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Broadcom Introduces Industry's First Stackable High-Density 10 Gigabit Ethernet SwitchesIRVINE, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first stackable 20-port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch in a single-chip design. The new Broadcom(R) StrataXGS(R) III 800 Series 10GbE switches feature multi-layer switching with IPv4 and IPv6 routing capabilities, and deep-packet inspection with advanced security features. This unprecedented level of integrated functionality, combined with high port density and low power, enables Broadcom to offer a competitive cost structure that, in turn, will drive the adoption of 10GbE in data center and enterprise networks. "In a new report, The Linley Group ranks Broadcom as the runaway leader in merchant GbE switch silicon," said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. "With the new technology it is delivering to market now, we expect Broadcom to easily carry this lead into the market for merchant 10GbE switch chips." "Broadcom's experience in providing Gigabit Ethernet to the world's leading switching companies puts us in a unique position to accelerate the adoption of 10GbE," said Martin Lund, Vice President & General Manager for Broadcom's Network Switching Business Unit. "The StrataXGS III 800 Series provides customers with 10 times the density at a fraction of the cost when compared to previous generation switches, creating a compelling value proposition for companies looking to upgrade their networks to support 10GbE." Announced today is the StrataXGS III 800 Series, which includes four new products (the BCM56800, BCM56801, BCM56802 and BCM56803). The 800 Series enables traditional stacking of currently deployed GbE switches with new 10GbE switches via Broadcom's HiGig(TM) protocol. It also provides industry leading power consumption of less than 100 milliWatts (mW) per Gigabit per second (Gbps) of power. Broadcom's ContentAware(TM) engine provides 128-byte deep- packet inspection at wire speed. This feature, combined with advanced traffic management capabilities, allows the switch to identify and prioritize network traffic, thereby enabling advanced quality of service (QoS). The StrataXGS III 800 Series also offers IT managers the same features available in current GbE products, but at 10GbE speeds that enable network backbones to upgrade from GbE to 10GbE with no compromise in performance. The StrataXGS III 800 Series provides a variety of features required for data center, enterprise and advanced TCA (ATCA) markets including: * Advanced ContentAware multi-layer switching (Layer 2 -- Layer 7) * CX4-compliant, integrated serializer/deserialzer (SerDes) * Hardware-based denial of service (DoS) prevention * Advanced QoS for converged networking applications * Scalability through robust and field-proven Broadcom HiGig stacking technology * Non-blocking performance, switching more than 300 million packets per second * 12-port, 16-port, 18-port and 20-port versions available Availability Broadcom's new StrataXGS III 800 Series switch products are currently sampling to customers and feature a mature software API, which is currently supported by multiple third-party software vendors. Volume production of the new 800 Series is anticipated in June 2006. Product pricing is available upon request. StrataXGS III 800 Series reference designs are also available to help speed time-to-market and include software, schematics, layout files and related documentation. About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R). Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at http://www.broadcom.com/. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. 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