Protocol
RoCEv2
RDMA over Converged Ethernet v2
RDMA over UDP/IPv4/IPv6 on Ethernet: InfiniBand BTH follows the UDP header (port 4791). Routable across L3 with ECN/PFC/DCQCN for congestion management on lossless or near-lossless fabrics.
Tags
rdmaudp-4791bthcongestiondatacenter
Sources
- InfiniBand Annex / RoCE specs
- IEEE 802.1Qbb PFC / RFC 3168 ECN
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