SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that
enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud
wired and wireless networking, today announced that it has
partnered with Pica8 to bring true software-defined network (SDN)
solution using Pica8's OpenFlow-based PicOS network operating
system (NOS) and Cavium's revolutionary XPliant switch chip. The
combination of these technologies enables end users, switch
manufacturers and system integrators to create customized SDN
environments to meet business and application needs.
Traditionally, switching ASIC pipelines have been fixed function
and optimized for traditional 'client-server' environments, as a
result they have limited flexibility in adapting the switch
functionality needed to support varied SDN needs. Today, networks
need to be flexible to conform to unpredictable application
demands, driven by SaaS and cloud adoption. Cavium's programmable
XPliant switching silicon is the missing building block in
providing full programmability of SDN environments. The XPliant
switch, combined with PicOS, the market leading OpenFlow-based NOS,
gives customers greater granular control to program their
infrastructure. Customers can now choose exactly the right
switching characteristics, NOS, and SDN applications to meet
specific business needs.
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"Today's networks require customization because they tend to
have different SaaS and Cloud profiles. As such, there's a need for
an agile, programmable network that can conform to various needs,"
said Brad Casemore, Research
Director, Datacenter Networks at IDC. "Cavium's XPliant switch and
Pica8's PicOS seek to address those requirements with a
programmable switch ASIC pipeline that complements the value of
software-defined infrastructure."
"Edgecore Networks understands the demand for additional open
network solutions for cloud data centers, telecom service provider
networks, and enterprise SDNs," said George
Tchaparian, CEO at Edgecore Networks. "We welcome the work
by Pica8 and Cavium to make the PicOS software available on open
network switches based on the Cavium XPliant switch ASIC,
including the Edgecore AS7500-32X 100GbE switch which has been
contributed as an open source hardware design to the Open Compute
Project."
"The Cavium - Pica8 partnership will create a solution that
integrates Layer 2/3 networking and SDN within the same switch,"
said Dominic Wilde, vice president,
Global Product Line Management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "We
are excited to begin integration of the new Cavium/Pica8 solution
with the HPE VAN SDN Controller and HPE Alotline family of open
networking switches to empower customers to build scalable and
automated networks that accelerate time to service and deliver
faster ROI and lower total cost of ownership. In addition, with the
Cavium/Pica8 solution, HPE customers can leverage the entire HP SDN
App Store ecosystem."
"ASICs are the anchor of an SDN solution stack, and having
choice in the market is key. Just as there is an ecosystem forming
for SDN applications, controllers and network operating systems, we
see having ASIC choice being a key enabler for customers to have
the ability to tune the network for their environment," said
James Liao, president and CEO of
Pica8. "Pica8 is proud to have been selected as the first NOS on
the revolutionary XPliant switches."
"The XPliant switches deliver the flexibility and throughput
required by next generation networks," said Eric Hayes, VP/GM of the Switch Platform Group
at Cavium. "By partnering with Pica8, we can allow our customers to
realize the full potential of the XPliant switch and build truly
customized SDN implementations."
Availability
Cavium and Pica8 plan to have generally available products in Q1
of 2016.
About Cavium, Inc.
Cavium is a leading provider of
highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent
processing in enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless
service provider applications. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of
integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance
from 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent
functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and
access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are
supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems,
tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's
principal offices are in San Jose,
California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India, and China. For more information, please visit:
http://www.cavium.com
About Pica8, Inc.
Since 2009, Pica8 is the one-stop
source for white box networking with PicOS™, a network operating
system that enables organizations and original equipment
manufacturers to easily integrate Layer-2 / Layer-3 networking and
software-defined networking (SDN) using commodity switches. Pica8's
solutions enable real time, hands free provisioning that fits
today's complex networks and scales with them to enable
transformation. PicOS supports an industry-standard CLI for Layer-2
/ Layer-3, unmodified Linux, and OpenFlow 1.4. Pica8 provides PicOS
on both pre-loaded switching hardware or as standalone software for
a growing list of compatible bare metal switches. Pica8 is a global
company headquartered in Palo Alto,
California. For more information, visit
www.pica8.com or follow @pica8 on Twitter.
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