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The BCM56100 is the fifth generation of the highly-integrated and cost-

effective Broadcom StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line in a single-

chip solution, with twenty-four FE ports and two GbE ports.

With high-integration, the BCM56100 family is ideal for Enterprise

applications in stand-alone, stackable, and chassis configurations. The

BCM56100 configurations are applicable in the edge, aggregation, and

core areas of the Enterprise. The BCM56100 is also ideal for embedded

switch applications like the Blade Server Switch, ATCA chassis,

IPDSLAM, 3G Wireless Base Station, and others.

The BCM56100 integrates sophisticated advanced L3 switching features

for cost-effective highly manageable enterprise networks. The

BCM56100 performs IPv6 routing and transition services in hardware,

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

manageable L3 networks and to enable cost-effective transition from

IPv4 to IPv6.

The ContentAware classification feature of the StrataSwitch and

StrataXGS has been further enhanced in the BCM56100 with unmatched

flexibility and programmability. The ContentAware engine could be

used for applications such as policy-based routing, access control list,

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

The BCM56100 has built-in security functions for highly secure

Enterprise networks including BroadSAFE™. 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 BCM56100 integrates sophisticated metering, statistics, and traffic

management features, optimizing the QoS in the Enterprise networks for

voice, video, and data convergence. The BCM56100 also provides rate

adjustable hardware-based sFlow implementation and flexible multiple

session remote port mirroring functionality for efficient network

management.

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

and parallel port devices, and also supports a serial interface for the MII

management of physical layer devices.

The BCM56100 switch interfaces to a host CPU via a 32-bit PCI bus

running at up to 66 MHz. Bus mastering and advanced DMA are

supported for efficient exchange of packet data between CPU memory

and the BCM56100 switch.

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