InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association Announces 10th Compliance and Interoperability Plugfest.Several major vendors to attend Plugfest with goal of gaining product inclusion in coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. IBTA IBTA InfiniBand Trade Association IBTA Instituto Brasileiro de Tecnologia Avançada IBTA Instituto Boliviano de Tecnologia Agropecuaria IBTA International Business Travel Association IBTA International Business Training Association Integrator's List SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association (IBTA) today announced its 10th Compliance and Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. Plugfest, taking place October 9-10 in Durham, New Hampshire Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 12,664 at the 2000 census. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire. History . The event provides an opportunity for IBTA member companies to test their products for compliance with the InfiniBand architecture specification as well as interoperability with other InfiniBand products. Products that pass testing gain inclusion in the IBTA Integrators' List which is designed to support data center managers, CIOs and other IT professionals with their planned deployments of InfiniBand architecture solutions. Testing will be conducted at the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Lab. The Integrator's List is published following each official IBTA Plugfest. The Integrators' List began in June 2003 and includes devices from IBTA member companies that were tested and comply with the IBTA conditions posted at: http://www.infinibandta.org/itinfo/IL/IL_Policy_2006.pdf "Participation in the Plugfest is the primary way for a company to gain IBTA approval for their InfiniBand-related equipment," said Tuan Phamdo, co-chair of the IBTA compliance and interoperability workgroup. "By offering a product that is fully compliant with the InfiniBand interconnect standard, a company is broadening their solution capabilities to provide the efficiency, reliability and scalability that data centers demand." Following Plugfest: OpenFabrics Alliance's 2nd Interoperability Event Immediately following the 10th IBTA Plugfest, the OpenFabrics Alliance will be conducting their 2nd Interoperability Event from October 11-13. This session will focus on interoperability using the software stacks (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. developed from the auspices of the OpenFabrics Alliance. This event requires separate eligibility, cost and registration. For more information, please visit: http://www.openfabrics.org/conference/oct2006plugfest/ About the InfiniBand Trade Association The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) is the standards organization that defines and maintains the InfiniBand specification. It is an industry consortium. The IBTA was established in 1999, and its most prominent members include Cisco, IBM, Intel, Mellanox, QLogic, Sun and The Internet is creating an increased demand for server computer I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output subsystem performance, scalability, reliability and flexibility. A shift to a switched fabric-based I/O architecture will enable industry participants to meet this increased demand. The InfiniBand Trade Association developed a specification for a channel-based, switched fabric architecture that provides a scalable performance range of 2.5Gbps to 120Gbps, meeting current and future needs from entry level to high-end enterprise systems. InfiniBand I/O is the only open standard available today with remote direct memory access (RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) A communications protocol that provides transmission of data from the memory of one computer to the memory of another without involving the CPU. InfiniBand, Virtual Interface (VI) and RDMA Over IP are all forms of RDMA. ). The InfiniBand Trade Association represents the industry's choice for developing I/O technologies that will keep pace with the demands of the Internet age. InfiniBand(TM/SM) is a trademark and service mark of the InfiniBand Trade Association. Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. |
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