Watertown, CT – The Siemon Company, a global leader in network infrastructure solutions, announced today its participation in the InfiniBand Trade Association® (IBTA) RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Plugfest. The RoCE system setup included industry-leading OEMs connecting switches and NICs with MSA-compliant Ethernet cables. Rigorously testing performance standards and interoperability at 200GbE, 400GbE, and 800GbE, Siemon passed results on the published IBTA Integrators’ List connecting with Arista® and NVIDIA® Spectrum switches, as well as NVIDIA ConnectX®7, Bluefield 3, and Broadcom® NICs in high-speed switch-to-switch and switch-to server applications.
“The IBTA RoCE Plugfest is a great example of hardware OEMs working together with a common goal of ensuring interoperability for an open ecosystem,” states Ryan Harris, Siemon’s Market Manager of High-Speed Interconnects. “Open industry standards are important to ensure interoperability across multiple vendors, creating an ecosystem of innovation that is quick and easy to deploy with many options.”
Siemon submitted a variety of Direct Attach Copper Cables (DAC) and Active Optical Cables (AOC) running 50G per lane and 100G per lane using QSFP, OSFP-FT Finned Top integrated heat sink, and OSFP-RHS flat top riding heat sink with 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 cable assembly types. The RoCE industry standard is widely used in emerging AI Systems for training and inferencing, showcasing Siemon’s goal of providing a comprehensive offering of AI-ready cable assemblies to support next-generation AI deployments.
You can find the latest RoCE Integrators’ List here: https://www.infinibandta.org/integrators-list/
For more information on Siemon Generative AI Solutions, please visit www.siemon.com/ai.
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About Siemon
Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the design and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance IT infrastructure solutions and services for Data Centers, LANs, and Smart Buildings. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global sales, technical, and logistics expertise spanning 150 countries, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suites of copper and optical fiber cabling systems, racks, cable management, and Intelligent Infrastructure Management solutions. With more than 400 patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and the development of Industry Standards, underlining the company’s long-standing commitment to its customers and the industry. Through an ongoing commitment to waste and energy reduction, Siemon’s environmental sustainability benchmarks are unparalleled in the industry.
