[Beowulf] Has DDR IB gone the way of the Dodo?

[Scott Atchley]

On Oct 3, 2008, at 2:24 PM, Bill Broadley wrote:

> QDR over fiber should be "reasonably priced", here's hoping that the  
> days of
> Myrinet 250MB/sec optical cables will return.
>
> Corrections/comments welcome.

I am not in sales and I have no access to pricing besides our list  
prices, but I am told that optical QSFP is getting very close to CX-4  
when you price NICs and cables (QSFP NICs cost less than CX-4 NICs,  
the cables are more, the total package is very close).

Scott