Mellanox Introduces SwitchX with Virtual Protocol Interconnect Technology; Industry's First 56 Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Protocol Switch Silicon (MLNX)

Mellanox Technologies MLNX today announced the immediate availability of its next-generation switch silicon, SwitchX with Virtual Protocol Interconnect technology, providing industry-best performance, efficiency and scalability for up to 36-ports of FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand or 40 Gigabit Ethernet. With unprecedented levels of on-chip and SerDes integration, SwitchX can operate as an InfiniBand switch or Ethernet switch with extremely low-latency and power while providing best-in-class switching capabilities in each category. In addition, the IC includes integrated convergence technology for Fibre Channel NPIV gateways.