DocumentCode
1276541
Title
InfiniBridge: an InfiniBand channel adapter with integrated switch
Author
Eddington, Chris
Author_Institution
Mellanox Technol., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Volume
22
Issue
2
fYear
2002
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
56
Abstract
The InfiniBridge device supports 10- and 2.5-gigabit per second link speeds, hardware transport, multicasting and quality of service. Mapping communication protocols to InfinBand´s hardware transport connections achieves near-wire-speed performance with minimal processor overhead.
Keywords
computer networks; data communication equipment; equipment evaluation; multicast communication; performance evaluation; quality of service; telecommunication channels; telecommunication switching; transport protocols; 10 Gbit/s; 25 Gbit/s; InfiniBand channel adapter; InfiniBridge; communication protocol mapping; hardware transport connections; integrated switch; link speeds; multicasting; near-wire-speed performance; processor overhead; service quality; Communication switching; Computer architecture; Fabrics; Hardware; Integrated circuit interconnections; Network servers; Packet switching; Switches; Telecommunication network reliability; Transport protocols;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1732
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MM.2002.997879
Filename
997879
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