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Virtual Interface Architecture

The Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) is an abstract model of a user-level zero-copy network, and is the basis for InfiniBand, iWARP and RoCE. Created by Microsoft, Intel, and Compaq, the original VIA sought to standardize the interface for high-performance network technologies known as System Area Networks (SANs; not to be confused with Storage Area…

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Zero-copyNetworkInfiniBandIWARPRoCE
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Virtual Interface Architecture

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