Computer News/メモ, 06/04/11

"Micron Technology, Inc., Announces Availability of FBDIMM Memory Modules for Servers, Workstations and Networking Equipment", April 10, 2006
　http://www.micron.com/news/product/2006-04-10_fbdimm_release.html
　"today announced the production availability of its DDR2 fully buffered dual in-line memory module
　 (FBDIMM) solutions."
Micron Fully Buffered DIMMs
　http://www.micron.com/products/modules/ddr2sdram/fbdimm.html
Intel Platform Memory: FBDIMM Validation Results
　http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/FBDIMM/ddr2_fbdimm.htm



"ASU to Roll Out Obsidian Long Haul InfiniBand Technology", March 27, 2006
　http://www.obsidianresearch.com./press/asu_032706.html
　"Arizona State University's Fulton High Performance Computing Institute, in collaboration with
　 Obsidian Longbow LP and Cisco Systems, is proud to be the first to deploy the Longbow InfiniBand
　 range extending technology for campus grid applications."
Fulton High Performance Computing Initiative (HPCI), Arizona State University
　http://hpc.fulton.asu.edu/

Cisco SFS 7000 InfiniBand Server Switches：クラスター
Longbow ER InfiniBand range extenders：
　HPCIと最新の可視化システムを備えた研究・会議施設
　Decision Theater, Arizona State University
　　http://dt.asu.edu/
　との接続 (Grid環境の構築)
のようです。

Obsidian Research Corp.
　http://www.obsidianresearch.com./
関連エントリー：
　SC|05：ストレージ関係情報 I, 2006-01-06
　"Joint Industry and Government Initiative to Demonstrate Long Distance InfiniBand at SC05", November 15, 2005



"Broadcom Introduces Industry's First Stackable High-Density 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switches
　New StrataXGSR Series Multi-layer Switch Chips Accelerate 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Adoption in Data Center and Enterprise Networks", March 20, 2006
　http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=833501
　"announced the industry's first stackable 20-port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch in
　 a single-chip design. The new Broadcom® StrataXGS® III 800 Series 10GbE switches feature
　 multi-layer switching with IPv4 and IPv6 routing capabilities, and deep-packet inspection with
　 advanced security features."
　 .....
　"power consumption of less than 100 milliWatts (mW) per Gigabit per second (Gbps) of power"


BCM56800: 20-Port 10-GbE Multilayer Switch
　http://www.broadcom.com/products/Enterprise-Small-Office/Gigabit-Ethernet-Switching-Products/BCM56800
BCM56801: 10-Port 10-GbE and 8-Port HiGig2™/10-GbE Multilayer Switch
　http://www.broadcom.com/products/Enterprise-Small-Office/Gigabit-Ethernet-Switching-Products/BCM56801
BCM56802: 16-Port 10-GbE/HiGig2™ Multilayer Switch
　http://www.broadcom.com/products/Enterprise-Small-Office/Gigabit-Ethernet-Switching-Products/BCM56802
BCM56803： 12-Port 10-GbE/HiGig2™ Multilayer Switch
　http://www.broadcom.com/products/Enterprise-Small-Office/Gigabit-Ethernet-Switching-Products/BCM56803

BCM56801/2の Product Briefには拡張用 HiGig2対応チップ (BCM5670X) が載っていますが、
まだ公開されていないようです。
価格は解りませんが、1チップ化はすごいですね。