Nvidia Data Center Processing Unit (DPU) Architecture
Idan Burstein
Abstract
NVIDIA DPU Enables the Data Center as the New Unit of Computing The CPU can no longer do it all Must offload & isolate server infrastructure tasks to a DPU Effective DPU must offer hardware acceleration and security isolation To enable such effective DPU, need to develop broad software eco-system to utilize hardware acceleration across variety of disciplines (e.g. HPC, AI/ML, Storage, Networking, Security) - DOCA NVIDIA DPU & DOCA is a computing platform with rich stack optimized ideal for AI, bare metal cloud, cloud supercomputing, storage, gaming, 5G wireless, and more NVIDIA is committed to line rate performance every generation.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceCloud computingOperating systemStack (abstract data type)Data centerEmbedded systemSupercomputerIsolation (microbiology)SoftwareCentral processing unitComputer hardwareComputer architectureMicrobiologyBiologyIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingCloud Computing and Resource Management