2000 LAN Packet Switch and Hub Market Shares

LAN packet switches, a $16.9 Billion market, continued to be a huge market for networking equipment vendors in 2000. Gigabit Ethernet and Layer 3 switches enjoy most of the publicity. With approximately 30 networking vendors competing in this market, a vast array of switch products are offered, from low-end, unmanaged, fixed-configured desktop switches, to very high-end, modular backbone switches.

Executive Summary

Methodology

Segmentation and Definitions

Packet Switches

Market Shares

10 Mbps Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Token Ring

APPENDIX ¾ 2000 Shared Media Hub Market Shares

Hub Market Summary

Segmentation and Definitions

Market Shares

Technology Segmentation

List of Tables

Table 1. Worldwide L2/3/4-7 Switch Market

Table 2. Worldwide Total Packet L2/3/4-7 Switch Port Shipments by Vendor

Table 3. Worldwide Packet L2/3/4-7 Switch Sales by Vendor

Table 4. Worldwide Total Packet L2 Switch Port Shipments by Vendor

Table 5. Worldwide Packet L2 Switch Sales by Vendor

Table 6. Worldwide Total Packet L3 Switch Port Shipments by Vendor

Table 7. Worldwide Packet L3 Switch Sales by Vendor

Table 8. Worldwide Packet L4-7 Switch Port Shipments by Vendor

Table 9. Worldwide Packet L4-7 Switch Sales by Vendor

Table 10. Packet L2/L3/L4-7 Switch Technology Comparisons

Table 11. Packet L2 Switch Technology Comparisons

Table 12. Packet L3 Switch Technology Comparisons

Table 13. Packet L4-7 Switch Technology Comparisons

Table 14. Worldwide Total Ethernet L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 15. Worldwide Total Ethernet L2 Switch Sales

Table 16. Worldwide Fixed Ethernet L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 17. Worldwide Fixed Ethernet L2 Switch Sales

Table 18. Worldwide Modular Ethernet L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 19. Worldwide Modular Ethernet L2 Switch Sales

Table 20. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L2/3/4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 21. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L2/3/4-7 Switch Sales

Table 22. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 23. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L2 Switch Sales

Table 24. Fast Ethernet Managed Fixed-Configured L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 25. Fast Ethernet Managed Fixed-Configured L2 Switch Sales

Table 26. Fast Ethernet Unmanaged L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 27. Fast Ethernet Unmanaged L2 Switch Sales

Table 28. Fast Ethernet Modular L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 29. Fast Ethernet Modular L2 Switch Sales

Table 30. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 31. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L3 Switch Sales

Table 32. Fast Ethernet Fixed-Configured L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 33. Fast Ethernet Fixed-Configured L3 Switch Sales

Table 34. Fast Ethernet Modular L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 35. Fast Ethernet Modular L3 Switch Sales

Table 36. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 37. Worldwide Total Fast Ethernet L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 38. Fast Ethernet Modular L4-7 Switch Ports

Table 39. Fast Ethernet Modular L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 40. Fast Ethernet Fixed L4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 41. Fast Ethernet Fixed L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 42. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L2/3/4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 43. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L2/3/4-7 Switch Sales

Table 44. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 45. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L2 Switch Sales

Table 46. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed-Configured L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 47. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed-Configured L2 Switch Sales

Table 48. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L2 Switch Port Shipments

Table 49. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L2 Switch Sales

Table 50. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 51. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L3 Switch Sales

Table 52. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed-Configured L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 53. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed-Configured L3 Switch Sales

Table 54. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L3 Switch Port Shipments

Table 55. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L3 Switch Sales

Table 56. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 57. Worldwide Total Gigabit Ethernet L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 58. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed L4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 59. Gigabit Ethernet Fixed L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 60. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 61. Gigabit Ethernet Modular L4-7 Switch Sales

Table 62. Gigabit Ethernet Copper L2/3/4-7 Switch Port Shipments

Table 63. Gigabit Ethernet Copper L2/3/4-7 Switch Sales

Table 64. Worldwide Total Token Ring L2 & L3 Switch Port Shipments (includes HSTR)

Table 65. Worldwide Total Token Ring L2 & L3 Switch Sales (includes HSTR)

Table 66. Worldwide Hub Market

Table 67. Worldwide Hub Port Shipments by Vendor

Table 68. 2000 Worldwide Hub Vendor Sales Market Shares

Table 69. Worldwide Port Shipments by Segment

Table 70. Modular Hub Port Market Shares

Table 71. Modular Hub Sales Market Shares

Table 72. Stackable Hub Port Market Shares

Table 73. Stackable Hub Sales Market Shares

Table 74. Unmanaged Hub Port Market Shares

Table 75. Unmanaged Hub Sales Market Shares

Table 76. Hub Port Shipments by Technology

Table 77. Ethernet Hub Port Market Shares

Table 78. Ethernet Hub Sales Market Shares

Table 79. Fast Ethernet Hub Port Market Shares

Table 80. Fast Ethernet Hub Sales Market Shares

Table 81. Token Ring Hub Port Market Shares

Table 82. Token Ring Hub Sales Market Shares

List of Figures

Figure 1. Cahners In-Stat Group's LAN Segmentation