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BCM56980
12.8 Tb/s Multilayer Switch
Data Sheet
Overview
The Broadcom® BCM56980 family is a class of high-performance, high-connectivity network switching devices supporting up to 32x 400GbE, 64x 200GbE, or 128x 100GbE switch ports. The device family features a maximum of 32 integrated BlackhawkCores, each with eight integrated 50G PAM4 SerDes transceivers and associated PCS for native support of XFI, 10GBASE-KR/CR/SR/ER/LR, 40GBASE-KR4/CR4/SR4/ER4/LR4, 50GbE, and 100GBASE-KR4/CR4/SR4/ER4/LR4. The BCM56980 delivers high-bandwidth, glueless network connectivity up to 12.8 Tb/s on a single chip.
The BCM56980 is a family of Ethernet switches designed to address performance, capacity, and service requirements for next-generation data center and cloud computing environments.