Ethernet Switch Market Analysis: Gigabit Ethernet Getting An Edge

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Ethernet Switch Market Analysis: Gigabit Ethernet Getting An Edge

Service: Networking LAN
Report Number: IN0401449LN
Publication Date: July 2004
Number of Pages: 89
Report Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars
Analyst: Sam Lucero

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Abstract
The overall worldwide Ethernet switch market grew strongly in 2003, with total port shipments rising 16.0% from 166.3 million ports shipped in 2002 to 193.0 million ports shipped in 2003. However, due to sharply declining ASPs over the year, overall manufacturer’s revenue declined –11.8%, from $13.0 billion in 2002 to $11.4 billion in 2003. In addition to a gradually improving global economy, In-Stat/MDR believes that market growth in 2003 was driven by a sharp increase in the total number of endpoints connected to the LAN; an increasing diversity of traffic flows on the LAN, through network convergence; heightened security awareness and threat of cyber-attack; tighter integration with partner networks and to remote teleworkers; an increasing need to replace aging equipment after three years of tight IT budgets; and, a continuing drop in ASPs across all Ethernet switch product segments. In-Stat/MDR expects these factors to drive continued market growth over the five year forecast period, with total port shipments rising to 502.8 million ports shipped in 2008. In addition, these trends are causing an underlying technology shift in the Ethernet switch market, with increasing deployments of both L3 Ethernet switches and Gigabit Ethernet switches at the network edge, as LANs become both more “intelligent” and offer increased bandwidth.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Methodology
Introduction
Market Trends
- Enterprise LAN Topology
- Layer 2/3 Switching
- 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
Vendor Market Shares
- Total Ethernet Market Shares
  - Total Ethernet Market
  - Total Fixed Ethernet Market
  - Total Modular Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 2 Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 3 Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 2 Modular Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 3 Fixed Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Market
  - Total Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Market
  - Total MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Market
  - Total UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Market
- Fast Ethernet Market Shares
  - Total Fast Ethernet Market
  - Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
  - Modular Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Modular Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Modular Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Market
  - MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
  - UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Market
- Gigabit Ethernet Market Shares
  - Total Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Modular Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - COPPER Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - FIBER Gigabit Ethernet Market
  - 10 Gigabit Ethernet Market
- Regional Market Shares
Market Forecast
- Total Market Forecast
  - Total Market
  - Layer 2 Market
  - Layer 3 Market
  - Layer 4-7 Market
  - Managed/Unmanaged Market
- Fast Ethernet Market Forecast
  - Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Layer 4-7 Fast Ethernet Market
  - Managed/Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Market
- Gigabit Ethernet Market Forecast
  - Layer 2 Gigabit Market
  - Layer 3 Gigabit Market
  - Layer 4-7 Gigabit Market
  - Managed/Unmanaged Gigabit Market
  - Copper/Fiber Gigabit Market
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Market Forecast
Vendor Profiles
- 3Com
- AdTran
- Alcatel
- Allied Telesyn
- Avaya
- Cisco Systems (Linksys)
- D-Link
- Enterasys
- Extreme Networks
- F5 Networks
- Force10 Networks
- Foundry Networks
- HP
- NETGEAR
- Nortel Networks
- SMC Networks

List of Tables

Table 1. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 2. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 3. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 4. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 5. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 6. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Ethernet Shipments (US$ in Millions)
Table 7. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 8. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 9. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 10. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 11. Layer 2 Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 12. Layer 2 Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 13. Layer 3 Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 14. Layer 3 Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 15. Layer 4-7 Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 16. Layer 4-7 Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 17. Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 18. Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 19. Layer 2 Modular Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 20. Layer 2 Modular Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 21. Layer 3 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 22. Layer 3 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 23. Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 24. Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 25. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 26. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 27. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 28. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 29. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 30. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 31. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 32. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 33. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 34. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 35. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 36. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 37. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 38. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 39. Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 40. Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 41. Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 42. Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 43. Layer 4-7 Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 44. Layer 4-7 Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 45. Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 46. Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 47. Layer 2 Modular Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 48. Layer 2 Modular Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 49. Layer 3 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 50. Layer 3 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 51. Layer 3 Modular Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 52. Layer 3 Modular Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 53. Layer 4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 54. Layer 4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 55. Layer 4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 56. Layer 4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 57. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 58. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 59. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 60. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 61. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 62. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 63. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 64. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 65. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 66. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 67. Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 68. Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 69. Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 70. Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 71. Layer 4-7 Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 72. Layer 4-7 Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 73. Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 74. Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 75. Layer 2 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 76. Layer 2 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 77. Layer 3 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 78. Layer 3 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 79. Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 80. Layer 3 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 81. Layer 4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 82. Layer 4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 83. Layer 4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 84. Layer 4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 85. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 86. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 87. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 88. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 89. COPPER Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 90. COPPER Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 91. FIBER Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports in Thousands)
Table 92. FIBER Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 93. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total 10 Gigabit Ethernet Shipments (Ports)
Table 94. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total 10 Gigabit Ethernet Sales (US$ in Millions)
Table 95. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Shipments by Region (Ports in Thousands)
Table 96. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Shipments by Region (%)
Table 97. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 98. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 99. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 100. Layer 2 Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 101. Layer 2 Fixed Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 102. Layer 2 Modular Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 103. Layer 3 Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 104. Layer 3 Fixed Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 105. Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 106. Layer 4-7 Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 107. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 108. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 109. MANAGED Layer 2 Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 110. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 111. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 112. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 113. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 114. Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 115. Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 116. Layer 2 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 117. Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 118. Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 119. Layer 3 Modular Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 120. Layer 4-7 Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 121. Layer 4-7 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 122. Layer 4-7 Modular Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 123. MANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 124. UNMANAGED Layer 2 Fixed Fast Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 125. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 126. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 127. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 128. Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 129. Layer 2 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 130. Layer 2 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 131. Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 132. Layer 3 Fixed Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 133. Layer 3 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 134. Layer 4-7 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 135. Layer 4-7 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 136. Layer 4-7 Modular Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 137. MANAGED Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 138. UNMANAGED Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 139. COPPER Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 140. FIBER Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 141. Layer 2/3/4-7 Total 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 142. Layer 2/3/4-7 Fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast
Table 143. Layer 2/3/4-7 Modular 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Shipments and Manufacturer’s Revenue Forecast

List of Figures

Figure 1. Typical Enterprise LAN Topology
Figure 2. Small LAN With Collapsed Backbone

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