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The NVIDIA Spectrum SN5600 Ethernet switch, the world’s first Ethernet switch purpose-built for AI consists of:
As part of the Spectrum-X networking platform, the Bluefield-3 SuperNIC is installed in the PowerEdge AI servers. It is a new class of network accelerator purpose-built for connecting GPU servers over the Scale Out fabric, extending the robust performance of the AI fabric to the AI servers.
Figure 3. NVIDIA B3140H BlueField-3 SuperNIC
The NVIDIA B3140H BlueField-3 SuperNIC is a 400GbE E-Series with eight Arm-Cores, single port QSFP112, PCIe Gen 5.0 x16, 16GB DDR5 memory, and integrated BMC. The form factor is single slot, half height, and half length.
The NVIDIA B3220L BlueField-3 SuperNIC is used for connecting storage and other devices over the frontend fabric.
Figure 4. NVIDIA B3220L BlueField-3 SuperNIC
The NVIDIA B3220L BlueField-3 SuperNIC is a 200 GbE E-Series with eight Arm-Cores, dual-port QSFP112, PCIe Gen 5.0 x16, 16 GB DDR5 memory, and integrated BMC. The form factor is single slot, full height, and half length.
For more information about the available BlueField options, see the BlueField-3 Networking Platform User Guide.