The award-winning FastIron II delivers a new level of high-performance capabilities for enterprise and service provider networks. For the high-end data center computing needs, the FastIron II family ensures high-speed Gigabit Ethernet Copper connections for high-end server clustering. Based on Foundry's unique IronCore ASIC architecture, FastIron II delivers hardware-based distributed switching and the industry-leading performance, price/performance and high-density 10/100/1000 Mbps connectivity. The FastIron-II product family is 10-Gigabit ready.FastIron II is a 4-slot, modular, chassis-based switch that provides up to 72 auto-sensing and auto-negotiating 10/100 Mbps ports, and eight Gigabit Ethernet ports. The FastIron-II can contain up to 32 non-blocking 1000BaseT ports.