
• Used by processing and I/O units to
connect to fabric
• Consume & generate IB packets
• Programmable DMA engines with
protection features
• May have multiple ports
– Independent buffering channeled
through Virtual Lanes
• Host Channel Adapters (HCAs)
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Components: Channel Adapters
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C
Port
VL
VL
VL
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Port
VL
VL
VL
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Port
VL
VL
VL
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DMA
Memory
QP
QP
QP
QP
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MTP
SMA
Transport
Channel Adapter
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