Abstract
Ethernet switches come in many sizes, shapes, speeds and levels of intelligence. However, the one facet of Ethernet switches that seems universal is growth. While a handful of antiquated nuisances are experiencing decline, the vast majority of the Ethernet switch market enjoyed a very nice recovery in 2004 and are expected to grow steadily over the next five years.
This exhaustive, 84-page report covers the entire Ethernet switch market with detailed market shares and forecasts for major Ethernet switch market segments including:
- Layer 2, 3, 2/3, 4-7, and 2/3/4-7
- Managed vs. Unmanaged
- Fixed vs. Modular vs. Both
- Fast Ethernet, GigE, and 10 GigE
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Broadband Router Ports vs. Standalone Switches
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Introduction
- Market Trends
- Enterprise LAN Topology
- Layer 2/3 Switching
- Layer 3 Heads To The Edge
- Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Market Has Reached Mature Phase
- Unmanaged Switches Get "Smart"
- Layer 4-7 Switching
- Fixed Switches vs. Modular Switches
- Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
- Power over Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Optical Modules
- Copper 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
- Vendor Market Shares
- Total Ethernet Market Shares
- Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2/3 All Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2 All Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 3 All Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Market
- Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged PoE Market
- Total Unmanaged Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Market
- Total Switch Only Unmanaged Ethernet Market
- Fast Ethernet Market Shares
- Layer 2/3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 2 All Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 2 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 2 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Layer 3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Market
- Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Market
- Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Standalone Market
- Gigabit Ethernet Market Shares
- Layer 2/3 All Managed GigE Market
- Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed GigE Market
- Layer 2/3 Modular Managed GigE Market
- Layer 2 All Managed GigE Market
- Layer 2 Fixed GigE Market
- Layer 2 Modular GigE Market
- Layer 3 All Managed GigE Market
- Layer 3 Fixed GigE Market
- Layer 3 Modular GigE Market
- Copper Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged GigE Market
- Unmanaged GigE Market
- 10 GigE Market
- Layer 2/3 All Managed 10 GigE Market
- Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed 10 GigE Market
- Layer 2/3 Modular Managed 10 GigE Market
- Unmanaged BB Router Ethernet Market
- Total Ethernet Regional Market
- Total Ethernet Market Shares
- Forecasts
- Quarterly Forecasts
- Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Ethernet Switch
- Total Managed Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch
- Fast Ethernet Managed L2/3 Ethernet Switch
- Managed L2/3 GigE Switch
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Managed L2/3 Ethernet Switch
- Broadband Router Switch
- Unmanaged Ethernet Switch
- Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch
- Five Year Forecasts
- Total Managed Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch
- Layer 2/3 Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
- Gigabit Ethernet Managed L2/3 Ethernet Switch
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Managed L2/3 Ethernet Switch
- Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch
- Unmanaged Ethernet Switch
- Quarterly Forecasts
List of Tables
- Table 1. Summary of Changes from 2003 to 2004 for All Speeds of Layer 2/3 Ethernet
- Table 2. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 3. Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged GigE Copper Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 4. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 5. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 6. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 7. Total Layer 2/3 All Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 8. Total Layer 2/3 All Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 9. Total Layer 2/3 All Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 10. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 11. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 12. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 13. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 14. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 15. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 16. Layer 2 All Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 17. Layer 2 All Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 18. Layer 2 All Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 19. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 20. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 21. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 22. Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 23. Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 24. Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 25. Layer 3 All Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 26. Layer 3 All Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 27. Layer 3 All Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 28. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 29. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 30. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 31. Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 32. Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 33. Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 34. Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 35. Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 36. Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 37. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 38. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 39. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 40. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 41. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 42. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 43. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged PoE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 44. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed + Unmanaged Power over Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 45. Total Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 46. Total Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 47. Total Unmanaged Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 48. Total Switch Only Unmanaged Port Shipments (k ports)
- Table 49. Total Switch Only Unmanaged Revenues ($M)
- Table 50. Total Switch Only Unmanaged Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 51. Layer 2/3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 52. Layer 2/3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 53. Layer 2/3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 54. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 55. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 56. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 57. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 58. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 59. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 60. Layer 2 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 61. Layer 2 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 62. Layer 2 All Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 63. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 64. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 65. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 66. Layer 2 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 67. Layer 2 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 68. Layer 2 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 69. Layer 3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 70. Layer 3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 71. Layer 3 All Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)4
