Worldwide Ethernet Switch Market Analysis

Ethernet switch devices come in many sizes, shapes, speeds, and levels of intelligence. However, the common denominator among all these options has been growth. The overall Ethernet switch market grew steadily in 2006. That upward trend is expected to continue over the next five years.

This report covers the entire Ethernet switch market with detailed market shares and forecasts for each major segment including:

• Layer 2, 3, 2/3, 4-7, and 2/3/4-7
• Managed vs. Unmanaged
• Fixed vs. Modular
• Fast Ethernet, GigE, and 10 GigE.

List of Tables

Table 1. Total Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 2. Total Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 3. Total Ethernet Switch Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues—Five Year Forecast

Table 4. Total Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Port Shipment (Ports in Thousands)

Table 5. Total Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues Market Shares (US$ in Millions)

Table 6. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 7. Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 8. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 9. Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 10. Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 11. Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 12. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 13. Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 14. Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 15. Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 16. Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 17. Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 18. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 19. Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 20. Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 21. Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 22. Total Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 23. Total Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 24. Total Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 25. Total Layer 2 Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 26. Total Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 27. Total Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 28. Total Layer 3 Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 29. Total Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 30. Total Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 31. Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions) Market Shares

Table 32. Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) Market Shares

Table 33. Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 34. Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 35. Fast Ethernet Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 36. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 37. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 38. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 39. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 40. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 41. Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 42. Fast Ethernet Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenue (US$ in Millions)

Table 43. Fast Ethernet Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenue (US$ in Millions)

Table 44. Fast Ethernet Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 45. Total FE Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 46. FE Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 47. FE Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 48. FE Layer 2 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 49. Total FE Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 50. Total FE Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 51. Total FE Layer 3 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 52. FE Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 53. FE Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 54. GigE Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 55. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 56. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 57. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 58. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 59. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 60. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 61. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 62. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues US$ in Millions)

Table 63. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 64. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 65. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 66. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Fixed Managed Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 67. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 68. Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 69. Total GigE Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 70. Total GigE Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 71. Total GigE Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 72. Total GigE Layer 2 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 73. Total GigE Layer 2 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 74. Total GigE Layer 2 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 75. Total GigE Layer 3 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 76. Total GigE Layer 3 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 77. Total GigE Layer 3 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 78. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 79. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 80. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 81. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Fixed Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 82. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 83. 10 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2/3 Modular Managed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 84. Total 10GigE Layer 2/3 Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 85. Total 10GigE Layer 2/3 Fixed Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 86. Total 10GigE Layer 2/3 Modular Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 87. Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 88. Total Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 89. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Switch Shipments (Ports in Thousands)

Table 90. Layer 4-7 Fixed Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues 2006 (US$ in Millions)

Table 91. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Switch Shipments 2006 (Ports in Thousands)

Table 92. Layer 4-7 Modular Ethernet Switch Manufacturers’ Revenues 2006 (US$ in Millions)

Table 93. Layer 4-7 Total Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 94. Layer 4-7 Fixed Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 95. Layer 4-7 Modular Port Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenues Five Year Forecast

Table 96. Total Unmanaged Ethernet Switch and Broadband Router Shipments (Ports in Thousands) and Revenues (US$ in Millions)

Table 97. Total Unmanaged Ethernet Switch and Broadband Router Shipments and Manufacturers’ Revenue Five Year Forecast

Table 98. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet Switch—Port Shipments by Region (Ports in Thousands)

Table 99. Total Layer 2/3/4-7 Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet Switch—Market Share by Region (%)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide Ethernet Port Shipments and Mfg Revenue?Five Year Forecast