SANTA CLARA, Calif. and
LAS VEGAS, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), a world leader in storage,
cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and
multimedia semiconductor solutions, today announced the
Marvell® Alaska® 88E2010/40 family of Ethernet transceivers, the
industry's first commercially available Ethernet transceivers fully
optimized for 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps data rates over Cat5e cables.
Providing a cost efficient, small form factor and low power
dissipation, the Alaska 88E2010/40
Ethernet transceivers enable the utilization of the most common
types of installed Cat5e Ethernet cabling for applications
including 802.11ac Access Point uplinks, switches, servers,
workstations and high-end PCs. The Alaska 88E2010/40 Ethernet transceivers are
designed to be compliant with the emerging IEEE 802.3bz standard
and the NBASE-T Alliance specification for 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps data
rates over Cat5e cables. The new Marvell Alaska 88E2010/40 Ethernet
transceivers further extend Marvell's Alaska product suite and currently are being
sampled by global customers.
To provide a seamless system solution, the Alaska 88E2010/40 Ethernet transceivers can be
kitted with Marvell's broad range of switches, which span the range
from basic Layer 2 functionality to models containing full
Enterprise Class Virtualization and Layer 3+ features. These
switches support anywhere from 4 to 48 NBASE-T ports, have the
ability to stack with 40GbE and 100GbE uplinks and are provided
with application software in turn-key packaged solutions.
"Marvell's Alaska 88E2010/40
Ethernet transceivers are optimized to enable 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps
uplink data rates in SMB and enterprise environments over existing
Cat5e cabling, saving the cost of rewiring the installed base,"
said Michael Zimmerman, Vice
President and General Manager, Connectivity, Storage and
Infrastructure (CSI) BU at Marvell
Semiconductor, Inc. "Marvell's Alaska 88E2010/40 technology was custom
designed to provide one of the lowest power dissipation rates in
one of the smallest form factors on the market to power enterprise
switching and application processor solutions at a very cost
effective price. They perfectly pair with Marvell's complete family
of switch silicon products, which provide comprehensive support for
4 to 48 ports of NBASE-T 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps Ethernet."
The Alaska 88E2010/40 devices
use Marvell's advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology
to enable the repurposing of low-cost Cat5e Ethernet cables for
data rates as high as 5Gbps. The devices support Category 6
(screened or unscreened), Category 6a (augmented) and Category 7
type cables, as well as Category 5e type cables for distances up to
100m. The devices support a variety of host interfaces (2500BASE-X,
5000BASE-R, SGMII), as well as 10G host interfaces such as USXGMII
interface and XFI/RXAUI with Rate-Matching. The transceiver family
also features full backward compatibility with lower-speed legacy
Ethernet (1000/100/10Mbps) on the line side.
The Alaska 88E2010/40 Ethernet
transceivers also incorporate the Marvell advanced Virtual Cable
Tester® technology for cable fault detection and proactive cable
performance monitoring. With advanced DSP technology, the
transceivers can proactively monitor the performance of a cable and
determine cable length and type, in addition to detecting opens and
shorts and reporting the location of a fault.
The robust Alaska 88E2010/40
family of Ethernet transceivers includes:
- Compliance with the NBASE-T Alliance specifications for 2.5Gbps
and 5Gbps modes
- Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE 802.3az for all supported
data rates
- Bit error rate (BER) better than 10-15
- Demonstrated reach of over 170m on Cat5e for 2.5Gbps and over
115m for 5G mode
- Integrated Marvell Virtual Cable Tester technology
- Management Data Clock (MDC) and Management Data Input/Output
(MDIO) management interface
- Industry-leading lowest power consumption
- Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and Media Access Control Security
(MACsec) functions in the 88E2010 and 88E2040 devices
The Marvell Alaska product family will be showcased at the
NBASE-T Alliance booth (No. 936) at Interop Las Vegas, May 2-6, 2016 at the Mandalay Bay Convention
Center in Las Vegas. For further
information about Marvell's 88E2010/40 and the rest of the Marvell
Alaska family of Ethernet transceivers, visit:
http://www.marvell.com/transceivers/.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete
silicon solutions. From storage to cloud infrastructure, Internet
of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia, Marvell's diverse
product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with
industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency.
At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and
enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers
to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and
mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and
ease of access to services adding value to their social, personal
and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human
experience.
For more information, please visit www.Marvell.com.
Marvell, the M logo, Alaska,
and Virtual Cable Tester 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
Sue
Kim
Director, Corporate Communications
& PR
408.222.1942
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