SANTA CLARA, Calif. ,
March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell
(NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that it will join the Evenstar
program and work with Facebook Connectivity to provide a 4G/5G
OpenRAN Distributed Unit (DU) design for Evenstar, based on the
industry-leading OCTEON Fusion® baseband processors and
Arm-based OCTEON® multi-core digital processing units
(DPUs). The Evenstar DU design will enable a new generation of RAN
suppliers to deliver high performance, cost-optimized,
interoperable DU products to the rapidly expanding OpenRAN
ecosystem.
Marvell will supply a fully integrated DU reference board
featuring the OCTEON Fusion-O baseband, providing 4G and 5G PHY
layer processing and an OCTEON DPU to run software functions.
Facebook Connectivity will collaborate with Marvell to enable
software operations on this solution and encourage multiple third
parties to port protocol stack software as well. The DU supports up
to 16 downlink layers at 100 MHz channelization with 10 Gbps
downlink and 5Gbps uplink performance. The goal is to have Evenstar
DU equipment ready for network operator trials next year.
The Evenstar program is a collaborative effort focused on
building general-purpose RAN reference architecture for 4G and 5G
networks in the OpenRAN ecosystem. The DU design is Evenstar's
second major OpenRAN initiative following its successful radio unit
(RU) design introduction in 2020. By decoupling the RU, DU, and
control unit (CU) functions while ensuring interoperability among
different vendors' offerings, mobile network operators will have
the ability to select best-of-breed components and the flexibility
to deploy solutions that best address their requirements.
"Marvell demonstrated its commitment to OpenRAN by introducing
our O-RAN Platform in December 2020
based on our industry-leading OCTEON Fusion architecture," said Raj
Singh, executive vice president of the Processors Business Group at
Marvell. "We also realize that the key to success – not just for
our platform, but for the industry as a whole – involves
collaboration such as this Evenstar DU engagement with Facebook
Connectivity and other partners. We look forward to delivering a
high performance, cost-optimized DU design that supports the
capacity and interoperability requirements necessary to deploy
versatile, next-generation networks by the operator community."
"We are excited to welcome Marvell's DU contribution to the
Evenstar program," said Jaydeep
Ranade, director of wireless engineering for Facebook
Connectivity. "Marvell's experience in baseband and DPU processors
is a great addition to Evenstar as we work together to accelerate
the adoption of high performance, innovative OpenRAN solutions
globally."
To learn more about Marvell's industry-leading infrastructure
solutions, check out
https://www.marvell.com/products/data-processing-units.html.
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