InfiniBand Switch Chip Provides 32 Channels Configured As Eight 4x Ports

Self titled as the industry's highest performance and highest integration InfiniBand switch chip, the HDMP-2840 contains eight, full-duplex ports, each running at 10 Gb/s. This pans out as 32 channels configured as eight 4x ports.In terms of
Nov. 1, 2001

Self titled as the industry's highest performance and highest integration InfiniBand switch chip, the HDMP-2840 contains eight, full-duplex ports, each running at 10 Gb/s. This pans out as 32 channels configured as eight 4x ports.In terms of performance, the chip delivers 160 Gb/s of wire-speed bandwidth. Other features include a 20 KB input buffer for each port, 5 KB output buffer per port, 16 KB of internal memory, and a 512-byte memory for a multi-cast routing table. Sampling now and available in a 400-pin ceramic BGA, the IC costs $600 each/1,000. REDSWITCH INC., Milpitas, CA. (408) 719-4888.

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