NetEffect To Address OpenFabrics Alliance Conference in Paris; Presentation Will Describe Evolution of Ethernet into High Performance Computing Protocol.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- NetEffect, the leader in next generation Ethernet connectivity solutions, today announced that Gary Montry, NetEffect's Senior Scientist, will present at the OpenFabrics Alliance Conference in Paris on June 23. The conference agenda includes numerous workshops that will explore the latest in High Performance Computing (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. ) and Grid technologies. Gary will provide conference attendees with an overview of iWARP technology and an update on the latest developments and performance data in Remote DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. (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. ) over Ethernet and iWARP. iWARP is a series of extensions to Ethernet that virtually eliminate the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. overhead associated with networking. iWARP Ethernet is capable of providing 10Gbps performance for networking, storage and clustering applications, using common Ethernet hardware and software. Since iWARP is fully compatible with today's Ethernet infrastructures, the resulting performance improvements come without the cost premiums associated with earlier, proprietary technologies. NetEffect is the only company today, delivering Ethernet adapters that include a full iWARP implementation. The company's NE010 iWARP Ethernet Channel Adapter (ECA ECA See: Export Credit Agency ) delivers the highest throughput and bandwidth, along with the lowest latency and CPU utilization, of any Ethernet channel adapter available on the market today. NetEffect is currently providing the NE010 to select customers for testing. During his presentation, Gary will discuss the iWARP standards and the advantages and benefits of a full iWARP implementation. He will use NetEffect's NE010 to present measured data and make comparisons of the product's performance versus other interconnect fabrics. Gary's background includes over 30 years of experience in computer simulation development for high performance computing systems. He also has been a consultant for several computer hardware manufacturers in the area of hardware architecture design for parallel and high-performance computing systems. About OpenFabrics Alliance The OpenFabrics Alliance develops transport agnostic open source software for RDMA fabric technologies. Founded in June 2004 as the OpenIB Alliance to develop a Linux-based InfiniBand software stack, the organization expanded its charter to support iWARP (RDMA over Ethernet). The OpenFabrics Alliance provides tools, communications and resources for vendors and developers to create, refine and publish standard open source software stacks for RDMA capable data center fabrics. It is comprised of technology vendors and end-user organizations including: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Appro, Cisco, DataDirect Networks, Dell, Intel, Linux Networx, LSI Logic, Mellanox Technologies, Network Appliance, NetEffect, Oracle, QLogic, Rackable Systems, Silicon Graphics, Inc., SilverStorm Technologies, System Fabric Works, Sun Microsystems, Tyan Computer Corp., Veritas, Voltaire, Xsigo Systems and the following research members: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. , Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National and Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories, which is managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation), is a major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratory with two locations, one in Albuquerque, New . More information about the OpenFabrics Alliance is available at http://www.openfabrics.org. About NetEffect NetEffect is a privately held network connectivity solutions company providing next generation, multi-gigabit Ethernet products. These products fully implement iWARP standards, the new series of Ethernet extensions. iWARP enables Ethernet scalability to deliver high throughput for networking, fast access for storage, and low latency for clustering. NetEffect solutions can concurrently support legacy Ethernet infrastructures and the new generation of storage and clustering applications, at 10Gbps speeds. Visit http://www.neteffect.com for more information. |
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