Earlier today (July 19, 2023), the Linux Foundation shared a new press release detailing plans for the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC). This effort involves several prominent industry leaders, including AMD, Arista, Broadcom, Cisco, Eviden, HPE, Intel, Meta, and Microsoft. The consortium intends to optimize Ethernet standards for high-performance networking.
As more advancements are made in artificial intelligence, machine learning and other forms of high-performance computing, so are the demands of the networks that support these systems. The goal of UEC is for the involved companies to work together in improving the standards of modern networking protocols so they might be better equipped to handle the workloads of these newer advanced systems.
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