Falcon Reliable Transport: High-Performance RDMA at Data Center Scale

Learn about the groundbreaking Falcon Reliable Transport (FalconRT) technology in this conference talk from the OCP Global Summit 2023, presented by Intel's Senior Director of Software Engineering, Debashis Chatterjee. Explore the innovative hardware-assisted transport layer designed specifically for RDMA traffic in data center environments, focusing on scalability, security, and performance optimization. Discover how FalconRT enables seamless integration with existing network infrastructure while maintaining backward compatibility with RDMA and NVMe applications. Examine the first-generation implementation details, deployment results, and understand how this next-generation transport technology achieves high-bandwidth storage with ultra-low latency while minimizing CPU utilization through its hardware transport capabilities.