Ethernet Software

Overview

IC Software Solutions for Carrier, Enterprise & IoT Ethernet Networking

Microsemi's Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet software solutions have been deployed by 100's of companies worldwide, significantly improving their ROI. Complementing our broad IC portfolio, Microsemi's feature-rich software solutions deliver significant value with:

Rapid Time to Market: Shorten your development cycles and lower costs with easily customizable turnkey applications.
Standards-Based Comprehensive Solutions: Microsemi software meets IETF RFC, IEEE and MEF standards and has been certified at a variety of testing centers including UNH-IOL (University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab) and EANTC (European Advanced Networking Test Center), Tier-1 Telecom Labs, Industry Interoperability Events and Plug fests.
Mature, Flexible, and Fully Supported Packages: Ensure long term product success with Microsemi's ongoing software development and maintenance programs. Our real-time support enables quick alignment of your solutions to the latest standards and industry requirements

Microsemi's Ethernet and Power over Ethernet solutions and technologies includes Ethernet ICs, systems, software, IP and ecosystem solutions specifically architected for Ethernet networking applications in multiple settings.

Comprehensive Ethernet Switching Features

Microsemi Ethernet switching applications provide a comprehensive set of features for Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet applications. All applications support standards based Layer 2 (L2) switching capabilities, port control and monitoring features, QoS control, security control and authentication, advanced power savings capability and management. Microsemi's current applications include:

WebStaX™: Designed for Basic L2 Enterprise Managed switching applications including SMB (Small and Medium Business) Enterprise and commercial deployments, WebStaX enables web management of many features including: PoE, Stacking and EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet).

SMBStaX™: Designed for Advanced L2 Enterprise switching applications, including Medium and Large Enterprise applications, SMBStaX enables CLI, web and MIB management of all the standard features found in WebStaX and many advanced L2 and L3 capabilities including VLAN trunking, GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) and DHCP Server.

IStaX™: Designed for Industrial Ethernet switching applications, including Industrial and IoT configurations. IStaX includes all of the functionality of SMBStaX (excluding stacking) and adds support for IEEE 1588 PTP and linear/ring protection, including ERPS.

CEServices™: Designed for MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 applications deployed in Tier 1/2/3 Telco, MSO, Wireless Backhaul, CLEC and IXC (Inter eXchange Carriers) networks, CEServices provides a superset of the SMBStaX (excluding stacking) functionality with support for IEEE 1588 PTP, RFC2544/Y.1732/IEEE802.1ag OAM and many MEF CE 2.0 specifications.

Complete API Functionality

Microsemi's API (Application Programming Interface) provides a comprehensive, user-friendly Operating-System independent function library that supports all Microsemi Ethernet switches, PHY, MAC, and Optical Transport Network (OTN) Mapper products.

8051 Ethernet Switching Features

Microsemi's 8051 Ethernet Switching software enables customers to develop low cost compact Layer (L2) solutions based upon our 8051 based series of switches. Using a 3rd party compiler, customers can customize unmanaged or lightly managed (Webconfig) software to meet the requirements of embedded or standalone applications.

Accessing Microsemi Software Solutions

Access to Microsemi software solutions requires a current NDA with Microsemi and an active Software Licensing Agreement (SLA). Please contact your contact your local Microsemi sales or distributor office for further information regarding access to Microsemi Ethernet software solutions.

Product Number		Description	Market	Application	Basic L2	Advanced L2	Protection	IEEE 1588/SyncE	Carrier Ethernet	ICLI, JSON/RPC, SNMP
eCos	Linux	Description	Market	Application	Basic L2	Advanced L2	Protection	IEEE 1588/SyncE	Carrier Ethernet	ICLI, JSON/RPC, SNMP
VSC6810	VSC6818	CE Services	Service Provider	Turnkey	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
VSC6815	VSC6817	IStaX	Industrial IoT	Turnkey	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
VSC6813	VSC6816	SMBStaX	Enterprise	Turnkey	✅	✅				✅
VSC6812	VSC6819	WebStaX	Enterprise	Turnkey	✅
VSC6802		Unified API		Development
VSC6803		ETH API		Development
VSC6811		WebConfig/Unmanaged		Turnkey	✅
VSC6825		Ocelot Unmanaged		Turnkey	✅

Software Support Matrix

Switch Family	Part Numbers	Unmanaged		API		eCos				Linux
Switch Family	Part Numbers	VSC6825	VSC6811	VSC6802	VSC6803	VSC6810	VSC6815	VSC6813	VSC6812	VSC6818	VSC6817	VSC6816	VSC6819
Ocelot Unmanaged	VSC7511 VSC7512	✅
Ocelot Managed	VSC7513 VSC7514				✅						✅	✅	✅
SparX-III Unmanaged	VSC7420 VSC7421 VSC7422		✅
Serval-T	VSC7410 VSC7415				✅						✅	✅	✅
SparX-III Managed	VSC7414 VSC7424 VSC7425 VSC7426 VSC7427			✅	✅		VSC7414 Only	✅	✅		VSC7414 Only	✅	✅
Caracal	VSC7423 VSC7428 VSC7429			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅	✅	✅
Serval Serval Lite	VSC7416 VSC7418			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Serval-2 Serval-2 Lite	VSC7436 VSC7438				✅					✅	✅	✅	✅
Serval-TE Serval-TE10	VSC7430 VSC7435 VSC7437				✅					✅	✅	✅	✅
SparX-IV	VSC7440 VSC7442 VSC7444 VSC7448 VSC7449			✅ VSC7440 excluded	✅		✅	✅	✅		✅	✅	✅
Jaguar	VSC7460			✅		✅	✅	✅	✅
Jaguar-2	VSC7468				✅					✅	✅	✅	✅
Lynx	VSC7462			✅		✅	✅	✅	✅
Lynx-2	VSC7464				✅					✅	✅	✅	✅