSÂ®, ContentAwareTM,

BroadScaleTM, HiGig+ TM, and BroadSAFETM are trademarks of Broadcom Corporationand/or its

affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names

mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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56503-PB02-R 03/23/06

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