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News Release from: Marvell | Subject: 88E6151 and 88E6181
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 May 2003
Gigabit Ethernet switches target SOHO
routers
Marvell has extended its Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch range to the SOHO market with five- and eight-port integrated GbE switches.
Marvell has extended its Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch range to the SOHO market with five- and eight-port integrated GbE switches The five-port 88E6151 and eight-port 88E6181 Gigabit switches extend the Marvell Link Street family of integrated Fast Ethernet switches to GbE, providing fast and easy network connectivity for consumers installing a Gigabit SOHO or home network
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The increase in the number of multiple-PC households and small offices that use Internet appliances has driven the demand for higher speed Gigabit networking solutions.
With Gigabit switches based on the Marvell Link Street devices, consumers will now be able to access high-speed servers to exchange large files such as high-quality graphics and multimedia traffic at data rates faster than currently deployed networks, and will be able to share peripheral equipment such as printers and scanners.
The Link Street devices' quality of service features support new Internet services delivered to the remote office, including efficient processing for video-over-the-Internet and voice-over-IP processing for IP telephony.
These devices enable PCs and IP phones to network with all LAN ports switched at Gigabit speeds.
The highly integrated Link Street devices enable construction of a complete three-chip five-port/eight-port GbE switch solution with triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbit/s support, enabling customers to effectively transition their existing Fast Ethernet networks to GbE.
The three-chip solution with Marvell Alaska PHYs supports both copper and fibre connections with market-leading network reach, and includes the Company's Virtual Cable Tester (VCT) technology for cable testing.
VCT technology enables consumers to verify and validate their cable connections when they connect the network, making SOHO network installation as easy as plug-and-play.
"Marvell provides its SOHO customers, shifting from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet, with the highest performance, most cost-effective switch solution available on the market today", stated Bill Windsor, Marvell's Director of Product Marketing for SOHO Networking Products.
"These latest additions to the Link Street SOHO networking family enable customers to gain plug-and-play Gigabit networks with high-speed access for multimedia".
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