Marvell introduced an Ethernet crossbar switch fabric that integrates seventy-two 3.125 Gbps serializer/deserializers (SERDES) on a single chip. The Marvell Prestera-FX crossbar switch fabric, which leverages the company’s Alaska X 10 Gigabit physical layer (PHY) transceivers, targets 10 GbE enterprise core switches. The fabric enables the development of 12-blade chassis systems that scale up to 576 GbE ports with 48 GbE port line cards for wiring closets, or 48 ports of 10 GbE for backbone connectivity. Marvell is currently sampling two versions of the Prestera-FX crossbar switch fabric.
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- In October, Marvell introduced its Yukon Gigabit Ethernet controller for 10/100/1000 plug-and-play PC network connections. The single-chip device integrates the company’s Alaska Gigabit PHY with its Gigabit MAC and its suite of software drivers. Marvell said the natural evolution of technology suggests that soon every PC will come standard with 10/100/1000 connectivity.