{"id":5267,"date":"2023-08-29T02:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/?p=5267"},"modified":"2024-02-21T06:36:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T06:36:19","slug":"can-the-cx7-nic-with-ethernet-mode-interconnect-with-other-400g-ethernet-switches-that-support-rdma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/questions\/can-cx7-interconnect-with-other-400g-switch.htm","title":{"rendered":"Can the CX7 NIC with Ethernet mode interconnect with other 400G Ethernet switches that support RDMA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5267\" class=\"elementor elementor-5267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a81bcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62a81bcd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a461725 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class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarry Collins\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Answered on 2:15 am<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629332d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629332d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CX7 network card can interconnect with other 400G Ethernet switches that support RDMA, but you need to pay attention to the following points:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The switch and the network card need to use suitable cables and transceivers, such as OSFP or QSFP112.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The switch and the network card need to use the same rate and frame size, such as 400 Gb\/s and 4 KB MTU.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The switch and the network card need to configure the same RoCE v2 parameters, such as priority, flow control, congestion control, etc.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The switch and the network card need to ensure the stability and reliability of the network and avoid packet loss or retransmission that causes performance degradation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAPWIlfugmA?si=cEHx1GZHlhuboS25\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c19fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62c19fa\" 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The real challenges often lie in the details: a machine without native USB-A ports, a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tFelisac\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fiber-optic-transceivers\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/usfp-vs-cpo.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tUSFP vs CPO: Pluggable vs Co-Packaged Optics Compared\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>USFP vs CPO is a choice between two ways to move data inside an AI data center. USFP (Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable)&nbsp;is a pluggable 400G-per-lane optical module you can<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tBrian\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-wdm-plc-splitter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/dwdm-oadm-guide.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDWDM OADM: Passive Add-Drop Modules Explained\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Every DWDM OADM a wavelength passes through introduces some optical loss. Across five cascaded nodes, that loss can consume a substantial share of the link budget\u2014potentially comparable to tens of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCatherine\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-networking\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/mikrotik-crs804-4ddq-400gbe-review.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tMikroTik CRS804-4DDQ Review: The $1,100 400GbE Switch That Changes the Math\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Four 400G ports, 1.6 Tbps of aggregate one-direction port bandwidth, and a compact chassis at an unusually accessible price. The hardware is compelling; optical interconnect costs can determine the total<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCatherine\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20597 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fiber-optic-transceivers\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/usfp-vs-osfp-vs-qsfpdd.htm\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tUSFP vs OSFP vs QSFP-DD: Form Factors Compared\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The three high-density pluggable form factors relevant to 400G, 800G, and next-generation AI networks are QSFP-DD, OSFP, and the newly announced USFP design. 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The channel label does not uniquely identify the optical frequency. 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