BCM56511
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FOUR-PORT 10-GBE/HIGIG+™ MULTILAYER SWITCH
FEATURES
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Fifth generation of StrataSwitch
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and StrataXGS
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product line
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Four 12-Gbps or 10-Gbps HiGig+ port uplink interfaces
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The BCM56511 device, is a powerful, highly-integrated member
of the scalable StrataXGS III product family.
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2.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 12 Gbps HiGig+ stacking ports
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Four 10-GbE switching ports with CX4 support
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
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Highly scalable BroadScale™ architecture evolved from five
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Line-rate switching for all packet sizes and conditions
On-chip data packet memory and table memory
IPv6 routing and tunneling
Advanced ContentAware™ classification Filtering Processors
(FP)
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Advanced security features in hardware
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Port-trunking and mirroring supported across stack
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Advanced packet flow control:
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Head-of-line blocking prevention
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Back pressure support
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Eight QoS queues per port with hierarchical minimum/
maximum shaping per Classes of Service (CoS) per queue
per port
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Standard compliant 802.1ad provider bridging
generations of switching experience provides rich features,
scalability, and future proof solutions.
Optimized for secure switching and convergence of wired and
wireless applications and services in networks
Virtual chassis support with industry-leading high performance
and feature rich stacking capabilities
System vendors can build scalable high-performance, high-port
density GbE LAN switches in several form factors.
Multiple CoS and low latency enable the support of VoIP and
triple play services.
Built-in high-speed serial interfaces with Broadcom-unique
SerDes technology ease and accelerate system design while
reducing cost and conserving board space.
Broadcom switch API compatibility enables software reuse and
faster time-to-market.
Small package and low power enables cost-effective and high-
performance system design.
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Compatible with BCM5708S, the industry's first 2.5-Gbps
SerDes-based ToE solution.
Four-Port 10-GbE/HiGig+ Multilayer Switch
HiGig+/10 GbE
HiGig+/10 GbE
L2/IPv4/IPv6
Packet Buffer MMU
ContentAware FP
Security
PCI
HiGig+/10 GbE
HiGig+/10 GbE
BOARDCOM [ Broadcom Corporation. ]
