- Delivers four times the bandwidth of widely deployed 12.8
Tbps networking solutions
- Relieves network bottlenecks while reducing power and cost
per bit
- Enables faster time to market with common IP and
interoperability
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., March 2,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure
semiconductor solutions, today announced a cloud-optimized 51.2
Tbps networking platform to relieve bottlenecks in artificial
intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and cloud data center
networks. The new platform, which quadruples the bandwidth of
widely deployed 12.8 Tbps networking solutions, is comprised of the
ultra-low latency Marvell® Teralynx®
10 51.2 Tbps switch chip, and the industry's first PAM4 1.6
Tbps electro-optics platform, Marvell®
Nova™. This technology allows cloud data center
operators to reduce time-in-networking, maximize compute
utilization and meet the growing bandwidth demands for AI and
ML.
To meet exploding bandwidth requirements, operators need to
upgrade to higher performance networking solutions, accelerating
time to market while reducing cost and power per bit. Marvell's
cloud-optimized Teralynx 10 and Nova networking platform ensures
interoperability between switch and optics, thereby reducing the
burden of validation and interoperability testing for customers and
accelerating the deployment of these next-generation
technologies. The Nova 1.6 Tbps platform enables 51.2 Tbps
switching in 1RU to improve bandwidth density in the cloud
data center.
"Data center operators are challenged to meet the networking
demands that applications such as artificial intelligence and
machine learning are driving in the cloud," said Nariman Yousefi, executive vice president,
Automotive, Coherent DSP and Switch Group at Marvell. "To address
this demand, leading operators are planning to upgrade directly
from 12.8 Tbps to 51.2 Tbps. Utilizing the industry's lowest
latency programmable switch, Teralynx 10, with the industry's first
1.6 Tbps optical platform, Nova, offers data center operators a
cloud-optimized platform to scale and address the growing demands
of AI/ML applications."
"With bandwidth demand growing at more than 50% per year, cloud
data center operators are locked in a never-ending effort to
dramatically increase the performance and capabilities of their
operations while keeping equipment costs, rack space and power to a
minimum. Basing infrastructure around 51.2 Tbps switches and 200
Gbps per lambda optical PAM4-based modules will become the gold
standard for the next era of networking," said Alan Weckel, co-founder of 650 Group. "Marvell
is paving a path forward that will benefit both clouds and their
customers."
Teralynx 10 Ultra-Low Latency Programmable 51.2 Tbps Switch
Chip
Based on a proven architecture, Teralynx 10 is a
programmable 51.2 Tbps switch chip designed to handle
high-bandwidth workloads. The Teralynx architecture has
demonstrated a 1.7x latency advantage, enabling operators to reduce
time spent in networking and speed workload processing. In
addition, Teralynx 10 and Nova utilize the industry's best-in-class
112G SerDes IP, enabling low-cost, low-power system designs. Key
features of Teralynx 10 include:
- Up to 512 SerDes lanes supporting 25 Gbps, 50 Gbps and 100 Gbps
I/O speeds to support a wide range of switch systems and
connectivity
- Congestion-aware routing to minimize network bottlenecks and
congestion
- Permutable flex-forwarding to enable operators to program new
packet forwarding protocols as networks evolve
- Teralynx® Flashlight™ telemetry to
deliver comprehensive and advanced capabilities including support
for P4 in-band network telemetry
Nova 1.6 Tbps PAM4 Electro-Optics Platform
Powered by
a groundbreaking 200 Gbps/lambda optical DSP, Nova doubles the
optical bandwidth compared to current solutions while reducing
power and cost per bit by 30%. Today's highest-performance 800 Gbps
optical modules are based on 100 Gbps per lambda optical bandwidth,
which requires 64 modules to move data to and from a 51.2
Tbps-based switch system. With Nova, the number of optical modules
can be reduced by half to 32, each running at 1.6 Tbps. In
addition, the number of optical components per optical module is
reduced by 50%, increasing module reliability while reducing
manufacturing complexity and cost.
Key features of Nova include:
- 200 Gbps per channel line side transmitter interface supporting
a wide range of high-speed lasers
- 200 Gbps per channel line-side receiver with companion Marvell
112-Gbaud TIAs, providing best-in-class linearity and low
noise
- Integrated laser drivers, optimizing power dissipation
- Latency-optimized FEC for 200 Gbps traffic
Availability
The Marvell Nova electro-optics platform
(see companion press release) is sampling now to select customers
and Teralynx 10 will sample in Q2. Additional resources can be
found on the media kit page.
About Marvell
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and future ambitions. Through a process of deep collaboration and
transparency, we're ultimately changing the way tomorrow's
enterprise, cloud, automotive, and carrier architectures
transform—for the better.
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Note: all metrics mentioned are in comparison to the previous
Marvell PAM4 electro-optics platform.
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