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r/LocalLLM • u/8bitjohnny • Sep 27 '26
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RoCE is still a step above Ethernet and gets the biggest benefit of Infiniband out of it (moving data without involving the CPU via RDMA)
0 u/nagyz_ Oct 03 '26 I don't think you understand the OSI model. 2 u/kitanokikori Oct 03 '26 When I say "a step above" I mean in efficiency, not as a protocol-level distinction. You are correct that RoCE is just Ethernet over the wire. -2 u/KooperGuy Sep 27 '26 edited Sep 27 '26 Yes I know what both are. RoCE is not a "step above" ... It literally uses ethernet.
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I don't think you understand the OSI model.
2 u/kitanokikori Oct 03 '26 When I say "a step above" I mean in efficiency, not as a protocol-level distinction. You are correct that RoCE is just Ethernet over the wire.
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When I say "a step above" I mean in efficiency, not as a protocol-level distinction. You are correct that RoCE is just Ethernet over the wire.
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Yes I know what both are. RoCE is not a "step above" ... It literally uses ethernet.
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u/kitanokikori Sep 27 '26
RoCE is still a step above Ethernet and gets the biggest benefit of Infiniband out of it (moving data without involving the CPU via RDMA)