Switch Fabric Table of Contents, 2010-2016

Table of Contents

Switch Fabric Executive Summary ES-1

Switch fabric Market Driving Forces ES-6

Time-Division Multiplexed (TDM) Time-

Slot-Interchanger (TSI) Switch Fabric Market Shares ES-8

Ethernet Switch Fabric Market Shares ES-9

Packet Fabrics Market Shares ES-11

Switch Fabric Market Forecasts ES-12

1. Switch Fabric Market Description and Market Dynamics 1-1

1.1 Multi-Service Provisioning Platform 1-1

1.1.1 Switching Fabric As A Network Topology 1-2

1.1.2 Switch Fabrics for Consumer Electronics 1-2

1.1.3 Wi-Fi In Mobile Devices 1-3

1.1.4 Multimedia Center 1-4

1.1.5 Coexistence and Interference 1-5

1.2 Component Size and Cost 1-6

1.3 Switch Fabric Industry Environment 1-6

1.3.1 Communications Integrated Circuit

Evolution Brought By The Internet 1-10

1.3.2 Broadband Transmission Of Digital Information 1-10

1.4 Converged Networks 1-11

2. Switch Fabric: Market Shares and Market Forecasts 2-1

2.1 Switch Fabric Market Driving Forces 2-1

2.2 Time-Division Multiplexed (TDM) Time-Slot-I

Interchanger (TSI) Switch Fabric Market Shares 2-4

2.3 Ethernet Switch Fabric Market Shares 2-6

2.4 Packet Fabrics Market Shares 2-8

2.5 Packet Fabric ASIC Proprietary Market Shares 2-10

2.6 Selected Market Participant Profiles 2-11

2.6.1 PMC - Sierra 2-11

2.6.2 Broadcom 2-11

2.6.3 AMCC 2-12

2.6.4 Broadcom Switching 2-12

2.6.5 Dune Networks Leads Merchant Switch Fabric Market 2-12

2.6.6 Dune Networks 2-13

2.6.7 Vitesse 2-14

2.6.8 GigaStream Chip Set from Vitesse Semiconductor 2-15

2.6.9 Vitesse TeraStream Chip Set 2-15

2.6.10 Marvell Prestera-FX9210 12-Port Crossbar

Switch Fabric 2-16

2.6.11 Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET) Xe™

Switch Fabric System 2-16

2.7 Switch Fabric Market Forecasts 2-17

2.8 Data Center 2-19

2.9 Carrier and Service Provider 2-20

2.10 Enterprise 2-20

2.11 Home and Small Business 2-21

2.12 Enterprise Cloud Computing 2-21

2.13 Cloud Data Centers 2-26

2.13.1 Cloud Computing Buzz 2-29

2.14 Instrumented Digital Devices 2-31

2.15 Scalable Symmetric Multiprocessors 2-32

2.15.1 Cloud Computing Database Management Systems 2-33

2.15.2 Building a Robust Data Sensor Network Integration Layer 2-38

2.16 Switch Fabric Regional Market Segments 2-38

2.16.1 Switch Fabric Regional Market Participation 2-39

3. Switch Fabric Product Description 3-1

3.1 Vitesse 3-1

3.1.1 Vitesse GigaStream® Chip Set Is A High

Performance Synchronous Switch Fabric 3-1

3.1.2 Vitesse 80 Gbps Intelligent Swithc Fabric Queuing Engine 3-4

3.1.3 GigaStream Chip Set from Vitesse Semiconductor 3-13

3.1.4 Vitesse TeraStream chip set 3-14

3.2 PMC Sierra PM5376 TSE™ Nx160 Transmission

Switch Element 3-15

3.3 Applied Micro 3-16

3.3.1 AppliedMicro PRS 5G/C48X Switch Fabric Device 3-19

3.3.2 AMCC PRS Switch Fabric Family Designed into

Nortel MPE Platform 3-30

3.4 Broadcom 3-31

3.4.1 Broadcom 24-Port 10-GbE and 4-Port Multilayer

Gigabit Ethernet Switch 3-33

3.4.2 Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 3-34

3.4.3 Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 3-38

3.4.4 Broadcom BCM56820 - 24-Port 10-GbE and 4-Port

Multilayer Gigabit Ethernet

Switch 24-Port 10-GbE and 4-Port Multilayer Gigabit

Ethernet Switch 3-42

3.4.5 Broadcom Ethernet Switch Fabrics 3-48

3.4.6 Broadcom BCM88130 High Performance Switch Fabric 3-51

3.4.7 Broadcom 4-Port 10-GbE/HiGig+™ Multilayer Switch 3-61

3.4.8 BroadcomBCM56511 integrates sophisticated advanced

L3 switching 3-67

3.4.9 BroadcomContentAware Classification 3-68

3.4.10 BroadcomBCM56511 Built-In Security Functions 3-68

3.4.11 Broadcom BCM56511 Integrates Sophisticated

Metering, Statistics, And Traffic Management 3-68

3.4.12 Broadcom / Dune Networks 3-69

3.4.13 Broadcom / Dune 3-70

3.5 Broadcom 3-71

3.5.1 Broadcom Metropolitan and Wide Area Networking 3-76

3.6 Marvell 3-78

3.7 Marvell Prestera-DX Processor Key Features 3-80

3.7.1 Marvell Prestera-EX Multi-Layer Enterprise

Switching Packet Processors 3-82

3.7.2 Marvell Fabric Processors 12-Port Crossbar Switch Fabrics 3-83

3.7.3 Marvell Prestera-FX9210 12-Port Crossbar Switch Fabric 3-84

3.8 Fujitsu Micro 3-84

3.8.1 CX4 versus Other Technologies 3-91

3.9 Fulcrum Microsystems FocalPoint Ethernet

Switch and Router Chip Family 3-96

3.10 Integrated Device Technologies 3-99

3.10.1 Integrated Device Technologies Traffic Manager Family 3-101

3.11 Atera 3-102

3.11.1 Atera Switch Fabric Positioning 3-102

3.11.2 Altera Stratix GX Switch Fabric System 3-103

3.11.3 Altera Centralized Switch Fabrics 3-104

3.12 Erlang Switch Fabric 3-110

3.13 Erlang Switch Fabric Components 3-111

3.13.1 Erlang Performance and Attack Type Detections – 3-115

3.13.2 Erlang Blocking 3-117

3.13.3 Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET)

SeI-CSIXTM Switch Fabric 3-122

3.13.4 Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET)

