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Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Marvell | Subject: VCT
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2003
Virtual cable tester is bonus for
Gigabit Ethernet
VCT virtual cable tester technology is an advanced on-chip cable diagnostics capability that significantly reduces network deployment and maintenance costs in all Gigabit Ethernet applications.
Marvell has seen widespread adoption of its patent-pending VCT virtual cable tester technology, an advanced on-chip cable diagnostics capability that significantly reduces network deployment and maintenance costs in all Gigabit Ethernet applications Built-in VCT cable diagnostics technology is now widely available in the market in a broad range of client and switch Gigabit products from systems companies including 3Com, Cisco, D-Link, Extreme Networks and Netgear
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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By using Marvell's on-chip VCT technology, users gain the functionality of a several thousand-dollar cable meter system typically required to handle corporate network service and support issues.
With this technology, each network system port can independently detect and report cabling issues without the need to unplug cables.
VCT technology is key to reducing the costly support issues experienced by manufacturers of networking equipment as well as improving customer satisfaction levels.
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Marvell anticipates that major systems manufacturers deploying VCT technology, will be able to eliminate 80% of received support phone calls and significantly decrease installation time.
"Netgear is pleased to leverage Marvell's VCT technology in providing easy-to-use, reliable and technologically advanced networking solutions for homes and small businesses", commented Patrick Lo, Netgear's CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
"By utilising VCT technology in our products, we can automate cable-related customer support and provide higher levels of customer satisfaction".
"Eliminating the concern of cabling issues provides our customers with a worry-free, plug-and-play system", added Steven Joe, President of D-Link.
"We are delighted to work with Marvell and to embrace their broadband communications technology, such as VCT, to increase the feature set for D-Link products".
"In a variety of client and switch applications, OEMs are requiring built-in cable-diagnostics technology, eliminating the need for additional metering equipment", explained Sanjay Iyer, Senior Analyst at The Linley Group.
"Marvell's VCT technology, an ingenious practical application of the DSPs used in its PHY design, provides these OEMs with a cost-effective way to improve usability and customer satisfaction.
Integral cable-diagnostic capability will become an indispensable feature for all Ethernet systems".
"Marvell VCT technology will offer tremendous value and cost savings to the end-user, IT manager and system integrator", stated David Young, Marvell's General Manager of the Connectivity Business Unit.
"As the demand for Gigabit-enabled systems proliferates the market, we are working closely with market-leading networking OEMs to build next-generation products to take advantage of this shift with the richest feature set possible".
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