Foundry Networks released a new 40-port high density Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fiber module and introduced two new modules for its flagship, terabit-capacity BigIron MG8 and NetIron 40G switches. The BigIron MG8 is Foundry's non-blocking 1.28 Tbps switch for enterprise applications requiring high-density Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE). The NetIron 40G is Foundry's non-blocking 1.28 Tbps Ethernet router designed for service providers. Foundry is introducing the following new modules for each switch to complement the currently shipping 4-port 10GbE (with XENPAK optics) and 40-port fiber-based GbE (with SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable Optics) modules:
- 40-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet over Copper with RJ45 interfaces
- 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet with XENPAK optics
