Comms processors cover all broadband flavours

SoCs integrate a high-performance, low-power service processor to provide carrier-grade availability.

Marvell has announced the availability of its new converged switching system-on-chip (SoC) products, the Prestera 98DX2100 and 98DX4100, powered by Marvell CarrierSpan technology.

Tailored for the fast growing Ethernet-centric broadband access and intelligent services-enabled enterprise edge markets, the new family of SoCs integrate a high-performance, low-power service processor to provide carrier-grade availability.

According to Dr Simon Milner, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell: "With these new devices, we are able to combine a high-speed embedded processor with a unique low-power design to create a scalable, unified switching architecture for our customers".

"By enabling volume deployment of broadband-based Ethernet services under CarrierSpan technology, we believe we can help reduce customer operating expenses and accelerate time to market".

Marvell's new 98DX2100 and 98DX4100 family of processors is targeted for the various flavours of high-speed broadband access including PON, VDSL and native Ethernet, by including versatile sets of programmable interfaces.

To support future scalability, the devices integrate four resilient FlexUplink ports programmed for any speed to support network upgrades from 1G to 2.5G to 10G.

To minimise power dissipation and save on overall system cost, the integrated service processor has a built-in controller for high-speed 800MHz DDR2 memory and low-cost NAND Flash.

The unique accomplishment of the 98DX2100 and 98DX4100 is that each offers customers a unified architecture both for FE and GE platforms, and mid-range and high-end metro access solutions.

The Marvell 98DX2100 and 98DX4100 series of devices are currently sampling.

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