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Netronome to Develop SmartNIC Solutions based on OCP v3.0 NIC Specification for Qualcomm Centriq 2400 OCP ServersOCP SUMMIT 2018--Netronome (News - Alert), a leader in high-performance intelligent networking solutions, today announced it is working with Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm (News - Alert) Technologies, Inc., to facilitate Netronome SmartNIC solutions based on the upcoming OCP v3.0 NIC specification, integrated with OCP servers running on Qualcomm Centriq™ 2400 server processors. The joint solution is intended to enable Telco and cloud operators to deliver innovative services, distributed security and visibility functions to a larger set of end customers while lowering TCO to data center infrastructure operations. The OCP v3.0 NIC (News - Alert) specification supports two new form factors and a broader solution space for NIC and system vendors to provide enhanced network throughput, performance and flexibility. Utilizing its optimized SoC silicon portfolio that efficiently balances network processing, memory access and form factor (size, power) requirements to scale up to 200Gb/s of bandwidth, Netronome is making contributions to the OCP v3.0 NIC specification using proven and applied processes for the most efficient design. "Hyperscale cloud service providers led the way for adoption of OCP-certified equipment with Telco and Tier-2 cloud service providers now moving to scale deployments with top drivers being customization, power efficiency and cost reduction," said Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., senior research director and advisor of cloud and data center research practice for IHS Markit, a global business information provider. "In a recent report*, IHS Markit forecast that OCP-compliant servers will represent 18 percent of total server shipped in CY22, with Telco and cloud service providers being the largest adopters, signaling a strong need for high performance OCP-compliant programmable Ethernet adapters." "The OCP v3.0 NIC specification is yet another step forward for the OCP community," said Sujal Das (News - Alert), chief marketing and strategy officer at Netronome. "Futur Netronome SmartNIC solutions based on the OCP v3.0 NIC specification, integrated with Qualcomm Centriq 2400-based servers, will provide even greater network performance and server efficiency for Telco and cloud data center infrastructures." "At last year's OCP Summit, Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies introduced a server specification based on the world's first 10nm server processor, delivering leading edge performance and power efficiency," said Ram Peddibhotla, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies. "At QDT, we are committed to the development of an open ecosystem that provides system developers the choice among best of breed solutions. The Qualcomm Centriq 2400 server processor, integrated with Agilio® SmartNICs from Netronome, enables the deployment of an optimized solution for many Telcos, cloud operators, data centers, as well as other applications." The Agilio SmartNIC platform fully and transparently offloads eBPF, virtual switch, virtual router and P4-based datapath processing for networking functions such as overlays, security, load balancing and telemetry, enabling cloud and SDN-enabled compute and storage servers to free up critical server CPU cores for application processing while delivering significantly higher performance. Supporting Resources
About Netronome Netronome enables customers to increase the efficiency of their modern data center infrastructure, reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) and driving significantly higher revenue per server. Server-based networking has enabled rapid innovation and transformed the economics for data center compute and networking. However, such deployments are facing significant scaling and efficiency challenges with the rapid adoption of 10GbE and higher bandwidth network infrastructure. Netronome brings back much-needed scale and efficiency, without compromising flexibility or the speed of innovation needed in today's cloud networks running businesses of all sizes. Netronome is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA (News - Alert). To learn more about Netronome and its products, please visit www.netronome.com. Netronome, the Netronome logo, and Agilio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netronome Systems, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Centriq is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm Centriq is a product of Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, Inc. *Information based on IHS Markit, Technology Group, March 2018 DC Server Equipment Quarterly Market Tracker. Information is not an endorsement of Netronome. Any reliance on these results is at the third party's own risk. Visit technology.ihs.com for more details.
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