Broadcom Intros Transceiver/Mapper

LAS VEGAS -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM - News), the leading provider of silicon solutions enabling broadband communications, today introduced a highly integrated, low- power, variable-rate transceiver/mapper device that lowers the cost of data communication (datacom), telecommunication (telecom) and storage services while providing fast upgrades and provisioning of these services. With the new Broadcom® BCM8228 VariRate(TM) device, system Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can now develop single linecard solutions that feature a host of transmission protocols and speeds from the same physical link.The BCM8228 provides interfaces at data rates ranging from 155 Megabits per second (Mbps) up through 2.666 Gigabits per second (Gbps). The services supported by the BCM8228 include telecom services at OC-3 (155-Mbps), OC-12 (622-Mbps) and OC-48 (2.5-Gbps); datacom services at Gigabit Ethernet (1-Gbps); and Storage Area Network (SAN) Fibre Channel services (1- and 2- Gbps).With the new all-in-one BCM8228, service providers will be able to provide new services or upgrade existing services from a single linecard and can reduce their operational expenses by eliminating the need to maintain an inventory of multiple linecards for each protocol and data rate. Maintenance costs will also be lowered since all of the protocols reside within a single card versus multiple cards, reducing the amount of resources and hardware required to maintain the services.The BCM8228 device can be deployed in a wide range of equipment for Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) including routers, switches and SONET/SDH systems. Due to its multi-protocol capabilities, the BCM8228 is well-suited for Multi-Service Provisioning and Switching Platforms, the latest generation of SONET/SDH equipment. SONET/SDH (Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) are network standards for transmitting data at high rates over fiber optic lines.Broadcom Corp.