Internet Data Center (IDC) Here's The Big Saver (TOE)

February 22, "China's News of the Press" published a "ministry of Industry to develop data center industrial standards, standardize the" cloud computing "take the First step" (author Shanwenli), after reading.

As you know, data Center (IDC) is "Barroth". In fact, IDC's servers and air-conditioning systems are constantly "eat electricity", a moment can not stop. It is said that there are 30多万个 data centers in China, every day to "eat electricity" (ie, energy consumption). Obviously, trying to reduce the number of servers is a fundamental way out. So, what should we do? Where to start.

Figuratively speaking, the Internet (that is, the optical fiber network) on the countless "data packets" (also known as "Packet"), as the "harmonic" high-speed train in the rapid exercise, a stream. The "Data packets" (message) in these fibers enter the server via the "NIC" by the server's processor (CPU) for "decoding" (digital signal) processing, and then "coding", through the Internet fiber link Again "forwarding" (data message), and so on, ... This is the Internet.

The server is the data Automatic Processing physical "center", Inside has many "the application" in the running, but the frequent message "decodes", "The Code" is the server CPU's extremely heavy "extra burden", is the tedious "repeats the labor". Someone came up with a way to put these tedious, repetitive "decoding" work "separate" out, to the network card on the "coprocessor" to complete, greatly easing the workload of the main server CPU. So, people to this has "coprocessor" card played a very good name, called "TCP offload Engine", that is, "TOE" engine, meaning "load unload engine", popularly said, also called "Network accelerator card". What is the magic effect of this "Network accelerator card" (Toe nic)?

The American Intilop Company is the world leader in toe. The company toe (solution) can increase the network transmission potential 8 times times, while our China's own Toe network card can improve nearly 20 times times. This means that, as long as the data center server with a "Toe accelerator card", packet processing efficiency can be increased nearly 10 times times, that is, a server with a toe accelerator can "replace" the original 10 servers. Since then, the data center's "Barroth" hat can be taken off.

In fact, the Internet "cloud computing" and the use of Toe Network accelerator card is the only way to the future data center. Some people do not believe in the magic of toe, then, see the February 22 in San Jose, United States, "the World Ether Network Summit" intilop company on TOE theme report, that is, "intilop Toe delivers full TCP offload ..." , everything will be known.

A small "toe card" should have such a large "capability", why we do not use it. Answer Yue: Dare not use rashly, afraid deceived. A network card, you are afraid of it what. If you can't, you'll have to pull it off again. In fact, the toe card is amazing (and too fresh), like the Smart HUD interface of Ubuntu, and it's "human nature" for new gadgets to be used. I see, had to rely on the "send" method, first sent a "trial", easy to say. It is a good thing for the ministry to develop data center industry standards and standardize the data center's electricity standards (i.e., energy consumption standards). However, to give specific solutions to the problem, the IDC boss can not be "forced to die" (such as jumping out of the way). The toe nic is a "savior" (or "cherub") in the data Center for "Environmental Protection and energy conservation".

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Note: Some people say that I have a lot of "nosy". You know, I am also the vice president of the Shenzhen Cloud Computing Industry Association. How can I not care about this matter.