Smart switch makes gigabit Ethernet affordable: News from Vitesse Semiconductor

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Vitesse Semiconductor Corp has announced the availability of the company's E-StaX-34T switch-on-a chip (SoC) product, the industry's first low cost stackable Layer 2 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) smart switch designed to bring affordable Gigabit Ethernet to entry level applications. The E-StaX-34 reduces the total bill of materials for a Gigabit Ethernet stackable system eliminating the need for Fast Ethernet stackable solutions. Vitesse has achieved this with market leading innovations including a new patent-pending VStaX cabling technology, a scalable high-speed 24+4 port configuration, a performance driven architecture and a rich integrated feature set to deliver low cost GbE for OEM and ODM customers.

Upgrading from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet affords ten times the speed, ten times the bandwidth to enable new applications and support file sharing performance, reduced latency and granular quality of service (QoS) among other benefits.

However, OEMs and ODMs have been unable to widely adopt the technology for entry-level solutions due to cost constraints.

With a low cost GbE solution in a stackable smart switch to combine network intelligence with performance and scalability, these solution providers can now address a critical need for small and medium enterprise (SME) customers.

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News Release from: Vitesse Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 8 June 2006

Smart switch makes gigabit Ethernet affordable

The industry's first low cost stackable Layer 2 gigabit Ethernet smart switch is designed to bring affordable gigabit Ethernet to entry level applications.

Note: Readers of the Editor’s free email newsletter will have read this news when it was announced. . It’s free!

News Release from: Vitesse Semiconductor Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 8 June 2006

Smart switch makes gigabit Ethernet affordable

The industry's first low cost stackable Layer 2 gigabit Ethernet smart switch is designed to bring affordable gigabit Ethernet to entry level applications.

Note: Readers of the Editor’s free email newsletter will have read this news when it was announced. . It’s free!

News Release from: Vitesse Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 8 June 2006