Mellanox provides smart switch, enabling in-network computing through the co-design SHARP technology. QM8700 has high fabric performance with high non-blocking bandwidth.
Smart switch
Built with Mellanox's Quantum InfiniBand switch device, the QM8700 provides ports with full bi-directional bandwidth. These stand-alone switches are an ideal choice for top-of-rack leaf connectivity or for building small to extremely large sized clusters.
Collective communication acceleration
Collective communication describes communication patterns in which all members of a group of communication endpoints participate. Collective communications are commonly used in HPC protocols such as MPI and SHMEM. The Quantum switch improves the performance of selected collective operations by processing the data as it traverses the network, eliminating the need to send data multiple times between end-points.
