HN755: Optimizing Ethernet to Meet AI Infrastructure Demands

Chris Kane from Arista Networks and Pete Lumbus from NVIDIA dive into the intricacies of Ethernet's role in AI infrastructure. They discuss how Ethernet needs to compete with InfiniBand, emphasizing the necessity for low latency and lossless networking for AI workloads. The duo also highlights the evolving challenges of distributed computing and GPU clusters, along with advanced networking techniques like RDMA. They shed light on the revolutionary impact of SmartNICs and DPUs, and how they enhance data transfer efficiency in modern data centers.