As data centers continue to evolve and the push for AI becomes universal, tech companies have been flocking to join the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, which launched last.
Forward-looking: Ultra Ethernet means to deliver a comprehensive architecture that optimizes Ethernet for high performance in AI and HPC networking, surpassing the capabilities of today’s specialized technologies.
As data centers continue to evolve and the push for AI becomes universal, tech companies have been flocking to join the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, which launched last summer hosted by The Linux Foundation. UEC focuses on enhancing Ethernet to meet the low latency and high bandwidth requirements of advanced AI and HPC (High-Performance Computing) applications, making it a competitive alternative to other high-performance networking technologies.
Forty-five new members have joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium since November 2023 when the organization began accepting new members, underscoring the industry demand for a complete Ethernet-based communication stack architecture for high-performance networking. The interest of all these tech companies highlights a need that the UEC is meeting in the industry, says J Metz, Chair of the UEC Steering Committee.
