Date: 10/05/2012

Solutions from Marvell to support all three clouds - private, public and home

Marvell has announced an end-to-end cloud services and infrastructure platform that accelerates the connected lifestyle for businesses and consumers. Marvell offers networking, compute and storage solutions that support all three clouds - private, public, and home - as well as fiber and mobile Internet service infrastructure.

Marvell's approach to cloud services and infrastructure encompasses the following four elements:

Private cloud
A highly agile, mobile workforce needs access to corporate applications and data anytime, anywhere via various user platforms, requiring a more efficient and secure network.

The first end-to-end silicon solutions introduced at Interop, Marvell include:

1. 4x4 wireless access point technology with implicit beam forming for extended connectivity range for clients.
2. Commercially available silicon for centralized traffic managed access solutions
3. The highest density, commercially available silicon solution for 40G datacenter interconnects

Public cloud
The public cloud is the backbone of the connected lifestyle, hosting a variety of social media and ecommerce services, enabling digital content such as pictures, books and videos to be easily stored and retrieved from anywhere in the world at anytime.

At Interop, Marvell is to demonstrate
1. A public cloud server/storage solution that leverage Marvell's ARM CPUs and storage controllers along with a complete server software suite
2. A tiered cache with MIOPS, and the ARM base cold storage solution designed for an optimal balance between disk capacity and power envelope

Home cloud
Today's homes are becoming increasingly digital with the introduction of devices like smart meters, wireless thermostats, and Internet-enabled TVs. The explosive growth of smart phones and tablets is driving the demand to access home content and systems 24/7 from anywhere. At Interop, Marvell is to introduce a home server solution that is low-cost, simple to use and provides easy remote access and offer:
1. A complete platform built with key technologies, including a low-power ARM CPU, SOHO switch, power management and connectivity solutions ranging from 4x4 wireless, Zigbee to G.hn with MIMO support
2. The SoC enabling a low power, always-on, home server that fosters a new generation of remote cloud services including content access, smart energy management, health monitoring and personalized entertainment

Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the foundation that connects all the clouds - private, public and home. The explosion of the mobile Internet, however, is challenging the efficiencies of the current infrastructure. Carriers are building out a new generation of WLAN, 3G and 4G/LTE-based networks, but it is critical that these new provider networks be reliable, secure, robust and able to scale. At Interop, Marvell is to introduce end-to-end platform solutions that enable service providers to maximize their network performance and generate new revenues. They include
1. Platforms for LTE "World Modem" and Universal PON (Avanta) access
2. True 100G line-rate programmable (Xelerated) packet processing for access, transport and backhaul
3. Commercially available single-chip, terabit switch platform for carrier-grade ATCA, serving gateways and UPON OLTs

Marvell's cloud services and infrastructure demos are available at Interop by appointment only.