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Ethernet is a cost-effective storage sharing solution for small and medium-sized media production studios. While 10GbE still plays an important role in the 4K working environment, new formats such as 8K require higher bandwidth. To ensure an optimal environment on the highest resolution production formats, more reliable, low-latency connectivity technology is required. Fast enough to handle multiple uncompressed 8K video streams.
Such an environment is provided by ATTO FastFrame network cards
Low latencies and high throughput of ATTO FastFrame 50GbE network cards enable their use in places where the highest performance is required. When working with uncompressed 4K and 8K video files. A single stream of 16-bit 8K EXR video at 24 frames per second requires a bandwidth of 28.2 Gbps. While this need can be met by combining several 10GbE ports together, using a single port on a FastFrame 50GbE network card provides a more cost-effective and power-efficient solution.
While most ATTO-competitive 50 GbE NICs on the market operate at speeds below 40 Gb/s, FastFrame NICs achieve speeds close to 50 GbE lanes. This is enough bandwidth to support even uncompressed 8K. The unmatched throughput of ATTO FastFrame 50GbE network cards is made possible by the implementation of Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet (RoCE), which uses zero-copy data transfers to enable more efficient data transfer between servers and storage. This solution frees up the host CPU for editing, compositing and rendering. RoCE is already a standard in low-latency work environments, such as high-performance computing clusters (HPCC). This standard is increasingly used in video editing work environments. This is due to the comfort of working with low latencies and low processor utilization.
The key features of ATTo FastFrame cards are:
- High-performance I/O connectivity and lossless Ethernet support where guaranteed data delivery speeds are required
- FastFrame 50GbE network adapters combine production-like 50GbE throughput with ultra-low latency, enabling smooth operation of high-performance applications including streaming and 8K/4K video editing
- It can network multiple workstations for collaborative editing
- High throughput and managed latency for high-performance, enterprise-class iSCSI/iSER storage (iSCSI over RDMA)
- ATTO's patented Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) technology provides controlled latency and data acceleration to enable multiple simultaneous video streams to be delivered without dropped frames
- ATTO transmits up to 116% more data with the same energy consumption as competitors
With support for Energy Efficient Ethernet and RoCE, ATTO FastFrame 40GbE network cards offer higher ROI than competitors by maximizing resources and minimizing operational costs. Upgrade your work environment to 50GbE and get ready to work comfortably with 8K content.
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