Nvidia BlueField-2 InfiniBand User Manual

NVIDIA BlueField-2 InfiniBand/Ethernet DPU User Guide 17
For detailed information, see Specifications.
Features and Benefits
Feature Description
PCI Express
(PCIe)
Uses PCIe Gen 4.0 (16GT/s) through an x16 edge connector. Gen 1.1, 2.0,
and 3.0 compatible.
InfiniBand
Architecture
Specification
v1.4
compliant
BlueField-3 DPU delivers low latency, high bandwidth, and computing
efficiency for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence
(AI), and hyperscale cloud data center applications.
BlueField-3 DPU is InfiniBand Architecture Specification v1.3 compliant.
InfiniBand Network Protocols and Rates:
Protocol Standard Rate (Gb/s) Comments
4x
Port
2x
Ports
Important
For FHHL 100Gb/s P-Series DPUs, you need a 6-pin PCIe external
power cable to activate the card. The cable is not included in the
package. For further details, please refer to External PCIe Power
Supply Connector.
Warning
This section describes hardware features and capabilities. Please
refer to the relevant driver and/or firmware release notes for feature
availability.

Nvidia BlueField-2 InfiniBand Specifications

General

Processor	Arm Cortex-A72
Connectivity	InfiniBand, Ethernet
Security	Hardware Root of Trust, Secure Boot
Crypto Acceleration	Yes
Architecture	Arm
PCIe Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Security Acceleration	Yes
Network Acceleration	Yes
Network Interface	InfiniBand
Memory	16GB DDR4
Form Factor	PCIe
Product Type	DPU (Data Processing Unit)
Ethernet Speed	200Gbps
Storage	NVMe over Fabric support
Networking Features	RDMA, RoCE, SR-IOV
Cores	8x Arm A72 cores