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Windows Working Group will soon release WinOF 1.1

WinOF (pronounced Win-O-F) is the official name of the OpenFabrics Alliance Windows release.  WinOF release 1.1 is slated tentatively for March 2008.

New features will include:

• InfiniBand software application development kit:  headers(.h), libraries, samples and documentation
• Windows Server 2008 support:  x86, x64 & IA64 processor architectures

The current version of WinOF is release 1.0.1.  It is available at http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/.

Current functionality includes:

• IBCore

• InfiniBand Access Layer (IBAL):  IB verbs layer
• Component Library:  required by IBAL.

• InfiniBand HCA driver for Mellanox HCAs
• Tools:  an assortment of IB performance tests and tools
• Documentation:  How to live with Windows OpenFabrics software
• IB diagnostics
• ULP (Upper Level Protocols)

• IPoIB:  Provides TCP/IP connections over IB
• DAT/DAPL:  Provides an RDMA device independent access layer
• VNIC
• SRP initiator side

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Table of Contents
Open Fabrics Community Update home
Lots to report from the Marketing Working Group
Interoperability Working Group prepares for next Interop Event
User Working Group making changes email lists
Windows Working Group will soon release WinOF 1.1

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