IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® Based

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® 98CX8580 Based

Introduction to Silicom IS Switch Series Based on Marvell® Falcon Prestera®

The Silicom IS12800 IS Switch, powered by Marvell® Falcon Prestera® silicon, represents a significant advancement in networking technology. The Silicom IS12800 IS switch is designed to deliver high performance, flexibility, and scalability, making it ideal for modern data centers and enterprise networks.

The key features of the IS Switch series include support SONiC, up to 400 Gbps, RoCE V2, and modularity that allows for the swapping of switchboards and front I/O.

The Future of Networking

Disaggregation, the decoupling of hardware and software, is increasingly recognized as the future of networking. This approach allows customers to select the best hardware and software independently, fostering rapid innovation by separating their development paths. Initially popularized in server virtualization, disaggregation is now being adapted to storage and networking technologies.

In networking, disaggregation enables any network operating system (NOS) to integrate with any switch silicon. Open-source standards like ONIE (Open Network Install Environment) facilitate the loading and installation of any NOS during the boot process.

SONiC: The Linux of Networking OS

SONiC (Software for Open Networking in Cloud) is gaining traction as the preferred open-source cloud-scale NOS. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 40% of organizations operating large data center networks will run SONiC in production environments. This prediction is based on the growing customer interest and the expanding commercial ecosystem around SONiC.

As a community-driven NOS with a silicon-agnostic Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI), SONiC levels the playing field for NOS. The SAI allows for the rapid introduction of new switch silicon, providing a choice of open, disaggregated networking hardware to the NOS, similar to how Linux revolutionized server infrastructure.

Marvell’s Commitment to SAI/SONiC

Marvell is committed to supporting SONiC and SAI across its data center switch portfolio.

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® Based

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® 98CX8580 Based

Target Use Cases:​

• Enterprise​, Cloud and data centers​, Telco and carrier​, Storage​​

Highlights​​:

• High Radix, high backbone​, Low latency​, RoCEv2 awareness, NVMeoF classification​, Virtualization​, Analytics, Congestion aware load balance​​.​

High Availability​​:

• ‍Ensures uninterrupted service with features like Fast Reboot, warm upgrades, and process restarts without disrupting traffic.​​

Advanced Telemetry and Monitoring​​:

• Provides real-time network performance insights and integrates with popular monitoring frameworks.​​

Cloud-Scale Networking​​:

• Scales to support the largest data center operations.​​

Comprehensive Protocol Support​​:

• Supports major Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, and more.​​

Modular Architecture​​:

• Highly customizable architecture that allows components such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VLAN, and Quality of Service (QoS) to be added or removed based on specific requirements.​​

​Container-Based Applications​​:

• Each network function runs in its own container, allowing for independent updates and upgrades without affecting other components.​​

​​uCentral Cloud Management:​​

• Supports access point and LAN switch management using the uCentral protocol, enabling zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) and open-source development.​​

Uniform Solution ​:

• Three models to ensure consistency in appearance and functionality.​​

Modular Design​​:

• Switchboard located at the front, CPU board located at the rear, IO Management ports at the rear, IO Management ports are directly on the CPU board.​

Industry Standard CRPS​​:

• Redundant Power Supplies form factor supporting AC and DC located at the front. ​

Flexibility ​:

• Front IO, Switch board, CPU board. ​

Options:​

• Slide rails, LOM

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® Based

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® 98CX8580 Based

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® Based

IS12800 Silicom IS Switch Marvell® Falcon Prestera® 98CX8580 Based