[Info-vax] State of the Port - July 2017

[johnson.eric at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 5:27:21 PM UTC-4, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> Infiniband is designed for low latency.  If what you need is the lowest
> possible latency, Infiniband is likely a big win over ethernet.  If you
> need fastest throughput for bulk transfers, ethernet is likely a big win
> for you instead.

That was certainly true in the past. But I believe that gap has been
narrowed substantially over the past decade such that its no longer
the slam dunk it once was.

EJ