SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in storage,
networking, and connectivity semiconductor solutions, today
introduced its new Prestera® PX Passive Intelligent Port
Extender (PIPE) family, designed to dramatically reduce power
consumption, complexity and cost in the data center. Until now,
data centers with 10GbE and 25GbE port speeds have been challenged
with achieving lower operating expense (OPEX) and capital
expenditure (CAPEX) costs as their bandwidth needs increase. As the
industry's first purpose-built port extender supporting the IEEE
802.1BR standard, Marvell's PIPE solution offers a revolutionary
approach that makes it possible to deploy top of rack (ToR)
switches at half the power and cost of a traditional Ethernet
switch. Conceptually, PIPE allows data centers to be architected
with a very simple, low cost, low power port extender in place of
the ToR switch, pushing the heavy switching functionality upstream.
As the industry today transitions from 10GbE to 25GbE and from
40GbE to 100GbE port speeds, data centers are also in need of a
modular building block to bridge the variety of current and
next-generation port speeds. Marvell's PIPE family provides a
flexible and scalable solution to simplify and accelerate such
transitions, offering multiple configuration options of Ethernet
connectivity for a range of port speeds and port densities.
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Through the implementation of the industry IEEE 802.1BR
standard, and no per box management requirements, Marvell
streamlines network development and simplifies the central
management of hundreds of thousands of ports in the data center. To
ensure PIPE adoption is seamless and easy, the solution
incorporates a programmable packet header editor making it
interoperable with a variety of networking gear. Marvell's PIPE
solution integrates fast-fail-over and resiliency functionality,
providing continuity and high availability to mission-critical
applications.
"As silicon geometries move to 16nm and 7nm, the industry faces
a critical challenge to provide further power and cost savings in
new 10GbE and 25GbE deployments," said Michael Zimmerman, vice president and general
manager, Networking Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Our
Prestera PX family is a purpose-built portfolio of port extenders
that attaches to high-density 100GbE switches, offering tremendous
cost and power benefits. In addition, our PIPE solution doesn't
need application software, simplifying the network layers and
offering massive savings in both CAPEX and OPEX."
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise is excited to see the optimized
networking technology solutions enabled by Marvell's Prestera PIPE
device which is built around the IEEE 802.1BR industry standard,"
said Dom Wilde, vice president and general manager of HPE DC
Networking (HP Enterprise). "HPE customers can definitely leverage
these optimized products while taking advantage of the simplified
operational management."
"Marvell's new Prestera PX family offers a new modular network
solution for multi-stage network data center implementations," said
Yuval Bachar, principal architect at
LinkedIn and technical leader at Open19. "Its cost-effective,
scalable and modular approach creates an interesting implementation
of ToR technology in the market by offering all the CAPEX and OPEX
savings while leveraging industry standard 802.1BR to provide an
open solution."
"At Pegatron, we're seeing an increasing demand for flexible
solutions that support a variety of port speeds," said Wangson
Wang, BU6 engineering vice president of Pegatron. "Transitioning
from 10 or 40GbE to 25, 50 and 100GbE has traditionally been a
costly process requiring a complete revamp of the port
configuration. With Marvell's port extenders supporting the latest
IEEE 802.1BR standard, we're able to offer our customers an optimal
solution at any speed and density for greater efficiency."
"As the industry continues to shift towards higher density port
speeds, we anticipate that the demand for flexible solutions like
Marvell's Prestera PX series will increase among networking
equipment and data storage manufacturers," said Seamus Crehan, president and founder of Crehan
Research Inc. "Vendors across the industry are seeking solutions
that allow them the freedom to select port speed and density based
on the unique requirements of their data center."
Marvell has collaborated with the industry's top original design
manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to
provide Prestera PX-ready platforms for ToR switch applications.
Samples and reference designs for Marvell's Prestera PX family of
solutions are available now.
For further information on Marvell's PIPE solution, please
visit: www.marvell.com/switching/prestera-px
About Marvell
Marvell first revolutionized the digital
storage industry by moving information at speeds never thought
possible. Today, that same breakthrough innovation remains at the
heart of the company's storage, networking, and wireless
connectivity solutions. With leading intellectual property and deep
system-level knowledge, Marvell's semiconductor solutions continue
to transform the enterprise, cloud, automotive, industrial, and
consumer markets. To learn more,
visit: www.marvell.com.
Marvell, the M logo, and Prestera are registered trademarks of
Marvell and/or its affiliates. Other names and brands may be
claimed as the property of others.
For Further Information Contact:
Marvell Media Relations
Kristin Hehir
Senior Manager, Public Relations
408-222-8744
kristinh@marvell.com
Hanna Kang
Senior Manager, Public Relations
408-222-3780
hhkang@marvell.com
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