[ewg] iWARP WAN test problem

[Steve Wise]

Unlike Infiniband, iWARP runs on top of TCP/IP and thus is routable.


On 03/03/2011 07:45 AM, Tanin wrote:
> Thanks, Richard.
> So, is that also apply to iWARP? If there is an IP router in between the path, iWARP would not work, right?
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:21 AM, richard at informatix-sol.com <mailto:richard at informatix-sol.com> 
> <richard at informatix-sol.com <mailto:richard at informatix-sol.com>> wrote:
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>     RDMA only works over layer2 Ethernet. If you have an IP router in path it won't work.
>     For long haul infiniband we use buffer devices, such as obsidian longbows, to sustain throughput over the long haul.
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>     Richard
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