Virtual Interface Architecture

This book explains how Virtual Interface (VI) provides a new interface between applications and switched hardware and provides guidance for both developers and users of large clustered systems. Hardware designers will find information on exploiting the VI Architecture's capabilities, while software designers will learn to develop the necessary drivers, middleware, and applications for VI Architecture- based systems. Chief technical officers and system architects of corporate enterprises and Internet Service Providers can gain background on deployment of VI Architecture in corporate systems. The authors work in the Intel Enterprise Architecture Lab. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)