Since Myricom introduced it's line of Myri-10G 10-Gigabit Ethernet network adapters in early 2006 we've offered extreme performance drivers for a wide range of OSes from Apple's OSX through Windows. This has enabled many of the leading edge video editing technology companies to include them in their storage servers and workstations well ahead of the technology curve.

One vendors uses Myri-10G network adapters to combine the performance benefits of iSCSI SAN protocol with NAS functionality and ease of use, all working over a single network infrastructure. The end result is a faster deployment that is easier to manage, and less expensive than an iSCSI SAN solution, and with even faster data access.  For color grading and special effects applications working with uncompressed video at 2K, 3K or even 4K resolution, client machines can achieve 800MB/s over a 10GbE connection. This throughput is faster than traditional Fiber Channel.

Another provider using MCS (Multiple Connections per Session), regularly sustains data rates of 1.2GB/s (10bit 35mm) for 4K video.

Last week a story ran about Myricom’s VideoPump software which is an accelerated video streaming engine running on Myri-10G Extreme Performance 10-Gigabit Ethernet network adapters. VideoPump offers content delivery networks (CDNs), their suppliers, telcos, IPTV and Video on Demand (VOD) providers lower capital and operating expenses as well as higher network utilization, connectivity, and memory efficiency. VideoPump streams standard TCP or UDP packets at line rate with extremely low CPU overhead while providing traffic shaping functionality for better quality of service (QoS) and network efficiency.