
• Single network firmware to support
both IB and Ethernet
• Autosensing of layer-2 protocol
– Can be configured to automatically
work with either IB or Ethernet
networks
• Multi-port adapters can use one
port on IB and another on Ethernet
• Multiple use modes:
– Datacenters with IB inside the
cluster and Ethernet outside
– Clusters with IB network and
Ethernet management
CCGrid '11
Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)
IB Link Layer
IB Port Ethernet Port
Hardware
TCP/IP
support
Ethernet
Link Layer
IB Network
Layer
IP
IB Transport
Layer
TCP
IB Verbs
Sockets
Applications
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