InfiniBand Trade Association
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The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) is the standards organization
that defines and maintains the InfiniBand
specification. It is an industry consortium
.
The IBTA was established in 1999, and a few of its prominent members include IBM
, Intel, Mellanox
, QLogic
, Sun
, Voltaire, Finisar
, and IPtronics
.
Standards organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...
that defines and maintains the InfiniBand
InfiniBand
InfiniBand is a switched fabric communications link used in high-performance computing and enterprise data centers. Its features include high throughput, low latency, quality of service and failover, and it is designed to be scalable...
specification. It is an industry consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
.
The IBTA was established in 1999, and a few of its prominent members include IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Intel, Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies
Mellanox Technologies is a provider of Ethernet and InfiniBand host bus adapters, founded in 1999.It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and Yokneam, Israel...
, QLogic
QLogic
QLogic Corporation is an Aliso Viejo, California-based designer and supplier of storage networking, high performance computing networking, and converged infrastructure solutions...
, Sun
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, Voltaire, Finisar
Finisar
Finisar Corporation is a global technology leader in optical communication components and subsystems. These products enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications....
, and IPtronics
IPtronics
IPtronics is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its products include integrated circuits for parallel optical interconnect applications intended for the computer, storage and communication industries...
.