BCM5676
®
BCM5676 4-PORT, 96-GBPS SWITCH FABRIC
FEATURES
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
• Four 10-Gbps and 12-Gbps (HiGig+™) configurable switch
fabric ports
• Nonblocking, 96-Gbps wirespeed, backplane/switch fabric
performance
• Forwarding rate of 72 million packets/second
• Multistage switch fabric scalable up to 750 Gbits
• Eight integrated high-speed XAUI interfaces
• Eight programmable priority queues per port
• Port trunking (up to 4 ports) and mirroring across multiple
devices
• Hot-swap capable with AC coupling
• Supports redundancy on linecards for chassis-based
applications
• Advanced diagnostic features including IEEE 1149.1 boundary
scan, JTAG, and extensive BIST functionality
• Resilient link configuration through active multi-path
forwarding
• PCI and I2C interface
• Broadcom switch API compatibility
• Advanced 0.13-µm CMOS technology
• Small 600-pin EBGA package; pin-compatible with BCM5671
• Low power consumption
• System vendors can build high-performance, high-density
Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches in several form factors
• Very low latency and advanced QoS enable seamless
integration of voice, video, and data traffic
• Built-in high-speed XAUI interfaces with Broadcom-unique
SerDes technology eases and accelerates system design, while
reducing cost and conserving board space
• Large internal data buffer memory eliminates the need for
expensive external memory
• Drives up to 10m of low-cost copper cables backplane and
stacking support
• Broadcom switch API compatibility enables reuse of resources
and fast time-to-market
TARGET APPLICATIONS
• Switch fabric in modular Gigabit Ethernet chassis
• Switch fabric in high-port-count stand-alone or stackable
Gigabit Ethernet switches
• Switch fabric for in-server switch blade applications
• Packet-based switch fabric in telecom applications
Non-blocking 4-port HiGig+ Switch Fabric
10G/ 10G
12G
HiGig+
QUEUE SYSTEM
FORWARDING TABLES
CMIC
RAM
HiGig+
10G/
12G
HiGig+
Interface
HiGig+
Protocol
Processor
4 channels
of 3.125/3.75
Gbps
(XAUI I/F)