The InfiniBand spec is designed to support three full-duplex, bidirectional link speeds of 1´ (2.5-Gbps, four-pin interface), 4´ (10-Gbps, 16-pin interface), or 12´ (30-Gbps, 48-pin interface) across ...

Abstract: This tutorial presents the details of the interconnection network utilized in many high performance computing (HPC) systems today. “InfiniBand” is the hardware interconnect utilized by over ...

One of the most fundamental units of networking are the interconnect networking technologies — the protocols and frameworks that enable one device to connect to another in a standardized way. In ...

Ethernet is winning the war for AI back-end networks, according to new research from Dell’Oro Group. Just as Broadcom continued its assault on InfiniBand with the launch of its Tomahawk Ultra switch ...

NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonics-based network switches connect millions of GPUs, scaling AI compute. They achieve up to 1.6 Tbps per port and up to 400 Tbps aggregate bandwidth.

Before diving into this fourth installment of our InfiniBand series, let's do a quick recap of what we’ve discussed so far: InfiniBand is a networking protocol for high-speed, low-latency transmission ...

Some clients are just now hearing about a 25-year-old communications standard that many people inadvertently hedge their bets against by doubling down on Ethernet. Thanks to juggernauts like Nvidia, ...

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to developing and furthering the adoption of RDMA technologies, today announced several key ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and the backend network infrastructure needed to support those applications will expand data center switch spending by 50%, according to research from Dell’Oro ...