Vitesse Announces 24-Port Gigabit Switch Chip

Vitesse Semiconductor announced a 24-port, Gigabit Switch Integrated Circuit (IC) intended to migrate existing 24- and 48-port, 10/100 LAN switches to triple speed Gigabit capabilities. Vitesse's Gigabit Switch-on-Chip has the ability to forward 36 million packets per second. The switching chip supports Jumbo packets and provides for wire-speed automatic learning. Its Layer 4-aware programmable classifier allows for enhanced QoS, and it is optimized with Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RGMII) and Reduced Ten Bit Interface (RTBI) to simplify board layout and condense design time. Vitesse said its 24-port Gigabit Switch IC dissipates the industry's lowest amount of power, less than five watts, which eliminates the need for external cooling elements and reduces the cost of the power supply unit.
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