Mellanox Introduces ECF Technology To Boost the Performance of Its Etherent Switches

Understanding the relevance of Ethernet in the data centres Mellanox an established name in the world of Ethernet Interconnect Solution has introduced Ethernet Cloud Fabric Technology (ECF) in the fleet of new switches developed by it.  The use of new technology will facilitate in improving the data transfer speed which at the present is 100/200/400 Gb/s, by making use of existing Spectrum-2 Ethernet switches. 

By making use of new technology the data centres will be able to forward the data at the speed of 8.33 billion packets per second by making use of Ethernet Storage Fabric technology. The use of new technology helps in improving the processing of critical applications including machine learning, artifical intelligence and edge computing. Moving ahead, the new technology offers robust solution to public Ethernet platforms and network operating systems like Mellanox Onyx, Cumulus Linux, etc. In short, it can be said that the introduction of new ECF technology will further enhance the functionality of Mellanox’s product.

Understanding the basic difference between Mellanox’s Spectrum 2 Family and Ethernet Cloud Fabric Technology: The Spectrum 2 Family Ethernet switches offered by the Mellanox are based on ASICs that are high performing. The use of these switches allows the data centres to minimize the power consumption, enjoy low latency rate, thus strengthening the total cost of ownership. On the other side the use of later technology allows the data centres to optimize their network and speed the critical workloads. The switches embellished with ECF technology are offered in spine, super-spine and leaf factors.

More about Ethernet Cloud Fabric Technology: The use of new technology is believed to boost the functionality of existing Spectrum Ethernet switches that are being used by huge data centers throughout the world. The use of new feature will facilitate the IT managers to improve the performance and ability of data centers from 10GbE and higher, and smoothly and economically shift from 10 to 25, 50 and 100 Gb/s speeds without any complexity.

The other features of this new feature are referred below:

1. Data transfer at the speed of 8.33 billion packets per second;

2. 42 MB Monolithic and fully shared packet buffer to offer high performance bandwith with low latency;

3. Half a million flexible forwarding entries for supporting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks;

4. 128 way ECMT;

5. Network Address Translation based on Hardware;

6. 500K+Access Control List entries for micro segmentation and cloud based whitelist policies;

7. 500K+VXLAN tunnels, 10K+VXLAN VTEPs to offer free network virtualization.

The switches with new technical feature offered are believed to be available by Mellanox UK Reseller in coming months. 

Extending the reach of Mellanox Products

There is a myth among most of the people that the products like switches, adapter cards, data cables, etc, offered by the renowned group Mellanox can be used only by organizations dealing in the online business or outsourcing their products and services in the offshore markets. Surprisingly, this is not the real truth, these products can also be used by the organizations which are extended in the vast areas and deal with the huge data set. You will agree that the organizations like universities, companies manufacturing different types of products, etc have their operations not only extended in broad area but also across the vast area and have to deal with a huge data set.

Interestingly, keeping the requirements of such organizations in concern the leading supplier of these products has introduced MetroX TX6100 series that offer robust solutions for single location data center network expanded to an area up-to 10 km like the campus of a university, or metro network. Thus giving the new dimensions to a series of Mellanox’s product used for data sharing and transmission. The worth mentioning benefit of Mellanox MetroX is that it not only facilitates the smooth sharing of the huge data between the centres located within the particular location but also within the centres located between multiple sites, thus exploring the benefits and reach of InfiniBand RDMA and Ethernet RoCE across the locally located data centers and storage clusters.

The benefits of Mellanox MetroX TX6100 Series are referred below

1. Cost effective, less power, and long haul solutions as compared to InfiniBand or Ethernet fabric;

2. Executes RDMA beyond the distant site;

3. Easy to Manage; and

4. Extends the range of RDMA networks in the range of 10 km over dark fiber.

The key features of Mellanox MetroX TX6100 can be summarized as follows:

1. 6 Long-haul (40Gb/s) ports in a 1U system

2. Up to 240Gb/s long-haul aggregate data

3. 6 Downlink (56Gb/s) VPI ports

4. Compliant with IBTA 1.2.1 and 1.3

5. 1 Virtual Lanes for QoS applications

6. Compliant with Mellanox LR4 QSFP+ 40Gb/s transceivers

7. Redundant power supplies and fan drawers

On the basis of the above description it can be said Mellanox offers not only robust solution for large business organizations but also for the organizations that have their operations extended within the fixed geographical area.

Help Your System Stay Younger With Mellanox’s Effective End-To-End Solutions !

For every industry and for every enterprise speedy system is a must thing. Since past few months, the hot topic in the Ethernet world is that 25GbE is coming and many vendors started shipping the end-to-end solutions with the adapters, switches and the cables that can support 25, 50 and 100 GbE.
 

Two major factors i.e. the performance and the cost matters the most when it comes to the better working and speedy outputs of the systems. While talking technology, we all want our systems to perform far better despite their age. Mellanox UK offers a wide range of solutions for better working of your systems. 

Performance

Firstly, the servers are getting better and faster. A mid-range power server can easily drive 20 Gbs of network output while high servers can push 40-80 Gbs easily. Secondly, storage is getting faster and it was proven in a Mellanox demo with a brand’s storage space that a server with three NVMe and SSDs could sustain 95Gbs of throughput over a Mellanox 100 GbE link using the SMB direct protocol. Thirdly, the uncompressed videos need 12-26 Gbs of bandwidth per stream to capture, edit and render.

Cost

It really matters because if the cost of higher bandwidth will not be more, every random person will use it and the mid-range application servers and clients that need more than 10 Gbs but less than 25 Gbs. But what if your business needs more than 25 Gbs? Well, it’s not that difficult because you can easily use 40 GbE which is growing rapidly in cloud and enterprise data centres. And also there is an option of 50GbE that is offered by Mellanox UK which carries 25% more data. The part of cost savings is simply from using NIC and one switch port instead of two. And another reason is due to the 25, 50 and 100 signalling.

Three Key Benefits Of Using Ethernet For Business!

In today’s data-eccentricz world, you need to be able to add services and the hardware without compromising network performance, but it is also mandatory to have the flexibility to tune the network to meet business needs. Here are many benefits of having the Ethernet solutions as they offer high performing end to end solutions using switches, cables, adapter cards to ensure faster data delivery, improved system utilization and better performance.

Let us have a look at these core benefits of Ethernet solutions from Mellanox Ethernet technical partner: 

 

 

Low cost

These solutions offer a lower cost per Mbps, increasing its value for high bandwidth connectivity for major enterprises, data centers and wholesale services. With the more upcoming advancements in technology, Ethernet will become more attractive and readily available.

Easy implementation and management

Most of the IT departments are already familiar with the Ethernet services as a fast and convenient alternative to more archaic solutions. But as a refresher, Ethernet comes with complete tools, providing IT managers with visibility and control of services performance, making monitoring and troubleshooting far simpler.

Flexible bandwidth

Trustco Plc is a Mellanox Ethernet technical partner and offers unmatched bandwidth scalability for enterprises making the jump to 10, 100, 1000 Mbps for their networks. The bandwidth can be scaled without the need of service provider making the visit.

The benefits stated above makes us aware of the core reasons why Ethernet solutions are important for a business. It is a solution for both present and the future business needs with regard to enterprise communications applications and big data management.