Xe™ Switch Fabric System 3-124

3.14 Switch Fabric Software 3-129

3.15 AMCC 3-129

3.16 General Description 3-130

4. Switch Fabric Strategy, Technology, And

Industry Specific Applications 4-1

4.1 Broadcom Nano Level CMOS Integrated Circuits 4-1

4.2 Upgrading the HD Video Experience with a

MoCA-Based Home Network 4-1

4.2.1 Evolution Of Home Networks 4-2

4.3 Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) 4-3

4.4 Ethernet Cost Attractiveness 4-6

5. Switch Fabric Company Profiles 5-1

5.1 Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) 5-1

5.2 AppliedMicro 5-1

5.2.1 AppliedMicro Energy Efficient Processors 5-2

5.2.2 AppliedMicro Power Architecture SoCs 5-3

5.2.3 Applied Micro Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Revenue 5-4

5.3 Broadcom 5-4

5.3.1 Broadcom Semiconductor Technology Innovation 5-4

5.3.2 Broadcom Intellectual Property (IP) 5-6

5.3.3 Broadcom Revenue 5-6

5.3.4 Broadcom Broadband Modems and Residential Gateways 5-16

5.3.5 Broadcom Customers 5-17

5.3.6 Broadcom Digital Cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite

and IP Set-Top Boxes 5-22

5.3.7 Broadcom Silicon Platform For High-End Interactive

Set-Top Boxes, Supporting The Simultaneous

Viewing Of Television Programming With Internet Content 5-23

5.3.8 Broadcom DBS Broadcast Solutions 5-23

5.3.9 Broadcom Broadband Satellite Market 5-23

5.3.10 Broadcom IP Set-Top Box Solutions 5-24

5.3.11 Broadcom Digital Television 5-24

5.3.12 Broadcom DTV Business Of Advanced Micro Devices 5-24

5.3.13 Broadcom High Definition Blu-ray Disc Players 5-24

5.3.14 Broadcom Local Area Networking 5-25

5.3.15 Broadcom Broadband Processors 5-26

5.3.16 Broadcom / Dune Networks 5-26

5.3.17 Dune Switch Fabric Chipsets 5-26

5.4 Erlang Technology 5-27

5.5 Integrated Device Technologies 5-28

5.5.1 Fujitsu Revenue 5-33

5.6 Fulcrum Microsystems 5-33

5.6.1 Fulcrum Microsystems Nexus® Crossbar 5-34

5.6.2 Fulcrum Microsystems RapidArray™ Packet Memory 5-35

5.6.3 Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Revenues 5-36

5.6.4 Integrated Device Technology, Communications Segment 5-38

5.6.5 Integrated Device Technology, Computing and Consumer Segment 5-38

5.6.6 Integrated Device Technology Regional Revenues 5-38

5.6.7 Integrated Device Technology Communications Segment 5-40

5.6.8 Integrated Device Technology Telecommunications Products: 5-42

5.6.9 Integrated Device Technology Computing and Consumer Segment 5-43

5.7 Mindspeed 5-52

5.7.1 MindSpeed Technologies Semiconductor

Networking Solutions 5-54

5.7.2 Mindspeed Signal Conditioning Products 5-56

5.7.3 Mindspeed Technologies Pricing and Availability 5-58

5.7.4 Mindspeed(R) Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Revenue 5-58

5.7.5 Mindspeed Strategy 5-61

5.7.6 Mindspeed Customers 5-64

5.7.7 Mindspeed Capitalizes on the Breadth of

Integrated Product Portfolio 5-64

5.8 Netlogic Microsystem / Aeluros Inc. 5-66

5.8.1 Netlogic Microsystem / Aeluros 5-67

5.8.2 Netlogic Microsystem / Aeluros Operating

Segments and Geographic Information 5-68

5.8.3 NetLogic Microsystems Announces

Third Quarter 2009 Revenue 5-70

5.8.4 Netlogic Microsystem / Aeluros Recent Highlights 5-71

5.9 PMC-Sierra 5-72

5.10 Sierra Wireless 5-73

5.10.1 Sierra Wireless Third Quarter 2009 Results 5-73

5.10.2 Sirrra Revenue 5-74

5.11 STMicroelectronics 5-74

5.11.1 STMicroelectronics Product Technologies 5-76

5.12 Vitesse 5-86

5.12.1 Vitesse End-user customers 5-86

5.12.2 Vitesse Markets 5-87

5.12.3 Vitesse Ethernet Transceivers, Switches, and MACs 5-89

5.12.4 Vitesse Revenues 5-91

5.13 Zarlink Semiconductor 5-92

5.13.1 Zarlink Communication Products 5-92

5.13.2 Zarlink Medical Products 5-92

5.13.3 Zarlink Research and Development 5-93

5.13.4 Zarlink Leading Products 5-93

5.13.5 Zarlink New Product Thrusts 5-93

5.13.6 Zarlink FY2009 Revenue 5-94

List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1 ES-3

Switch Fabric Market Driving Forces

Figure ES-2 ES-5

Time-Division Multiplexed (TDM) Time-Slot-

Interchanger (TSI) Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Figure ES-3 ES-7

Ethernet Switch Fabric IC Shipments Market Shares,

Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Table ES-4 ES-9

Packet Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Figure ES-5 ES-11

Switch Fabric Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars,

2009-2015

Table 1-1 1-7

Data-Intensive Computing And Communications

Applications and Platforms

Table 1-2 1-9

Data-Intensive Computing And Communications Devices

Table 2-1 2-3

Switch Fabric Market Driving Forces

Figure 2-2 2-5

Time-Division Multiplexed (TDM) Time-Slot-I

nterchanger (TSI) Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Table 2-3 2-6

