Networking

Introduction: Why Network Architecture Matters for AI/HPCAnswer first: spine-leaf is a two-tier fabric pattern in which each leaf connects to each spine, but AI/HPC suitability depends on radix, tiers, rails, oversubscription, ECMP, routing, congestion, FEC, loss model, NICs, switches, cables, software, failures, an...

Introduction: Why Interconnect Choice Matters for AI?Training modern AI clusters is not only about powerful GPUs. The network that connects those GPUs often decides how well the cluster performs. If the network is too slow or unstable, GPUs will spend more time waiting for data than doing calculations.This is why ch...

Introduction: Why We Need More Than a Traditional NIC?In the past, a Network Interface Card (NIC) had one simple job: move packets in and out of a computer. As networks scaled to gigabit and then multi-gigabit speeds, NICs added basic offload features like checksum calculation. But today’s data centers, cloud platfo...

Introduction: Why Faster NICs Matter TodayA decade ago, 1 Gigabit Ethernet was considered more than enough for most use cases. But the explosion of AI training, cloud computing, virtualization, high-resolution video, and massive data storage has quickly pushed gigabit links to their limits.Today, 10G, 25G, and 100G ...

Why InfiniBand is Everywhere in AI/HPC?Modern AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads are pushing traditional networking technologies to their limits. Training large language models (LLMs), simulating complex physics, or running large-scale genomics pipelines require not just powerful GPUs but also determi...

Why InfiniBand Matters in 2025?Artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) are evolving at a breathtaking pace. Large language models (LLMs), climate simulations, genomic analysis, and financial risk modeling all demand unprecedented computing performance. For these workloads, network interconn...

If you’re building high-performance backends, AI training clusters, low-latency trading systems, or modern storage fabrics, you’ll eventually hit the limits of “traditional” networking: too many copies, too many context switches, and too much CPU spent shuttling bytes instead of doing useful work. Answer first: RDMA...