Big Data Needs a Big Switch

Big Data Needs a Big Switch

Gnodal launches the highest density, low latency, Best of Interop Winning, 40GbE (2RU) Switch

BRISTOL, England, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Gnodal Limited, a network company delivering cutting edge Ethernet Switch technology
solutions, today at Interop, announced the launch of the GS0072, the latest and biggest
addition to the industry leading GS-Series with 72 ports of 40 GbE built into a sleek 2RU
form factor. The GS0072 was recently awarded Best of Interop in the Networking Category
this week in Las Vegas.

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    Gnodal's adaptive switching technology is derived from a custom made ASIC and the
GS0072 is the first multi-ASIC product from Gnodal. Consolidating the Gnodal Fabric has
allowed Gnodal to have the highest port count of any 2RU switch. Such a high density
switch not only means a small footprint in the data center, it also delivers benefits in
terms of power consumption and efficiency, making the GS0072 a highly cost-effective
alternative to more complex chassis-based solutions.

    The GS0072 is an order of magnitude faster than most competitive switches with
congestion management and dynamic load-balancing, allowing the switches to operate at near
100% bandwidth utilization (throughput). The GS0072 is targeted at Cloud and Big Data
environments where 10GbE edge connectivity is required to accommodate very large numbers
of virtual clients as well as High Performance Computing applications that may require
native 40 Gbps capability to achieve extreme scalability and throughput.

    With an initial port-to-port latency as low as 282ns and additional hops at a mere
66ns, multi-stage networks containing thousands of ports can be assembled with an overall
system latency as low as 414ns making the GS-Series ideal for latency sensitive
applications. The GS-Series is built to scale from 72 ports to a massive network of up to
64,000 ports by combining other members of the family to create a cost-effective,
ultra-low latency, highly utilized Ethernet Fabric.

    Bob Fernander, Gnodal CEO, commented:

    "This product is groundbreaking. Being selected as Best of Interop Winner is further
endorsement that our customers have a product that can meet the demands of the modern data
center."

    About Gnodal Limited

    Gnodal has defined a revolutionary 10/40GbE switch family, free from current network
limitations, offering unprecedented performance improvements and almost unlimited
scalability. Gnodal switch products derive their extreme performance capability from its
own revolutionary architectural design that minimizes network congestion and delivers
optimum performance with minimal cost and power consumption. Gnodal products fulfill
today's high performance requirements in such markets as Scientific and Engineering,
Financial Services, Web 2.0, Cloud and Hosting providers, Video, Life sciences, and Oil
and Gas exploration. For more information, please visit http://www.gnodal.com
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    Gnodal is headquartered in Bristol, UK with offices in Palo Alto, CA.

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Source: Gnodal

For additional information please contact Gnodal press office: Patrick Fraser, +44-117-9278132,         
patrick.fraser@mccann.com; Harriet Jones, +44-117-9278120, harriet.jones@mccann.com; Jim Preasmyer  +1-650-268-9920, jimp@gnodal.com