Time-Division Multiplexed (TDM) Time-Slot-Interchanger

(TSI) Switch Fabric IC Shipments Market Shares,

Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Figure 2-4 2-7

Ethernet Switch Fabric IC Shipments Market Shares,

Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Table 2-5 2-8

Ethernet Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three

Quarters 2009

Table 2-6 2-9

Packet Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three

Quarters 2009

Table 2-7 2-10

Packet Switch Fabric IC Shipments

Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, First Three Quarters 2009

Figure 2-8 2-18

Switch Fabric Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars,

2009-2015

Table 2-9 2-19

Switch Fabric Market Forecasts, Worldwide, Dollars,

2009-2015

Table 2-10 2-23

Competitive Factors In Cloud Computing Markets

Table 2-11 2-24

Competitive Forces In Cloud Computing Markets

Table 2-12 2-28

Cloud Computing Forces Driving Adoption

Table 2-13 2-36

Types of Internet Connected Devices Likely to be

Using Mid IR Sensors That Need SOA Software To

Achieve Connectivity

Table 2-13 (Continued) 2-37

Using Mid IR Sensors That Need SOA Software To

Achieve Connectivity

Figure 3-1 3-2

Vitesse GigaStream® Chip Set Is A High

Performance Synchronous Switch Fabric

Table 3-2 3-3

Vitesse GigaStream® Chip Set Is A High

Performance Synchronous Switch Fabric Functions

Table 3-3 3-4

Vitesse GigaStream® Chip Set Is A High

Performance Synchronous Switch Fabric Applications

Vitesse 6

Figure 3-6 3-7

Vitesse Port and Fabric Processing Blocks

Figure 3-7 3-11

Vitesse Switch Fabric

Figure 3-8 3-13

Vitesse Switch Fabric Multistage Path Alternatives

Figure 3-9 3-18

AppliedMicro Switch Fabrics

Figure 3-10 3-19

AppliedMicro Switch Fabrics

Table 3-11 3-20

AppliedMicro PRS 5G/C48X Switch Fabric Device Features

Table 3-12 3-22

AppliedMicro Switch Fabric Applications

Table 3-13 3-23

AppliedMicro PRS 20G/C192X Switch Fabric Device Features

Table 3-14 3-24

AppliedMicro PRS 20G/C192X Switch Fabric Device Applications

Table 3-15 3-25

AppliedMicro PRS 80G Switch Device

AppliedMicro PRS 5G/C48X Switch Fabric Device Applications 3-27

AppliedMicro PRS Q-80G Features

Table 3-18 3-29

AppliedMicro PRS Q-80G Switch Device Configuration

AppliedMicro PRS Q-80G Switch Device Applications

Figure 3-20 3-33

Broadcom Switch Fabric Architecture for ACTA,

Access, and Embedded Applications

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Features 3-34

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Features

Table 3-23 3-36

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Benefits

Table 3-24 3-37

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Benefits

Figure 3-25 3-39

Broadcom Multiport, Multi Layer Ethernet Switching

Table 3-26 3-42

Broadcom Multiport Multilayer Ethernet Switching Functions

Table 3-27 3-43

