Posted 3/23/2024, 8:11:00 PM
Tech Giants Team Up to Supercharge Ethernet for AI with New Ultra Spec
- Ultra Ethernet Consortium launched in 2022 to enhance Ethernet for low latency and high bandwidth needed for AI and HPC applications
- Consortium membership has rapidly grown from 10 to 55 members in past few months, including tech giants like Microsoft, Intel, IBM, etc.
- 715 industry experts now contributing across 8 working groups to develop new specifications and standards
- Goal is to optimize AI/HPC workloads by modernizing RDMA over Ethernet to replace legacy RoCE protocol
- Version 1.0 of new open Ultra Ethernet Transport protocol spec slated for release in Q3 2024