Ethernet Switching for AI and the Cloud

Accelerated Ethernet Switching for AI and the Cloud

Introduction
Benefits
Products
Highlights
OEM Partners
Product Tables
Software
Next Steps

Introduction

Introduction
Benefits
Products
Highlights
OEM Partners
Product Tables
Software
Next Steps

Introduction

NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet Switch Platform

NVIDIA is the leader in end-to-end accelerated networking for all layers of software and hardware. NVIDIA combines the benefits of NVIDIA Spectrum™ switches, based on industry-leading application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, with a wide variety of modern network operating system choices, including NVIDIA Cumulus® Linux and Pure SONiC.

NVIDIA Spectrum-X Designed to Accelerate AI Workloads

The Spectrum-X™ networking platform improves AI performance by 1.6X, while increasing the predictability and power efficiency of Ethernet-based AI clouds.

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Discover Why Networking Matters for AI Performance

NVIDIA builds networking with advanced innovations to ensure maximum AI performance.

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Benefits

Spectrum Switch Portfolio Features

Accelerated

Best-in-class hardware performance with zero-touch accelerated RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)

Innovative

Fifth-generation in-house ASIC design for optimized AI, cloud, and storage workloads

Optimized

Designed and tested for full-stack, end-to-end NVIDIA solutions

Open

Choice and flexibility at all tiers of the stack through open NOS support

Simulated

Hosted data center digital twins with end-to-end platform simulation

Reliable

Exclusive features that enable fairness, predictability, and actionable visibility

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Products

Spectrum Ethernet Switch Hardware

NVIDIA Spectrum SN5000 Series Spectrum-4

NVIDIA Spectrum-4 SN5000 Series

Purpose-built for AI, the SN5000 family is the world’s only Ethernet switch portfolio suitable for deep learning workloads, connecting cloud-scale GPU compute at speeds up to 800 gigabits per second (Gb/s).

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NVIDIA Spectrum-3 SN4000 Series

Built for cloud-scale networking, the SN4000 family combines industry-leading features with groundbreaking performance to support modern scale-out distributed data center applications for all speeds up to 400Gb/s.

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NVIDIA Spectrum-2 SN3000 Series

Ideal for leaf and spine data center network solutions, the SN3000 series delivers maximum flexibility with port speeds up to 200Gb/s per port and port density that enables full-rack connectivity to any server at any speed.

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NVIDIA Spectrum SN2000 Series

With speeds up to 100Gb/s, the SN2000 series provides unique switch form factors that integrate into hyperconverged Infrastructure and software-defined storage management systems for ease of deployment and administration.

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Highlights

Max Port Speed

800Gb/s

Max Flow Counters

512Kentries

Max Access-Control Lists (ACLs)

512Kentries

Network Address Translation (NAT)

100K+entries

Max IPV4 Routes

512Kentries

OEM Partners

Spectrum-4 Switches Are a Part of the Spectrum-X Networking Platform Available Through These Partners

Product Tables

Ethernet Switch Family

SN5000
SN4000
SN3000
SN2000

	Connectors	800GbE Ports	400GbE Ports	200GbE Ports	100GbE Ports	50GbE Ports	40GbE Ports	25/10/1GbE Ports	Height	Max Throughput	Total Packets per Second
SN5400	64x QSFP-DD 400GbE + 2x SFP28 25GbE		64	128	256	256	128	256+2	2U	25.6Tb/s	33.3Bpps
SN5600	64x OSFP 800GbE + 1 SFP28 25GbE	64	128	256	256	256	128	256+1	2U	51.2Tb/s	33.3Bpps

	Connectors	400GbE Ports	200GbE Ports	100GbE Ports	50GbE Ports	40GbE Ports	25/10/1GbE Ports	Height	Max Throughput	Total Packets per Second
SN4600C	64x QSFP28 100GbE			64	128	64	128	2U	6.4Tb/s	8.4Bpps
SN4700	32x QSFPDD 400GbE	32	64	128	128	64	128	1U	12.8Tb/s	8.4Bpps
SN4410	24x QSFPDD-28 + 8x QSFPDD	8	16	24/48	128	64	128	1U	8Tb/s	8.4Bpps
SN4600	64x QSFP56 200GbE		64	128	128	64	128	2U	12.8Tb/s	8.4Bpps

	Connectors	200GbE Ports	100GbE Ports	50GbE Ports	40GbE Ports	25/10/1GbE Ports	Height	Max Throughput	Total Packets per Second
SN3700	32x QSFP56 200GbE	32	64	128	32	128	1U	6.4Tb/s	8.33Bpps
SN3700C	32x QSFP28 100GbE	—	32	64	32	128	1U	3.2Tb/s	4.76Bpps
SN3750-SX	32x QSFP56 200GbE	32	64	128	32	128	1U	6.4Tb/s	8.33Bpps
SN3420	12x QSFP28 100GbE + 48x SFP28 25GbE	—	12	—	12	48+48	1U	2.4Tb/s	3.57Bpps

	Connectors	100GbE Ports	50GbE Ports	40GbE Ports	25/10/1GbE Ports	Height	Max Throughput	Total Packets per Second
SN2201	48x RJ45 + 4x QSFP28 100 GbE	4	8	4	16(25/10G), 48(1G)	1U	448Gb/s	667Mpps
SN2010	18x SFP28 25GbE + 4x QSFP28 100GbE	4	8	4	18+16	1U	850Gb/s	1.26Bpps
SN2100	16x QSFP28 100GbE	16	32	16	64	1U	1.6Tb/s	2.38Bpps

Software

Spectrum Networking Software

NVIDIA Air

NVIDIA Air allows users to model data center deployments with full software functionality, creating a digital twin. Transform and streamline network operations by simulating, validating, and automating changes and updates.

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NVIDIA Cumulus

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, the world’s most robust open networking operating system, includes a comprehensive list of advanced, modern networking features and is built for scale.

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NVIDIA NetQ

NVIDIA NetQ™ is a modern operations tool designed to provide holistic, real-time visibility, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of your modern data center.

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NVIDIA Pure SONiC

NVIDIA offers Pure SONiC, a community-developed, open-source network operating system based on Linux that runs on switches from multiple vendors and powers some of the largest data centers in the world.

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Next Steps

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Discover Networking for the Era of AI

The network is ultimately responsible for AI performance, acting as the backbone of the data center to harness the power of generative AI..

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Learn About the Spectrum-X Platform

Featuring the Spectrum-4 Ethernet switch, the Spectrum-X platform is designed specifically to improve the performance and efficiency of Ethernet-based AI clouds.

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