Multiport Multilayer Ethernet Switching

ContentAware™ Engine Functions

Table 3-28 3-44

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Tunnel Support

Table 3-29 3-45

Broadcom Switch Fabric BCM56720 Service Aware Flow Control

Figure 3-30 3-47

Broadcom Multiport Multilayer Ethernet Switching Fabric

Table 3-31 3-48

Broadcom Ethernet Switch Fabrics

Table 3-32 3-49

Broadcom Switch Fabrics

Table 3-33 3-51

Broadcom BCM88130 System High-Performance Packet Switch

Fabric Functions

Table 3-34 3-53

Broadcom Switch Fabric Engines provide line-card future-proofing

Table 3-35 3-54

Streaming Multicast/Broadcast Services for IPTV

Efficient Multicast Capabilities

Table 3-36 3-55

Broadcom SBX fabric Applicable To The Next-Generation Carrier

Table 3-37 3-58

Broadcom BCM88130 Systems Operating Characteristics

Figure 3-38 3-59

Broadcom BCM 130 System Fabric Diagram

Figure 3-39 3-59

Broadcom BCM 130 System Line Cards and Fabric Cards

Table 3-40 3-62

Broadcom Four-Port 10-GbE/HiGig+ Multilayer

Switch Features

Table 3-41 3-64

Broadcom Four-Port 10-GbE/HiGig+ Multilayer

Switch Functions

Table 3-42 3-65

Broadcom Switch Fabric Enterprise Features

Table 3-43 3-66

Broadcom Switch Fabric Enterprise Applications

Table 3-45 3-80

Marvell Prestera-DX Processor Key Features

Table 3-46 3-82

Marvell Prestera-EX Multi-Layer Enterprise

Switching Packet Key Features

Figure 3-47 3-99

Integrated Device Technologies Switch Fabric

Figure 3-49 3-105

Altera Switch Fabric

Table 3-50 3-106

Altera 16-Port, 256-GBPS HIGIG™/HIGIG2™

Switch Fabric Architecture

Table 3-51 3-107

Altera 16-Port, 256-GBPS HIGIG™/HIGIG2™

Switch Fabric Features

Table 3-52 3-108

Altera 16-Port, 256-GBPS HIGIG™/HIGIG2™

Switch Fabric Functions

Table 3-54 3-115

Erlang Switch Fabric Performance –

Table 3-55 3-116

Erlang Covered Attack Types for Detections –

Erlang Blocking

Figure 3-57 3-118

Erlang Technology PS2K Architecture

Table 3-58 3-120

Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET)

SeI-CSIX™ Switch Fabric Advantages

Table 3-59 3-121

Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET)

SeI-CSIX™ Features Switch Fabric

Figure 3-60 3-123

Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET)

Switch Fabric Traffic Configuration

Table 3-61 3-125

Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET) Xe™

Switch Fabric ENET Xe™

Chipset Key Benefits

Table 3-62 3-127

Erlang Network Element Technology (ENET) ENET Xe™

Chipset Features

Figure 5-1 2

Applied MicroCircuits Product Selector Guide 2

Figure 5-2 7

Broadcom Vertical Integration 7

Figure 5-3 19

Broadcom Global Presence 19

Figure 5-4 20

Broadcom Target Markets 20

Figure 5-5 21

Broadcom Diversified Revenue Distribution 21

Figure 5-6 24

Figure 5-7 25

Figure 5-8 25

Broadcom Mobile Platforms Overview

Figure 5-9 26

Figure 5-10 28

Wireless Connectivity Overview

Figure 5-11 77

Zarlink Growth Strategy