Broadcom’s New 100G Ethernet Multi-host Controller Accelerates Machine Learning, NFV, and Enterprise & Cloud Storage
April 18 2017 - 2:00PM
News Highlights:
Broadcom Limited (NASDAQ:AVGO), a leading designer, developer and
global supplier of a broad range of digital and analog
semiconductor connectivity solutions, today announced a new 100G
Ethernet multi-host controller product family, the BCM57454
NetXtreme® E-Series, designed for high performance computing,
networking and storage applications that include machine learning,
network function virtualization (NFV), and enterprise and cloud
storage. Expanding upon previous generation 25G/50G Ethernet
controllers, the BCM57454 combines a high bandwidth Ethernet
controller with a unique set of highly optimized hardware
acceleration engines that enhance network performance.
Key Features & Benefits
•100G Controller with Smart Congestion Control Engine for
RoCEv2
- Anticipates and dynamically adjusts network flows via hardware
to avoid network congestion and packet drops, enabling
deterministic workload performance
- Enables scalable deep learning clusters up to hundreds of nodes
using NVIDIA GPUDirect technology, providing faster training and
response times for GPU-based high performance computing
applications, such as advanced analytics, HPC, and deep learning
training and inferencing
•TruFlowTM Advanced Flow Processing Engine
- Enables data center operators to offload virtual switch
datapath processing from the host CPU to the NetXtreme controller,
increasing available CPU cycles for applications thereby improving
performance up to 50 percent
- Provides hardware-based QoS that enables enforceable SLAs
so operators can guarantee and restrict bandwidth per virtual
machine and prioritize traffic among different application
types
•TruManage™ Technology with On-Chip Embedded Agent
- Enhances security by isolating network control from the host
CPU, enabling “bare metal” service offerings by protecting network
resources from untrusted software on the host while preserving the
operators point of control
- Allows operators to treat Ethernet NIC as an extension of the
network providing increased end-to-end visibility to quickly
identify and correct network problems impacting service
“Modern high performance computing, networking and storage
applications demand a 100G controller with highly optimized,
purpose-built hardware acceleration engines to address network
bandwidth demands,” said Ed Redmond, senior vice president and
general manager of the Compute and Connectivity Division at
Broadcom. “Built upon industry-proven Broadcom Ethernet controller
technology with the latest enhancements in congestion control,
TruFlow advanced flow processing, and on-chip embedded
agent, the BCM57454 is an ideal 100G multi-host Ethernet controller
that addresses critical application requirements.”
“Driven by hyperscale cloud, NFV and deep machine learning, 100G
Ethernet adapter and controller shipments are forecast to grow from
a nascent 40 thousand ports in 2016 to 5 million ports by 2020,”
said Seamus Crehan, president
of Crehan Research. “With the new NetXtreme
E-Series 100G Ethernet controller coupled with its high-density
100G StrataXGS® Tomahawk® Series switch, Broadcom is strongly
positioned to capitalize on these opportunities by offering
compelling end-to-end solutions that cost-effectively scale network
bandwidth capacity to meet the demands of the new
applications.”
“With the support for NVIDIA’s GPUDirect RDMA technology,
Broadcom’s 100Gb Ethernet controller enables NVIDIA GPU-accelerated
clusters to deliver superior performance, scalability and
efficiency for HPC, enterprise and deep learning applications,”
said Paresh Kharya, Tesla Product Management Lead at NVIDIA.
“Direct data transfer between Broadcom’s Ethernet controller and
NVIDIA’s Tesla GPU increases bandwidth and minimizes GPU to GPU
communication latency across Ethernet fabrics, opening avenues to
address new computing challenges.”
“We are glad to see that Broadcom is now supporting RoCE with
multi-host on the new 100G Networking Interface Cards (NICs),” said
Yuval Bachar, principal engineer for Global Infrastructure
Architecture and Strategy at LinkedIn. “This technology allows the
industry to build high density server technology in Open19
datacenter infrastructure and many other multi-CPU-socket server
solutions in the industry.”
AvailabilityBroadcom has begun sampling the
BCM57454 controller in 100G PCIe NIC with production planned for
the second half of 2017. Please contact your local Broadcom sales
representative for samples and pricing.
Further information on Broadcom’s latest 100G PCIe NIC and OCP
Mezzanine products is available online
athttps://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/network-adapters/
About Broadcom
LimitedBroadcom Limited is a leading designer,
developer and global supplier of a broad range of digital and
analog semiconductor connectivity solutions. Broadcom Limited’s
extensive product portfolio serves four primary end markets: wired
infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage and
industrial & other. Applications for our products in these end
markets include: data center networking, home connectivity, set-top
box, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones
and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory
automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and
electronic displays. For more information, go
to www.broadcom.com.
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Press Contact:
Khanh Lam
Corporate Communications
press.relations@broadcom.com
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