And once thought to be so the "C" word....(ummmm commercial) Michael Huntingdon Systems Performance Consultants Higher Education Account Manager (408) 294-6811
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Broadley Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: NiftyOMPI Mitch; Beowulf Mailing List Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Has DDR IB gone the way of the Dodo? Alan Louis Scheinine wrote: > NiftyOMPI Mitch wrote >> QDR is interesting... in all likelyhood the >> QDR game will be optical for any link further away than a single rack. >> Once IB goes optical there will be a lot of reason to install IB in >> machine rooms and campus sites that are just out of reach today. > > When will IB go optical at a reasonable price? Folks I know in the IB industry mentioned: * QDR price life cycle should be similar to the DDR price life cycle. * QDR Cable lengths over copper are rather poor * fiber transceivers are finally starting to catch up. QDR over fiber should be "reasonably priced", here's hoping that the days of Myrinet 250MB/sec optical cables will return. Corrections/comments welcome. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
