Intel Omni-Path Fabric Edge Switches,an element of the Intel Scalable SystemFramework, are part of an end-to-endproduct family for HPC fabrics thatdelivers high performance withbreakthrough value. Intel Omni-PathArchitecture (Intel OPA) builds onproven technologies from Intel TrueScale Architecture, the Cray Ariesinterconnect, and open source softwareto provide an evolutionary on-ramp torevolutionary new fabric capabilities.

Higher Performance at Lower Cost
Intel Omni-Path Edge Switches deliver100 Gbps port bandwidth with latencythat stays low even at extreme scale.Second generation Intel fabric switchsilicon, with market leading 48 port radix,these switches can lower fabricacquisition costs by as much as 50percent, while simultaneously reducingspace and power requirements.i Withthese savings, you can potentiallyachieve higher total cluster performancewithin the same hardware budget toexpand and accelerate your research.

Flexible Fabrics at Every Scale
Intel Omni-Path Fabric Edge Switchessupport HPC clusters of all sizes, fromentry-level systems to supercomputerswith tens of thousands of server nodes.You can use these switches in combination with Intel Omni-PathDirector Class Switches to build lowlatency,multi-tier fabrics with anexceptional set of features for highspeednetworking.

High Availability
Intel Omni-Path Fabric Edge Switchesprovide integrated support for highavailability with advanced features suchas power, component-level diagnosticsand alarming, and out-of-bandmanagement. Innovative features takefabric resilience and availability to newheights without sacrificing performance.Packet Integrity Protection (PIP), forexample, provides high packet reliabilitywith latency-free error checking and linklevelrecovery. Dynamic Lane Scaling(DLS) maintains 75 percent of linkbandwidth if a physical lane fails, so HPCworkloads can complete gracefully tokeep project efforts on track.