BridgeX VPI - 10/20/40Gb/s InfiniBand to 10 GigE and 2/4/8Gb/s FC Gateway

Overview

BridgeX is the first VPI (Virtual Protocol Interconnect) gateway allowing the OEMs to design I/O consolidation solutions using InfiniBand or Ethernet as the convergence fabric of choice. A unified server I/O, where multiple traffic types can run over a single physical connection can help cut I/O cost and power significantly while reducing total cost of ownership through reduced number of ports to manage, reduced cabling complexity and simpler fabric management. At the same time, connectivity to IP/Ethernet based LAN and NAS infrastructures, and Fibre Channel based SAN infrastructures must remain seamless. The Mellanox BridgeX™ silicon enables the delivery of utility computing by consolidating server I/O using InfiniBand and exposing 10 GigE interfaces for connectivity to LAN/NAS infrastructures, and Fibre Channel interfaces for connectivity to SAN infrastructures.