Xframe Handles Big Data Flow

Applications such as videoconferencing, video streaming, multimedia content distribution, online training, cluster computing and data-mining systems will all benefit from the technology now that 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches are readily available. The need for 10-Gigabit Ethernet is being driven by large corporations, research labs and government organizations.

Xframe integrates seamlessly with existing IT architectures and requires no changes to current operating systems.

Xframe is designed to work over fiber-optic links and is fully compliant with the PCI-X 1.0a specification and the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard. The technology is compatible with Windows 2003, Linux 2.6.5, HPU-X 11i, AIX and Solaris 10. The 10-Gigabit technology is also used by OEMs such as Cray Business Systems, SGI and Hewlett-Packard. Xframe must be installed in a 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X slot. PCI-X 1.0a has a throughput limit of about 8 Mbps and Neterion has demonstrated Xframe throughput on PCI-X 1.0 of about 7.7 Gbps. The company will soon announce a PCI-X 2.0-compliant Xframe II, which allows for a bidirectional throughput of about 15 Gbps. PCI-X 2.0 should allow Xframe to meet 10-Gbps throughput, though only in one direction.