- Table 72. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 73. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 74. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 75. Layer 3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 76. Layer 3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 77. Layer 3 Modular Managed Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 78. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 79. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 80. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 81. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Standalone Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 82. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Standalone Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 83. Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Standalone Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 84. Layer 2/3 All Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 85. Layer 2/3 All Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 86. Layer 2/3 All Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 87. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 88. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 89. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 90. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 91. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 92. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 93. Layer 2 All Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 94. Layer 2 All Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 95. Layer 2 All Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 96. Layer 2 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 97. GigE Layer 2 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 98. GigE Layer 2 Fixed Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 99. Layer 2 Modular Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 100. Layer 2 Modular Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 101. Layer 2 Modular Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 102. Layer 3 All Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 103. Layer 3 All Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 104. Layer 3 All Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 105. Layer 3 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 106. Layer 3 Fixed Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 107. Layer 3 Fixed Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 108. Layer 3 Modular Managed GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 109. Layer 3 Modular Managed GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 110. Layer 3 Modular Managed GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 111. Copper Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 112. Copper Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 113. Copper Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 114. Unmanaged GigE Switch Shipments (k ports)
- Table 115. Unmanaged GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 116. Unmanaged GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 117. Layer 2/3 Managed 10 GigE Switch Shipments (ports)
- Table 118. Layer 2/3 Managed 10 GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 119. Layer 2/3 Managed 10 GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 120. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed 10 GigE Switch Shipments (ports)
- Table 121. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed 10 GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 122. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed 10 GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 123. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed 10 GigE Switch Shipments (ports)
- Table 124. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed 10 GigE Switch Revenues ($M)
- Table 125. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed 10 GigE Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 126. Unmanaged BB Router Shipments (k ports)
- Table 127. Unmanaged BB Router Revenues ($M)
- Table 128. Unmanaged BB Router Port ASPs ($/port)
- Table 129. Total Ethernet Switch Market Shipments by Region (k ports)
- Table 130. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 131. Layer 2/3 Managed + Unmanaged Copper GigE Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 132. Total Managed Layer 2/3 All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 133. Total Managed Layer 2/3 Fixed All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 134. Total Managed Layer 2/3 Modular All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 135. Total Managed Layer 2 All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 136. Total Managed Layer 2 Fixed All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 137. Total Managed Layer 2 Modular All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 138. Total Managed Layer 3 All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 139. Total Managed Layer 3 Fixed All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 140. Total Managed Layer 3 Modular All Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 141. Layer 2/3 Total Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 142. Layer 2/3 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 143. Layer 2/3 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 144. Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 145. Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 146. Layer 2 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 147. Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 148. Layer 3 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 149. Layer 3 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 150. Layer 2/3 Total GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 151. Layer 2/3 Fixed GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 152. Layer 2/3 Modular GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 153. Layer 2 GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 154. Layer 2 Fixed GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 155. Layer 2 Modular GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 156. Layer 3 GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 157. Layer 3 Fixed GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 158. Layer 3 Modular GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 159. Layer 2/3 Total 10 GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 160. Layer 2/3 Fixed 10 GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 161. Layer 2/3 Modular 10 GigE Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 162. BB Router Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 163. Total Unmanaged Equipment Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 164. Total Unmanaged Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 165. Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 166. Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 167. Layer 4-7 Total Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 168. Layer 4-7 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 169. Layer 4-7 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 170. Total Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 171. Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 172. Total Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 173. Total Layer 2 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 174. Total Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 175. Total Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 176. Total Layer 3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 177. Total Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecas
- Table 178. Total Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 179. Total Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 180. Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 181. Total Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 182. Total Layer 2 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 183. Total Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 184. Total Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 185. Total Layer 3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 186. Total Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 187. Total Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 188. Total Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 189. Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 190. Total Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 191. Total Layer 2 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 192. Total Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 193. Total Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 194. Total Layer 3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 195. Total Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 196. Total Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 197. Total Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 198. Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 199. Total Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 200. Layer 4-7 Total Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 201. Layer 4-7 Fixed Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 202. Layer 4-7 Modular Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 203. Total Unmanaged Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 204. Broadband CPE Ethernet Unmanaged Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 205. Total "Pure" Ethernet Unmanaged Switch Port Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 206. Fast Ethernet "Pure" Ethernet Switch Shipments and Revenue Forecast
- Table 207. Gigabit Ethernet "Pure" Ethernet Switch Shipments and Revenue Forecast
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Typical Enterprise LAN Topology
- Figure 2. Small LAN With Collapsed Backbone














