Broadcom
Broadcom supplies foundational networking and storage fabrics for data centers, spanning Ethernet switching/routing merchant silicon, network adapters, PHYs, and Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure under Brocade and Emulex. Enterprises and OEMs deploy these components to build high-throughput LANs, low-latency SANs, and scalable storage fabrics for all-flash arrays and mission-critical databases.
Why Choose Broadcom Products?
- End-to-end fabric portfolio: Ethernet switching silicon, NICs, and Fibre Channel directors/switches/HBAs enable cohesive LAN and SAN designs with validated interoperability.
- High-density SAN platforms: Brocade Gen 7/Gen 8 directors and 64G switches deliver scalable port counts and non-blocking fabrics for large storage environments.
- NVMe-ready HBAs: Emulex LPe35000 (Gen 7) and LPe36000 (Gen 8) support NVMe over Fibre Channel with PCIe 4.0 x8, improving bandwidth and latency versus prior generations.
- OEM-proven silicon: Broadcom Ethernet switching SoCs and PHYs are widely adopted in enterprise and service-provider switches, ensuring broad ecosystem support.
- Backward compatibility: 32G/64G FC autonegotiates with 16G/8G links, protecting investments during SAN upgrades.
Broadcom Key Features and Benefits
Features: High-performance Ethernet and Fibre Channel solutions, NVMe-ready Emulex HBAs, advanced switching silicon, high-density SAN platforms, and backward-compatible connectivity.
Benefits: Enables faster data transfer, low-latency storage, scalable data-center networking, reliable performance, and easier infrastructure upgrades.
Explore more: Broadcom Ethernet switching silicon, NetXtreme adapters, Brocade Fibre Channel SANs and Emulex Gen 7/8 HBAs for data-center LAN and NVMe/FC storage.