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by pclmulqdq 1441 days ago
As far as I know, Slingshot uses a layer 1 that is exactly the same as Ethernet and allows layer 2 ethernet packets to enter switches. However, it has several layer 1/2 extensions that let it look more like Infiniband to use cases that need it, including flow control and congestion control.