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Marvell Extends Borderless Enterprise Networking Portfolio to Industrial Applications
Highly Integrated, Secure Offering Facilitates IT/OT Network Convergence SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:
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[{"type":"text","content":"Highly Integrated, Secure Offering Facilitates IT/OT Network Convergence \nSANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced the extension of its campus networking portfolio into the operational technology (OT) networks common to industrial and critical infrastructure organizations. Marvell's Secure Deterministic Ethernet solution, comprised of Prestera® switches and Alaska® PHYs, is designed for switch appliances used in these often-harsh environments. By enabling the more widespread use of Ethernet in the OT environment, the new solution facilitates the adoption of modern IT tools and security methods in OT networks, enabling a common management and automation approach from the cloud to the OT network edge. According to 650 Group, the shift to Ethernet is driving double-digit growth in this sub-segment, increasing Marvell's addressable market. \nThe OT networks in which these switches operate require precision timing and predictable latency—attributes not typically required in corporate IT networks. Traditionally, proprietary protocols have been required to meet these needs, known collectively as deterministic networking. The new solution addresses these deterministic networking requirements with a set of Ethernet standards known as time-sensitive networking (TSN). With TSN, virtually any kind of Ethernet traffic can share a network, allowing siloed IT and OT networks to converge, thus reducing costs and facilitating in OT networks the analytics, automation and intelligence that are transforming IT networks. \nIn addition to being characterized by harsh physical environments, networks in manufacturing and critical infrastructure industries such as electric utilities, railways, and energy production are at heightened risk of cyberattack. Risks are further increased due to the location of some networking equipment, which places it at relatively greater risk of physical security breach. To better protect these networks, the new Prestera industrial-grade switches with TSN offer industry-first device- and link-level security, in the form of Secure Boot and MACsec. \nFor OEMs, semiconductor power, footprint and design complexity are critical considerations. Unlike alternative approaches that require a separate field-prog...