26-Port Ethernet Switch Boosts 10-Gbps Density for Data Centers

Several trends in network demands are putting particularly strong pressure on data centers to increase port density and performance while reducing cost per port and power consumption—goals that can only be met by using more highly integrated network switch chips. This paper explains why, as continuing enhancements to Ethernet standards prove capable of serving the requirements of the converged data center, 10-Gbps Ethernet (10GbE) switches are becoming the ideal technology for meeting this need.