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NVIDIA Spectrum-X: Purpose built for Ethernet AI clouds

July 11, 2024

Accelerate AI network performance by 1.6x over traditional Ethernet with the world's first Ethernet networking platform for AI

Easily provision and manage powerful AI applications with the NVIDIA Spectrum-X networking platform. Powered by the tight coupling of NVIDIA Spectrum-4 Ethernet switch and the NVIDIA BlueField-3 SuperNIC, Spectrum-X delivers the highest performance for AI, machine learning and natural language processing, as well as diverse industry applications. Spectrum-X is a revolutionary solution for building multi-tenant, hyper scale AI clouds with Ethernet. With it, organizations can significantly improve the performance and power efficiency of AI clouds and gain higher predictability and consistency, resulting in faster time to market and a greater competitive edge. Spectrum-X is tuned and validated across the full stack of NVIDIA hardware and software, creating an unmatched Ethernet solution for AI clouds. 

Key features and components

NVIDIA Spectrum-X Networking platform components:

  • Spectrum-4 Ethernet switches
  • BlueField-3 SuperNICs
  • LinkX cables and transceivers

RoCE extensions enabling NVIDIA Spectrum-X:

  • RoCE adaptive routing 
  • RoCE congestion control
  • RoCE performance isolation

Optimized workloads

AI workloads demand a low-latency network with high, effective bandwidth, compatible with collective libraries like the NVIDIA Collective Communications Library (NCCL). Spectrum-X meets these needs with remove direct-memory access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) extensions, built on traditional Ethernet to enhance bandwidth and ensure performance isolation between workloads in cloud environments. 

By leveraging the combined strengths of Arrow and NVIDIA, customers gain access to advanced networking solutions like the Spectrum-X platform, enabling improved AI cloud performance and productivity. 

Why choose NVIDIA through Arrow?

As a leader in global IT distribution, Arrow serves over 220,000 customers — including value-added resellers, systems integrators, service providers, telcos, ISV's, developers and marketplaces. Arrow offers a broad range of technology products, services and guidance, helping businesses enhance process efficiency and productivity. Arrow's comprehensive NVIDIA portfolio, from edge to cloud to data center, enabling deep support and a wide range of services for customers. 

Enhanced support and services

Together, Arrow and NVIDIA provide customers with end-to-end support services, including design, prototyping and logistics support. Arrow's extensive channel capabilities and deployment solutions facilitates rapid go-to-market strategies and seamless global scaling. 

For questions, contact nvidia@arrow.com

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