This IDC study of the market for FC chassis switches (directors) and FC fabric switches in APEJ provides an updated overview of this market. This study includes an estimate of the market by country in APEJ for 2005 for fabric and chassis switches by port count and revenue. This study also includes a forecast for this market by country from 2005 to 2010.

The market revenue for FC switches in APEJ in 2005 is estimated at US$226.2 million. The market is estimated to total 423,394 ports, comprised of 127,798 ports associated with the chassis-based switch segment and 295,596 fabric switch ports.

The three largest country markets in the APEJ region in 2005 were the People's Republic of China (PRC) at US$63.5 million, Australia at US$55.7 million, and Korea at US$27.0 million.