
• Option 1: Layer-1 Optical networks
– IB standard specifies link, network and transport layers
– Can use any layer-1 (though the standard says copper and optical)
• Option 2: Link Layer Conversion Techniques
– InfiniBand-to-Ethernet conversion at the link layer: switches
available from multiple companies (e.g., Obsidian)
• Technically, it’s not conversion; it’s just tunneling (L2TP)
– InfiniBand’s network layer is IPv6 compliant
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IB on the WAN
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