Mellanox Introduces ConnectX-3 FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Protocol Adapter
ConnectX-3 enables OEMs to build scalable HPC, converged data center and Web 2.0 compute, networking and storage infrastructures.
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June 6, 2011
By DE Editors
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. has announced the availability of its ConnectX-3 Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) adapter ICs and cards, providing FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40GbE connectivity combined with the PCI Express 3.0 host bus.
According to the company, using FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and the support of PCIe Gen3, ConnectX-3 ICs double the throughput of prior generations and include industry-leading GPU and MPI collectives acceleration engines to deliver high-performance computing application efficiency and scalability. ConnectX-3’s 40GbE connectivity, with backwards compatibility to 10GbE can help set the stage for optimized data centers connected with high-bandwidth Ethernet fabrics.
ConnectX-3 ICs and adapter cards will be available in multiple configurations in the third quarter.
For more information, visit Mellanox.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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