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Huawei and IEEE Kazakhstan Subsection Jointly Release the HPC Lossless

Ethernet and AI Fabric Network Technical White Paper

Huawei and the IEEE Kazakhstan
Subsection have jointly released a white
paper that sheds light on lossless Ethernet,
a network solution that promotes high-
performance computing (HPC) and
AI scenarios thanks to its unrivaled
advantages in network performance
compatibility, cost-effectiveness and
flexibility. The report, titled HPC Lossless
Ethernet and AI Fabric Network Technical
White Paper, was launched at the Huawei
Network Summit, which took place on the
first day of the annual flagship Huawei
Middle East & Central Asia (ME&CA) Tech
Carnival, which is taking place in Almaty,
Kazakhstan for the first time, from June 5
- 7. Under the 'Leading Digital Infrastructure
for New Value Together' theme, Huawei's
ME&CA Tech Carnival brings together educational institutions and 80 colleges and application system. The objective of
industry opinion leaders to explore the universities and support research in fields network optimization is to maximize the
infinite possibilities of digitalization. In such as meteorological prediction and throughput and minimize the latency of the
attendance at the launch ceremony of the modeling, life sciences, fluid mechanics and entire network, which involves the following
white paper were Arthur Wang, President oil exploration. Dr. Fahem Al Nuaimi, CEO technologies:
of the Data Center Network Domain, of Ankabut, said, "Ankabut wants to play Flow control: Identifies cyclic buffer
Huawei Data Communication Product its role in promoting cutting-edge research dependencies and eliminates the necessary
Line, Dr. Carlo Molardi, IEEE Kazakhstan and development and collaboration for conditions for generating them, resolving
Subsection, Liu Gui, Vice President of member institutions and the country. An the PFC deadlock problem and enhancing
Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle advanced network is crucial for this role. network reliability. Congestion control:
East & Central Asia Region; and Fahem Working with partners like Huawei, we Draws on the AI algorithm to dynamically
Al Nuaimi, CEO, Ankabut, the United Arab can create a future-proof network that adjust the explicit congestion notification
Emirates. Around the world, many countries helps advance our mission of making UAE (ECN) thresholds for maximized network
and regions are proactively formulating universities leaders in research." According bandwidth and minimized network
policies conducive to developing HPC and to the white paper, lossless Ethernet latency. Traffic scheduling: Adopts NSLB
AI to promote digital transformation and technology adopts intelligent remote direct technology to load balance network-wide
lossless Ethernet is and will keep playing a memory access (RDMA) and network traffic, achieving 90% ultra-high network
key role in these efforts. For example, Saudi scale load balancing (NSLB), which help throughput and improving AI training
Arabia has formulated Saudi Vision 2030, to achieve zero packet loss and 90% ultra- efficiency by 20%. To converge and optimize
aiming to develop HPC and AI technologies high network throughput. The report begins the network and application system, in-
to improve global competitiveness. It with the HPC network architectures: Clos, network computing (INC) technology
also established the King Abdulaziz City Multi-Rail, and directly connected topology is used on HPC networks. Designed
for Science and Technology (KACST) to (DCT). Clos is a multistage architecture, for Message Passing Interface (MPI)
support the R&D of HPC and AI projects. with each switching unit connected to all communication, this technology enables
Qatar also released National Vision 2030 to switching units at its lower stage. It is strict- network devices to participate in computing,
propel HPC and AI technologies. The Qatar sense non-blocking, re-arrangeable, and minimizing the job completion time. HPC
Computing Research Institute is Qatar's scalable. Multi-Rail adopts cell switching and AI are becoming converged and ready
foremost research institute focusing on of modular devices to implement absolute for everything, and Lossless Ethernet is
HPC and AI with the mission to promote load balancing. DCT features ultra- ideal for laying a solid foundation for HPC.
technological innovation. The UAE also large networking, low costs, and a small This will help to fully unleash computing
established the National AI Strategy 2031 number of end-to-end communication power across industries to promote the
and appointed the world's first Minister for hops. The paper then details how the prosperity of the digital industry and fuel
AI. Ankabut, UAE's advanced research and software architecture improves HPC and AI global digital transformation, underpinning
education network (NREN), has adopted application performance from two aspects: the construction of a fully-connected,
lossless Ethernet in its supercomputing network optimization and convergence intelligent world.
center to provide computing services for 35 and optimization of the network and

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