Ultra Ethernet: The data-center interconnection of tomorrow detailed

A new data-center connectivity standard, Ultra Ethernet 1.0.1, has been developed by the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, including Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle, to address the limitations of traditional Ethernet in hyperscale and exascale clusters. This next-generation standard aims to provide low latency, high bandwidth networking over standard Ethernet and IP infrastructure. Ultra Ethernet introduces a new architecture for connectionless communication, improving scalability and performance for AI and HPC workloads. The technology features layers such as Physical, Link, Transport, Storage, Management, and Software, enhancing data transfer efficiency and network orchestration. While still in early stages, Ultra Ethernet is set to revolutionize networking for large-scale data centers.