Bay Microsystems’ ABEx(R) 2020 Achieves InfiniBand Compliance and Interoperability
innovative leader and expert in the design and development of high performance
communications solutions including data center extension, announced today that
its ABEx(R) 2020 Multiservice Transport Gateway platform has been accepted
into the Integrators’ List by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA). Bay’s
ABEx 2020, which enables InfiniBand extension over Wide Area Networks, was
tested and accepted by the IBTA as being compliant with the InfiniBand
architecture specification. The independent testing was performed by the IBTA
at the 14th InfiniBand Compliance and Interoperability Plugfest held at the
The InfiniBand Trade Association is a global organization dedicated to
maintaining and furthering the InfiniBand specification. The organization’s
Integrators’ List is a compilation of all products that have been tested and
accepted by the IBTA as being compliant with the InfiniBand architecture
specification.
“Achieving IBTA certification is another important milestone for our ABEx
product line,” said
“Compliance with such industry standards presents further opportunity to
extend our reach into new market segments and broad customer communities. As
we roll out new InfiniBand enabled products, our participation in the IBTA
will help ensure seamless deployment of wide area network extension products
and services.”
Built around Bay Microsystems’ innovative network processor technology,
the ABEx 2020 Multiservice Transport Gateway enables administrators to
overcome distance limitations of InfiniBand and expand application and storage
services outside the data center. The ABEx 2020 incorporates carrier-class
networking services allowing InfiniBand to be reliably transported and
extended to any point on the globe, across either Optical Transport, Packet
Switched, or Private Networks. Delivering full line rate 4X InfiniBand SDR (10
Gbps) performance, the ABEx uses interchangeable optical transceivers for
numerous connectivity options for bridging all types of InfiniBand traffic
over Metro and Wide Area Networks.
About Bay Microsystems
Bay Microsystems is a leading expert in the field of high-speed
communications. The company develops cutting edge network solutions including
scalable network architectures, systems, software and highly complex
integrated circuits in support of commercial and government initiatives. The
company leverages these innovations into products and services that fulfill a
wide range of needs within the communications marketplace. Bay’s
standards-based solutions enable our customers to architect and deploy the
most powerful and secure mission critical communications networks in the
world.
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About the InfiniBand Trade Association
The InfiniBand Trade Association was founded in 1999 and is chartered with
maintaining and furthering the InfiniBand specification. The IBTA is led by a
distinguished steering committee that includes Cisco, IBM, Intel, Mellanox,
QLogic, Sun and Voltaire. Other members of the IBTA represent leading
enterprise IT vendors who are actively contributing to the advancement of the
InfiniBand specification. The IBTA markets and promotes InfiniBand from an
industry perspective through public relations engagements and unites the
industry through IBTA-sponsored developer conferences and workshops. For more
information on the IBTA, visit http://www.infinibandta.org.
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