The following table provides definitions for some terms used in this document.
Term | Definition |
GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
SONiC | Software for Open Networking in the Cloud |
Dell Enterprise SONiC | Dell SONiC implementation |
RoCE | RDMA over Converged Ethernet |
RDMA | Remote Direct Memory Access |
DCQCN | Data Center Quantized Congestion Notification |
GbE | Gigabit Ethernet |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
PFC | Priority Flow Control |
BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
ToR | Top of Rack |
DLB | Dynamic Load Balancing |
ECMP | Equal-Cost Multi-Path |
ECN | Explicit Congestion Notification |