BOARDCOM BCM56502B2IEBG 24-port gbe multilayer switch with two 10 gbe/higigâ ¢ port Datasheet

BCM56502
Brief
®
24-PORT GbE MULTILAYER SWITCH WITH
TWO 10 GbE/HiGig+™ PORTS
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
FEATURES
• 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports supporting both copper
• Highly scalable BroadScale™ processor evolved from five
and fiber connections
•
generations of switching experience provides rich features,
scalability, and future-proof solutions.
Fifth generation of StrataSwitch® and StrataXGS® product line
• Two 12 Gbps or 10 Gbps HiGig+™ port uplink interfaces
• Two 10 GbE switching ports, CX4 support
• Optimized for secure-switching and convergence of applications
and services in the networks.
• System vendors can build scalable high-performance, high-port
density GbE LAN switches in several form factors.
• Line-rate switching for all packet sizes and conditions
• Multiple CoS and low latency enable the support of VoIP and
• On-chip data packet memory and table memory
other voice, video, and data applications.
• IPv6 routing and tunneling
• Built-in high-speed serial interfaces with Broadcom-unique
SerDes technology ease and accelerate system design, while
reducing cost and conserving board space.
• Advanced Fast Filter Processor (FFP) ContentAware™
classification
• Broadcom switch API compatibility enables software reuse and
• Advanced security features in hardware
faster time-to-market.
• Port trunking and mirroring supported across stack
• Small package and low power enables cost-effective and high-
• Advanced packet flow control:
performance system design.
• Head-of-line blocking prevention
• Backpressure support
• Eight QoS queues per port with hierarchical minimum/
maximum shaping per Class of Service (CoS) per queue per port
• Standard compliant IEEE 802.1ad provider bridging
24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Multilayer Switch
HiGig+/10 GbE
HiGig+/10 GbE
L2/ IPv4/IPv6
Packet Buffer MMU
ContentAware FFP
Security
PCI
10/100/1000 MACs
24 x GbE
OVERVIEW
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24 10/100/1000 + Two 10-GbE Stand-Alone
24 10/100/1000 + Two HiGig+ Stackable
The BCM56502 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and costeffective StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line and is a single-chip
solution with 24 GbE ports and two 10 GbE/HiGig+ uplink ports.
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 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.
The BCM56502 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 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 rateadjustable, hardware-based sFlow® implementation and flexible
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.
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo, StrataSwitch®,
StrataXGS®, ContentAwareTM, BroadScaleTM, HiGig+ TM, and BroadSAFETM are among the trademarks
of Broadcom Corporation and/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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09/24/09
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