Broadcom Puts 10-Gig on Copper

LAS VEGAS -- Networld + Interop 2003 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), the leading provider of silicon solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced the Broadcom(R) BCM8022 10-Gigabit Ethernet to 10GBASE-CX4 Retimer -- a cost-efficient solution that enables 10-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) data transmissions over short distances for such applications as aggregating and stacking of network switches and routers. The rapid growth in adoption of Gigabit Ethernet links to the desktop, mobile PC, and throughout the network infrastructure has created the need for data aggregation over affordable and reliable high-bandwidth channels within data centers and wiring closets. In the past, these large data transfers required the use of expensive optical components primarily designed for longer distance applications. The new BCM8022 allows system developers to build 10-GbE links over low-cost, standard copper medium to support distances up to 15 meters (utilizing Infiniband 4X Cable) for box-to-box or rack-to-rack type interconnects. The BCM8022 aggregates network infrastructure components to create a high bandwidth, low-cost link over short distances and is able to clean up the signal prior to transferring data. "Broadcom not only provides the industry's leading Gigabit PHY products that are used on the majority of Ethernet port shipments today, but now the BCM8022 can yield as high as a 10x improvement in cost savings using standard copper medium versus optical components," said Robert A. Rango, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Network Infrastructure Business Unit. "For the aggregation and clustering of multi-shelf chassis networking systems, the BCM8022 allows our customers to build systems to connect everything together, under budget."Broadcom Corp.