Ethernet Evolution: Powering AI's Future Through Ultra Ethernet Consortium

Explore a 21-minute technical presentation from the SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Summit that examines how the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) is revolutionizing network capabilities for AI and High-Performance Computing. Gain insights into the adaptation of traditional Ethernet technology into a high-performance networking backbone, focusing on the specific demands of modern AI environments. Learn about the essential characteristics driving the evolution of AI and HPC networking requirements, understand the technical innovations being developed for enhanced performance and scalability, and discover how UEC specifications improve upon existing Ethernet capabilities like RDMA and RoCE while maintaining backward compatibility. Led by UEC Chair J Michel Metz, Ph.D., dive deep into the strategic approach of leveraging Ethernet's widespread adoption and flexibility to create powerful networking solutions for next-generation computing challenges.