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1.3 Features and Benefits
This section describes hardware features and capabilities. Please refer to the relevant
driver and/or firmware release notes for feature availability.
Feature
InfiniBand
BlueField-3 DPU delivers low latency, high bandwidth, and computing efficiency for high-
Architecture
performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and hyperscale cloud data
Specification
centers applications.
v1.5 compliant
BlueField-3 DPU is InfiniBand Architecture Specification v1.5 compliant.
InfiniBand Network Protocols and Rates:
NDR/NDR200
HDR/HDR100
EDR
FDR
Protocol
Standard
IBTA Vol2 1.5
IBTA Vol2 1.4
IBTA Vol2 1.3.1
IBTA Vol2 1.2
Description
Rate (Gb/s)
4x Port
(4 Lanes)
425
212.5
212.5
106.25
103.125
51.5625
56.25
N/A
Comment
s
2x Ports
(2 Lanes)
PAM4 256b/
257b
encoding
and RS-FEC
PAM4 256b/
257b
encoding
and RS-FEC
NRZ 64b/
66b
encoding
NRZ 64b/
66b
encoding
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