InfiniBand Driver has SDP and IPoIB for VxWorks® RTOS.
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Incorporating Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) and IP over InfiniBand® (IPoIB) technology for InfiniBand host channel adapters (HCAs), IB4X-VXWORKS driver enables up to 200 Mb/s data throughput for VxWorks embedded applications. Along with subnet manager, driver provides mirror API application programming interface. Specific applications include medical imaging and avionics, military, and commercial simulation.
Original Press Release:
SBS Technologies Announces InfiniBand Driver with SDP and IPoIB for VxWorks
IB4X-VXWORKS driver allows high data throughput and enhanced reliability
Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP)
IP over InfiniBand® (IPoIB) technology
Subnet Manager
Up to 200 MB/s throughput
Albuquerque, NM (April 26, 2005) ─ Today, SBS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBSE), a leading designer and manufacturer of embedded computer solutions, is continuing its role as an embedded computer industry market leader by announcing the IB4X-VXWORKS InfiniBand driver for the VxWorks® real-time operating system with IPoIB and SDP protocols for InfiniBand HCAs-the first set of VxWorks® drivers for InfiniBand host channel adapters (HCAs).
This high-performance InfiniBand technology driver is ideal for VxWorks real-time applications that require high-speed data transfers such as medical imaging for MRI and CT equipment, radar and sonar, and other applications that involve intensive image processing.
"The IB4X-VXWORKS solution for InfiniBand technology is designed for embedded applications, like those in medical imaging, avionics and military and commercial simulation fields, which need to move large quantities of data fast," said Bill Molyneux, General Manager of the SBS Technologies General Purpose I/O Group in Minnesota. "SBS knows InfiniBand and VxWorks. We've leveraged that expertise to deliver an outstanding piece of software that is complementary to our VITA 41 products, CompactPCI, PCI and PMC form factor HCAs."
As a serial switched fabric technology, InfiniBand architecture has gained much respect and success in the high performance computing and enterprise markets for its high performance and scalability. Now, with IB4X-VXWORKS, developers working with high-performance real-time applications can bring high-performance scalability and enhanced reliability to their solutions.
The IB4X-VXWORKS InfiniBand driver supports the Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP). This protocol provides a very high speed sockets interface that allows traditional sockets-based applications to take advantage of InfiniBand's advanced features and delivers much higher data transfer rates while using a significantly smaller portion of host CPU than standard socket interfaces. The driver also supports the IPoIB. IPoIB provides the standard network socket interface. The VxWorks Subnet Manager is included to enable fabric discovery, initialization, and monitoring.
SBS Technologies also includes its Mirror API, a low-level application programming interface targeted specifically at real-time embedded applications. The API runs on top of IB4X-VXWORKS to provide an easy-to-use interface to shorten application development time.
IB4X-VXWORKS complies with the VxWorks Ready Driver board support package (BSP) API so that it works across SBS Technologies wide range of Ready Driver x86 and PowerPC single board computers and I/O cards.
Price and Availability:
Available now, the IB4X-VXWORKS InfiniBand software starts at $200, but is included free of charge with SBS InfiniBand HCA boards purchased in volume.
