Meta’s custom transport protocol embraces packet chaos to boost AI throughput
MetaRoCE reimagines Ethernet data transfers to fix network latency at AI scale
News - Open Compute Project
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
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Nokia eyes Ethernet evolution in OpenAI-developed MRC protocol
Network giant touts potential of OpenAI’s distributed AI training transport
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Microsoft and Meta drive new Ethernet standards for AI era
The Open Compute Project launches specifications for post-InfiniBand networking
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Broadcom engineer backs ESUN, UEC as open interconnect pivot points
The vendor is a big Ethernet backer
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OCP forms group to advance Ethernet for AI scale-up networking
ESUN working group brings together AMD, Nvidia, Cisco, and others to develop open standards for connecting GPUs within AI clusters
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OCP pushes for AI data center standards to speed up infrastructure buildout
Working groups will examine power, cooling, and physical design specifications to enable interoperable AI facilities and avoid costly retrofits
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Open Compute Project launches invitation-only membership for startups
Startup members can lead projects
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Open Compute Project and JEDEC develop chiplet common language CDXML
Making building chiplets easier
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Intel, Linux Foundation launch open source silicon groups
Both new groups formed just days before the granddaddy of open source hardware groups, Open Compute Project (OCP), holds its annual summit. All three focus on “fundamentally different areas”