Intel® Infrastructure Processing Unit (Intel® IPU)
A proven infrastructure platform – edge to cloud – to accelerate, secure, and connect.
The Intel® IPU provides key benefits such as enhanced security through isolation of tenant applications from provider services, infrastructure task offload to improve CPU utilization and performance, and enablement of virtual storage for increased datacenter flexibility.
Intel® Infrastructure Processing Unit (Intel® IPU)
Introduction to Intel IPUs
Intel® IPU Adapter E2100
Cloud and enterprise SoC-based high-performance IPU adapter.
• 2 x 100 GbE or 1 x 200 GbE connectivity
• Intel IPU SoC E2100
• 16 Arm Neoverse N1 Cores
Customer Use Cases
Virtualized Environment
Multiple tenants on host. IPU provides virtualized Network and Storage functionality. Security isolation where infrastructure is managed on IPU.
Customer Benefits
• Lower Host Overhead leads to Improved TCO
• Higher Link Speeds up to 200Gb
• Transparent to VM or Containers - up to 1K VFs
• Secure Traffic in Data Center
Bare Metal Environment
Single tenant on host. IPU provides storage virtualization and disaggregation. Security isolation where infrastructure is managed on IPU.
Customer Benefits
• Infrastructure Isolation
• Cloud Service Provider can monitor and manage resources
• Accelerated Remote Storage Access
Storage Initiator Offload
IPU provides storage virtualization and disaggregation. Hardware acceleration on NVMe transport.
Customer Benefits
• Transparent to VM or Containers
• Lower Host Overhead leads to Improved TCO
• Secure Storage Traffic in Data Center
• Increases Storage Efficiency in Hyper-converged environment
Security Air-Gap
Infrastructure tasks are set apart from tenant applications. Security isolation where infrastructure is managed on IPU.
Customer Benefits
• Infrastructure Isolation
• Cloud Service Provider can monitor and manage resources
• IPU secure boot
Ideal for AI Clusters of All Sizes
Intel IPU adapters allow you to offload services and infrastructure tasks from the CPU to optimize performance and better support AI and HPC applications. Intel IPUs and Ethernet adapters are designed for the rigors of HPC and AI clusters of all sizes.
Solutions from Cloud to Edge
Optimizing OpenVINO™ toolkit Model Deployments by Offloading F5 NGINX Plus to Run on Intel® IPUs
Redefine innovation with Intel® IPUs. Enhance security and scalability with Intel® IPUs by optimizing OpenVINO AI model deployments.
Unlocking Scalable, Secure AI Infrastructure: Intel IPU Collaboration with Red Hat® and F5®
Discover how integrating the Intel IPU with Red Hat’s OpenShift and F5 NGNIX enhances containerized applications and ensures zero-trust security for cloud and edge computing.
Intel and Baidu Empower IaaS of the Future
Creating a new Intel® IPU-based computing platform for optimal cloud platform management and cost-effectiveness.
CMCC Self-Developed Hypercard for Cloud
Leveraging Intel's data center technology, China Mobile independently developed, the hypercard hardware accelerator card.
IPU-Based Cloud Infrastructure: The Fulcrum for Digital Business
As Cloud Service Providers consider their investment strategies and technology plans for the future, learn how IPUs can offer a path to accelerate and financially optimize cloud services.
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