Common Abbreviations and Related Documents
Abbreviation / Acronym | Whole Word / Description |
B | (Capital) ‘B’ is used to indicate size in bytes or multiples of bytes (e.g., 1KB = 1024 bytes, and 1MB = 1048576 bytes) |
b | (Small) ‘b’ is used to indicate size in bits or multiples of bits (e.g., 1Kb = 1024 bits) |
FW | Firmware |
HCA | Host Channel Adapter |
HW | Hardware |
IB | InfiniBand |
LSB | Least significant byte |
lsb | Least significant bit |
MSB | Most significant byte |
msb | Most significant bit |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NVGRE | Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation |
SW | Software |
VPI | Virtual Protocol Interconnect |
IPoIB | IP over InfiniBand |
PFC | Priority Flow Control |
PR | Path Record |
RDS | Reliable Datagram Sockets |
RoCE | RDMA over Converged Ethernet |
SL | Service Level |
MPI | Message Passing Interface |
QoS | Quality of Service |
ETW | Event Tracing for Windows |
WPP | Windows Software Trace Preprocessor |
SoC | System On Chip |
DPU | Data Processing Unit |
Document | Description |
MFT User Manual | Describes the set of firmware management tools for a single InfiniBand node. MFT can be used for:
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WinOF-2 Release Notes | For possible software issues, please refer to WinOF-2 Release Notes. |
MLNX_OFED Release Notes | For possible software issues, please refer to MLNX_OFED Release Notes. |
README file | Includes basic installation instructions, summary of main features and requirements. |
ConnectX®-4 Firmware Release Notes | For possible firmware issues, please refer to ConnectX®-4 Firmware Release Notes. |
InfiniBand™ Architecture Specification, Volume 1, | The InfiniBand Specification by IBTA |