Foundry Networks is a network system vendor selling high-end managed ethernet switches and routers. The company was founded in 1996 by Bobby R. Johnson, Jr. and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. In its first year the company operated under the names Perennium Networks and StarRidge Networks but by January 1997 the name Foundry Networks was adopted.

Foundry Networks produces high-end enterprise and service provider switches and routers, as well as security and traffic management solutions. They are best known for their layer 2 & 3 ethernet switches. However, Foundry Networks was the first company to offer a dedicated layer-4 switch in 1998. This was commonly used for transparent web caches, mail server routing, and fast failover. Since 2002 the Layer 4-7 (content switching) devices for High-available ISP-Networks are also forced. Foundry Networks is the first manufacturer who has built 10Gb single connectors in its boxes (since 2003).

According to a Dell’Oro report published in Q106, Foundry Networks currently ranks number 4 in a total market share of over $3,659 Million, and their ServerIron application switch ranks number 1 in the world for total port shipments. The latest innovation are the Access-Router with WAN capability offered on the open market.

External links

• Foundry Networks' official website
• Dell'Oro Group Market Research
• Article on Foundry Networks' market position

Telecommunications equipment vendors | Companies based in the Silicon Valley

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