SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 28 -- PRNewswire/ AsiaNet
New Prestera(R)-EX Devices Offer Customers Advanced Features in Standalone
Systems to Terabit Chassis, While Simplifying IPv6 Network Development
Marvell(R) (Nasdaq: MRVL), a technology leader in the development of
extreme broadband communications and storage solutions, today introduced the
new Prestera(R)-EX116 and -EX126 packet processors that offer the industry's
most comprehensive support for IPv6 and enable customers to quickly incorporate
IPv6 features into their product portfolios. The new Prestera-EX devices offer
full routing and switching capabilities in hardware for simplifying customers
design efforts and accelerating their time-to-market.
"With support now available in leading switches, routers, and operating
systems, IPv6 is quickly becoming a must-have feature for a broad variety of
networking equipment," said Bob Wheeler, Senior Analyst for The Linley Group.
"The most challenging part of IPv6 deployment is coexistence with IPv4 networks
through tunneling and translation schemes. Development efforts, such as those
undertaken by Marvell, are enabling broader adoption of IPv6 by delivering
comprehensive support in a cost effective manner."
IPv6 is an evolutionary standard that enables customers to manage the
growing number of networked consumer electronic devices without running into
the addressing scheme limitations inherent to IPv4. Unique to the Prestera-EX
devices is comprehensive IP-in-IP tunneling support that enables coexistence
with current networks as well as the migration from IPv4 to next generation
IPv6 networks. With line rate IPv6 Unicast and Multicast routing, the
Prestera-EX devices also offer high-performance capabilities for emerging
peer-to-peer multimedia applications. In addition, the new Prestera-EX devices
support sophisticated L2-L4 traffic classification, filtering and
prioritization schemes that meet customers' stringent security and Quality of
Service (QoS) requirements.
Purpose built for the Enterprise Core and Enterprise/ISP Aggregation
networks, the new Prestera-EX devices offer advanced features such as Policy
Control Lists (PCLs) enabling IT managers to define policies for managing user
access to network and system services. Marvell's new Prestera-EX devices also
feature SecureControl technology, a new and innovative approach to CPU traffic
management, to address the high-availability requirements of mission critical
systems.
"With the recognition of the inherent benefits from increased security,
QoS and scalability, the technology industry and governments worldwide are
driving the adoption of IPv6," said Paul Valentine, Senior Director, Product
Marketing, Marvell. "Incorporating IPv6 features was a clear requirement and
Marvell was able to leverage its expertise and experience to develop a highly
integrated, comprehensive solution. Marvell is now uniquely positioned to
offer a complete portfolio of IPv6 capabilities from SOHO to Enterprise with
products at every performance point including Fast-, Gigabit- and 10 Gigabit-
Ethernet."
About Prestera-EX Devices
The Marvell? Prestera-EX family of Packet Processors delivers multi-
layered switching with an industry-leading feature set. The Prestera-EX116
integrates 48 Fast Ethernet (FE) ports, 4 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports and a
16 Gbps uplink bus. The Prestera-EX126 integrates 12 GbE ports and a 16 Gbps
uplink bus. The EX family provides the ideal solution for rapid development of
high-port density chassis, stackable and standalone switches with
uncompromising, non-blocking performance and scalability.
Availability
The new Prestera-EX116 and -EX126 devices are sampling now to key OEM
customers. To shorten customers' design cycles and accelerate time-to-market,
Marvell provides complete Prestera-EX System Development Kits which include
development boards, reference designs and the Prestera Software Suite -- a well
defined family of device drivers - along with schematics, layout files and
other documentation.
About Marvell
Marvell is the leading global semiconductor provider of complete broadband
communications and storage solutions. The Company's diverse product portfolio
includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and
storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure,
including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this
release, the terms "Company" and "Marvell" refer to Marvell Technology Group
Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MSI), Marvell
Asia Pte Ltd. (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell
International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel
Ltd. (MSIL), RADLAN Computer Communications Ltd. and SysKonnect GmbH. MSI is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. and designs, develops and markets products
on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at
www.marvell.com.
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Statements referring to or based on uncertainties also identify forward-looking
statements. These statements include those relating to Marvell products
simplifying IPv6 network deployment, Marvell products simplifying customer
design efforts and accelerating customers' time to market, the technology
industry and governments driving the adoption of IPv6; and the ability of
Marvell products to shorten customers' design cycles. All forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed in these statements. Some
risks and uncertainties include the timing, cost and successful completion of
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Marvell's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 and
Marvell's subsequent reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to
revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.
NOTE: Marvell(R), the Marvell logo and Prestera(R) are trademarks of
Marvell. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Media Contact
Name: Kellie DiNaro
Title: Sr. Public Relations Manager
Tel: (408) 222-2500
E-mail: [email protected]
SOURCE: Marvell
CONTACT: Kellie DiNaro, Sr. Public Relations Manager of Marvell
+1-408-222-2500, [email protected]
Web site: http://www.marvell.com
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