Features Flashcards
RDMA - iWARP
Allows data to be transferred directly between memory of two computers over a network without involving the CPU. Low latency and for HFT and scientific computing.
TCP Offload Engine (TOE)
TOE handles TCP/IP processing on a dedicated NIC, rather than the CPU.
iSCSI Offload
NIC handles processing of iSCSI protocol, rather than the CPU.
FCoE Offload
Allows Fibre channel communications to be transported over ethernet networks, reducing CPU load.
SMB Direct
Server message block (SMB) uses RDMA to allow low latency file sharing between servers.
Wire Direct
Low latency data transfer bypassing OS networking stack, and allowing applications to communicate directly with the network hardware.
Network Direct
Enables direct communication between applications and the network adapter.
Virtualization
Allows a single computer to run multiple virtual machines.
Packet Filtering
Inspects incoming and outgoing network packets and allows or blocks them based on security rules.
Traffic Management
Controls flow of data for optimal performance.
Stream Engine
Optimizes delivery of streaming media such as video and audio to prevent buffering.
DCB
Data center bridging. Enhances ethernet networks to support data center environments.
GPUDirect RDMA
Enables direct data transfer between the GPU and remote computers memory over the network.
Crypto Offload
Moves cryptographic operations (encryption/decryption) to the NIC rather than CPU.
RoCE v2 (Only for T7)
Extends RDMA capabilities over standard ethernet networks.