Broadcom introduced 4 Gbps Fibre Channel fabric switch devices for us in storage and server Fibre Channel fabric interconnect solutions. In addition, they are designed to enable the replacement of traditional loop-switch architectures in high-density enterprise storage arrays. Broadcom said the industry adoption of 4 Gbps Fibre Channel products at 2 Gbps price points is expected to duplicate the highly successful and similar transition to 2 Gbps from 1 Gbps Fibre Channel. http://www.broadcom.com
Broadcom Introduces 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Fabric switches
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