Sun Networking Technologies

Sun Networking Technologies

InfiniBand has emerged as the high-performance alternative to Ethernet, thanks in large part to its openness. Supported by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), this network fabric is vendor-neutral and offers excellent investment protection. Like Ethernet and Fibre Channel, InfiniBand continues to evolve quickly, from 10Gbps (Single Data Rate) to 20Gbps (Dual Data Rate) to 40Gbps (Quad Data Rate), and Sun solutions are ready to keep you up to speed.


Ethernet

The flexibility and compatibility of Ethernet networking has served datacenters well over the years. As bandwidth has increased from 10Mbps to 100Mbps to 1Gbps, it has been relatively easy for administrators to upgrade their infrastructures to take advantage of the speed bumps. Now with 10Gbps on the horizon, Sun is ready to help customers take advantage of the next era in Ethernet.

Key Attributes
  • Ethernet is the standard for most datacenters
  • Enterprise "workhorse"
  • Extremely adaptable
  • Highly cost-effective
  • Minimal impact to existing cabling
  • Rapid rise of 10 Gbps in the datacenters
Sun Advantages

Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel has evolved as the "fabric of choice" for Storage Area Networks (SANs). With the introduction and adoption of virtualized servers and storage, Fibre Channel continues to play a key role in datacenters. With the recent introduction of 8Gb Fibre Channel, FC continues to deliver the highest performance, superior application uptime, investment protection, and continuous innovation. With new features introduced like virtualization (NPIV, VSAN) and security, 8Gb FC HBAs continues to address server customer advanced requirements. Sun is ready to help customers make a seamless transition to next-generation 8Gbps Fibre Channel network.

Key Attributes
  • Ideal for datacenter SANs, including virtualized storage
  • Lossless and highly secure
  • Ideal for virtual server environments
  • 8Gbps technology now available
Sun Advantages

InfiniBand

After numerous proprietary solutions failed to gain traction. InfiniBand has emerged as the high-performance alternative to Ethernet, thanks in large part to its openness. Supported by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), this network fabric is vendor-neutral and offers excellent investment protection. Like Ethernet and Fibre Channel, InfiniBand continues to evolve quickly, from 10Gbps (SDR) to 20Gbps (DDR) to 40Gbps (QDR), and Sun solutions are ready to keep you up to speed.

Key Attributes
  • Server-to-server communication
  • Ultra-low latency
  • Ideal for high-performance computing (HPC)
  • Open industry standard
  • Investment protection
  • Off-the-shelf solution
  • 40Gbps technology becoming available
Sun Advantages