IWARP
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- The correct title of this article is iWARP. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
- For the experimental supercomputer, see iWarp.
iWARP is a protocol that uses RDMA over TCP in order to send data between two computers without involving the CPU, allowing data to be directly manipulated in memory. By doing this, 10 Gigabit Ethernet links can be used effectively and efficiently.
[edit] External Links
- iWARP Consortium at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory -- Testing on iWARP devices
- EE Times article (dated 12/07/2001) on iWARP
- Network World article (dated 09/26/05) on iWARP and competing technologies
