Date: 02/05/2012

Stackable enterprise switch from Broadcom for Enterprise 2.0 visibility and mobility

Broadcom Corporation has introduced the stackable enterprise switch BCM56545 series with integrated and wire-speed application-level visibility and mobility features suited for the Enterprise 2.0 workplace.

Based on the StrataXGS architecture, the BCM56545 series brings innovation into the enterprise wiring closet, delivering application level visibility on a single switch chip. The App-IQ Web 2.0-ready technology delivers ubiquitous traffic visualization for social networking and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications, allowing network managers to implement application-level intelligent policies and manage congestion.

Use of enterprise wireless LANs (WLAN) is growing at a rapid pace, moving from small hotspot-style deployments to enterprise-wide deployments that span the campus. With 48 ports of 1GbE, 4 ports of 10GbE and 80 Gigabit optical QSFP-based cost-effective stacking performance, the StrataXGS BCM56545 switch series satisfies the increasing bandwidth and speed demands in the enterprise and complements integrated WLAN support using CAPWAP technology with standards-based port extender support (IEEE 802.1BR E-Tag). With support for thousands of virtual switch ports, IT managers now have the ability to deploy a large base of mobile users and devices with very granular policies.

The BCM56545 series is now sampling with production volume slated for the second half of 2012.