Marvell Ships High-Volume SONiC-Enabled Production Switch Silicon into Tier-1 Clouds
November 10, 2021 at 09:00 am EST
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Marvell announced that it is shipping SONiC-enabled production switch silicon of its Teralynx? 9K and Prestera? 8K devices in high-volume to tier-1 cloud customers. Leveraging Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) and Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC), Marvell's Teralynx and Prestera devices are bringing greater flexibility and choice to cloud data centers grappling with the demand for greater bandwidth as data growth continues to surge. Through its continued investment in SAI, commitment to delivering disaggregated solutions based on SONiC, and support for open systems through ODMs and OEMs, Marvell is enabling faster innovation, agility and improved total cost of ownership (TCO). SONiC is an open-source network operating system (NOS) based on Linux and built on SAI that runs on switches from multiple vendors. SONiC running on Marvell's Teralynx and Prestera switch silicon devices provides cloud customers with more choice and interoperability as well as the ability to scale. By enabling the disaggregation of network software and hardware for cloud data centers, Marvell is helping facilitate faster time-to-market of deployments, greater innovation and ultimately, cost savings. Underscoring its commitment to open source and interoperability, Marvell is demonstrating the leading-edge capabilities of its networking and electro-optics portfolio. Leveraging the SONiC network operating system, the demo showcases a complete data center offering which includes Marvell's Teralynx and Prestera switches, and its electro-optics modules and DSPs. The demo, which can be viewed here, illustrates how open-source technology enables disaggregated solutions in a cloud data center fabric in a leaf-spine topology and includes the following technologies: Teralynx switches?delivering scalable performance with high radix, best-in-class latency and advanced telemetry. Prestera switches?architected from the ground up with insightful telemetry, flow-aware intelligence, scalable performance and advanced integrated security technologies. Marvell Electro-Optics including COLORZ??II 400ZR in QSFP-DD form factor, PAM4 DSPs, TIAs and drivers bring unprecedented power efficiency and speed for data center interconnect (DCI) applications. Keysight Technologies SONiC Test Platform validating device performance and conformance and driving SONiC adoption through standardized testing.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd specializes in designing and marketing integrated communications and storage circuits intended for manufacturers of high-speed network equipment, hard disks, and consumer electronics. Net sales break down by area of application as follows:
- data centers (40.7%): artificial intelligence systems, data storage systems, Ethernet switches, servers, interconnection systems, etc.;
- enterprise networks (23.1%): routers, Ethernet switches, wireless access points, network equipment, workstations, etc. for campuses, small and medium-sized enterprises;
- telecom network infrastructures (18.3%): access multiplexers, Ethernet switches, optical transport systems, routers, wireless radio network access systems, etc.;
- consumer electronics (11.9%): broadband gateways and routers, game console systems, home data storage systems, home wireless access points, personal computer systems, printers and receiver terminals;
- automotive and industrial (6%): advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle systems, embedded network systems, industrial Ethernet switches, video surveillance systems.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (11.7%), China (42%), Malaysia (6.6%), Thailand (6.6%), Singapore (5.6%), Taiwan (4.9%), Japan (4.4%), Finland (3.2%), Philippines (2.9%) and other (12.1%).