InfiniBand
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InfiniBand (IB) is a computer networking standard used in high-performance computing that features very high throughput and very low latency. It is used for data interconnect both among and within computers. InfiniBand is also used as either a direct or switched interconnect between servers and storage systems, as well as an interconnect between storage systems. It is designed to be scalable and uses a switched fabric network topology. Between 2014 and June 2016, it was the most commonly used interconnect in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.
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- Organization.name
- InfiniBand Trade Association
- Organization.image
- InfiniBand Trade Association logo.jpg
- Organization.size
- 160px
- Organization.formation
- 1999
- Organization.type
- Industry trade group
- Organization.purpose
- Promoting InfiniBand
- Organization.headquarters
- Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
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- Infinibandport.jpg
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- InfiniBand
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- History
- Specification
- Performance
- Topology
- Messages
- Physical interconnection
- Software interfaces
- Ethernet over InfiniBand
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- References
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InfiniBand (IB) is a computer networking standard used in high-performance computing that features very high throughput and very low latency. It is used for data interconnect both among and within computers. InfiniBand is also used as either a direct or switched interconnect between servers and storage systems, as well as an interconnect between storage systems. It is designed to be scalable and uses a switched fabric network topology. Between 2014 and June 2016, it was the most commonly used interconnect in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.
Mellanox (acquired by Nvidia) manufactures InfiniBand host bus adapters and network switches, which are used by large computer system and database vendors in their product lines.