June 25, 2010
The next generation of high-rate server connectivity and core switching is with us. IEEE 802.3ba, a new standard governing 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet operations, and the first to cover two specifications simultaneously, has been ratified. According to an IEEE statement:
“IEEE 802.3ba will eliminate these bottlenecks by providing a robust, scalable architecture for meeting [...]
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May 5, 2010
The interconnects between nodes in High Performance Computing (HPC) environments has always posed one of the greatest challenges when putting together a fast, reliable system. Node-to-node bandwidth, and bandwidth to all nodes at the same time requires high speed switches and complex topologies. Equally important are latency between nodes, protocol handling, application support, in-built intelligence [...]
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