- Data link encoding modification from 8/10 bits to 64/66 bits
- Forward Error Correction (FEC) between switches and between switches and adapters
- Integration of InfiniBand router within the InfiniBand switch
- Integration of InfiniBand to Ethernet gateway within the InfiniBand switch
- Lower power consumption
The high-speed InfiniBand server and storage connectivity has become the de facto scalable solution for systems of any size - ranging from small, departmental-based compute infrastructures to the world's large PetaScale systems. The rich feature set and the design flexibility enable users to deploy the InfiniBand connectivity between servers and storage in various architectures and topologies to meet performance and or productivity goals. These benefits make InfiniBand the best cost and performance solution when compared to proprietary and Ethernet-based options.
The Mellanox FDR InfiniBand switch product line offers consolidated fabric elements for higher scalability and fabric consolidation. Mellanox FDR switches include an integrated InfiniBand router and network bridges from InfiniBand to Ethernet. The seamless integration of the bridges yields a simplified, yet high-performance connectivity from the InfiniBand network to legacy or other networks, resulting in substantial CAPEX and OPEX savings.
The FDR InfiniBand switches and cables brings forth low latency, high-performance, scalable, efficient and reliable interconnect solutions for connecting servers and storage. The performance, scalability and economical advantages delivered by FDR InfiniBand increase applications productivity and optimize the return on investment. FDR InfiniBand is the best interconnect solution for high-performance and data center clusters today.