14 DAY TRIAL // Maxeler, a company specialized in developing accelerator cards for the high-performance computing sector, has recently announced the introduction of the MaxNode10G, a platform designed for wire-speed processing of multiple 10 gigabit network data streams.
The new platform combines 10 gigabit network connections with Maxeler's MAX3 acceleration cards, which use FPGA devices to accelerate HPC tasks, in a similar way AMD and Nvidia do with their FireStream and Tesla add-on cards.
These accelerator cards can feature up to 96GB RAM per node and a maximum of two such devices can be installed inside the MaxNode10G.
In addition to the MAX 3 accelerators, the platform also sports CH2 connectivity expansion cards, giving a total of 4 SFP/SFP+ ports and 2 CX4 ports.
According to the company, this combination provides real-time processing of 60Gbit/s input data with microsecond latency. The MaxNode10G add-on accelerator cards connect to the host CPU via PCI Express x1 link.
The platform was designed to be used for running applications requiring low latency and high throughput, such as high frequency trading, image processing and telecommunications.
"We have seen increasing demand in multiple markets to run applications which require low latency coupled with the maximum possible computing performance," said James Spooner, VP of Acceleration at Maxeler.
"With MaxNode10G, businesses can benefit from achieving the critical performance levels needed to ensure reliable connectivity and delivery of content and applications with zero performance degradation as the complexity of computing increases," concluded the company's rep.
Maxeler hasn't provided us with any information regarding the availability or the price of this new platform.
Maxeler Technologies has recently captured the attention of the press after its CEO, Oskar Mencer, expressed his thoughts on Intel's Knights Ferry accelerator cards, which the company's representative believes will flop in the HPC market.