Porting commercial-NOS on to Marvell Gen-6 switching ASICs

This case study focuses on porting a commercial Network Operating System (NOS) that is already supported on Marvell Gen-5 switching ASICs to Marvell Gen-6 devices.

February 17, 2026
ASIC Marvell NOS Porting

The Challenge

This case study focuses on porting a commercial Network Operating System (NOS) that is already supported on Marvell Gen-5 switching ASICs (AC3X, Aldrin, Aldrin2) to Marvell Gen-6 devices (AC5X/P, Aldrin3, Falcon, etc.). The typical deployment of this NOS is for Data Center networking applications.

Key Challenges

1

Porting NOS from Gen-5 to Gen-6 ASICs

2

Supporting new Marvell chipset families

3

Maintaining Data Center deployment capabilities

4

AC5X/P, Aldrin3, Falcon device support

Our Approach

Successfully ported commercial NOS from Marvell Gen-5 to Gen-6 switching ASICs, enabling support for AC5X/P, Aldrin3, Falcon, and other Gen-6 devices for Data Center deployments.

Implementation Steps

ASIC Analysis

Analyze Gen-6 ASIC architecture and differences

NOS Porting

Port NOS to Gen-6 ASIC platform

Device Support

Implement support for Gen-6 device families

Data Center Validation

Validate Data Center deployment scenarios

Results

Outcomes

Successfully ported commercial NOS to Marvell Gen-6 switching ASICs with full device family support.
Technologies

Technologies Used

NOS PortingMarvell ASICGen-6Data Center

Gen-6 ASIC Support

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