Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs) from Intel
Programmable network devices that intelligently manage system-level resources by securely accelerating networking and storage infrastructure functions in a data center.
Service providers and enterprises are investing heavily in hyper-scale data centers to deliver efficient compute for cloud native applications and micro-services. The applications delivering these services must have access to high-speed, low latency storage and a secure networking infrastructure.
However, infrastructure services such as virtual switching, security, and storage can consume a significant number of CPU cycles. Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs) accelerate network infrastructure, freeing up CPU cores for improved application performance. IPUs enable cloud service providers to customize infrastructure function deployments at the speed of software, while improving data center utilization by allowing for flexible workload placement.1 2
Introducing Intel’s IPU Portfolio
Accelerate key workloads, improve performance and agility, and enable new SmartNIC use cases from the data center to the edge with Intel’s IPUs.
Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs) from Intel and Intel Partners
Silicom FPGA IPU N5010 Adapter
First hardware programmable 4x100GE FPGA accelerated IPU adapter with performance and scale for the 5G core (UPF), and more.
Inventec FPGA IPU C5020X Adapter
An FPGA-based IPU with an Intel® Xeon® D SoC for hardware programmable data path and improved core utilization – based upon the Intel® FPGA IPU C5000X-PL Platform for Cloud.
Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000
Intel FPGA–based SmartNICs for network function virtualization (NFV) for both application and infrastructure.
IPUs for Enterprise and Cloud
Data Center Acceleration with Intel® FPGAs
IPUs with Intel® FPGAs for cloud service providers help make the most of network capabilities and help improve revenue from infrastructure investments.
Intel’s IPUs to Power VMware’s Next-Gen Infrastructure
Intel technology enables VMware to give customers unified management of virtual machines, containers and bare metal environments.
Announcing Project Monterey – Redefining Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Intel® Innovation in IPUs enables higher performance for edge nodes, network infrastructure and data center compute.
IPUs for Network
Intel IPUs for Telecommunications
Intel FPGA–based IPUs can help optimize the efficiency and performance of your converged wireless-wireline network.
FPGA Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN)
Unlock new use cases and increase network efficiency with Intel’s broad portfolio of network accelerators, combined with Altiostar’s 5G-ready open virtualized radio access network (Open vRAN) software solution.
Intel, Kaloom Create P4-Programmable Network Solutions
Advanced network systems with the P4 programming language and Intel® Tofino family of Ethernet switch ASICs.
Real-World IPU Benefits
Discover what customers and partners have to say about the benefits of IPUs from Intel.
FAQ
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What is a SmartNIC?
A SmartNIC is a Network Interface Controller that accelerates networking functions and is adaptable to existing and emerging use cases including security, virtualization, storage, load balancing and data path optimization. SmartNICs extend Foundational NICs and provide more advanced functionality by including a programmable engine such as CPU and/or FPGA to accelerate tasks that the server CPU would normally handle.
What is an IPU?
An IPU (infrastructure processing unit) is a networking device that securely accelerates and manages infrastructure workloads in a data center with programmable hardware.
How do IPUs from Intel work?
An IPU accelerates host infrastructure functions and is adaptable to existing and emerging infrastructure use cases including security, virtualization, storage, load balancing, and data path optimization of virtual network functions and microservices. IPUs augment the rich Ethernet networking capabilities in Foundational NICs, with acceleration that is achieved by processing tasks through a combination of highly optimized hardware accelerators, and a tightly coupled compute engine. Adaptability is achieved through a standard and easy-to-use programming framework that incorporates both hardware and software functionality.
What is the Intel® FPGA IPU C5000X-PL platform architecture?
An Intel reference architecture that provides service providers and solution providers an efficient and cost-effective design to build production deployable IPU for the cloud data centers.
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