What is a Gigabit Switch?

A Gigabit switch refers to a switch whose uplink and downlink ports are both Gigabit ports. It can also be understood that the switch port supports 1000M or 10/100 / 1000M transmission. Many people are looking for faster LAN connection technology, using Gigabit Ethernet or faster 10G technology. This change is not only happening in the backbone of the campus network, but also in every wiring closet. The IT managers of enterprises hope to provide each desktop user with 10 times the previous network connection.

Gigabit Switch

A Gigabit switch refers to a switch whose uplink and downlink ports are both Gigabit ports. It can also be understood that the switch port supports 1000M or 10/100 / 1000M transmission. Many people are looking for faster LAN connection technology, using

A Gigabit switch refers to a switch whose uplink and downlink ports are both Gigabit ports. It can also be understood that the switch port supports 1000M or 10/100 / 1000M transmission.

When equipment manufacturers design switches, they usually need to meet customer needs through different settings ^[2]

Network product R & D personnel and suppliers need a lot of investment to design a mature and stable network equipment ^[3] , they all hope to master the core technology and capabilities in the design process and launch the product at the fastest speed. It is precisely based on this demand that semiconductor chip manufacturers of network equipment have designed switch chips into a modular way. Whether it is developing a simple switch or the most cutting-edge core routing switch, the design idea will be like a jigsaw puzzle played when he was a child. Just as simple. Dr. Ford Tamer, vice president of network equipment chip supplier Broadcom, said: "Compared to competitors, the advantages of Broadcom chip solutions are low cost and high performance."

The reporter began to be surprised by Broadcom's remarks as the market leader in the switching chip market, but quickly realized that: relying on technological advantages to launch more simplified and closer to the market chips, and relying on scale advantages to reduce costs, this is the international leader The way of business survival.

As the main chip leader adopted by Gigabit switches, the United States Broadcom is the world's top chip research and development institution. Broadcom chips are mainly used in the communications industry, such as CISCO, 3COM, Huawei, Youcan, etc.

The modular design means that more excellent products can enter the market quickly, and it also means that the competition has shifted from the product itself to the technical competition of product core building blocks, so Chinese manufacturers have more opportunities. We look forward to Chinese manufacturers making a difference.