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Intel wants to market its new Xeon processors in the telecom sector. The chip designer does not rely on superior CPU performance for this, but on built-in accelerators
Intel wants to market its new Xeon processors in the telecom sector. The chip designer does not rely on superior CPU performance for this, but on built-in accelerators that suddenly make the chip very interesting for certain niche applications.
Intel is integrating vRAN (Virtual Radio Access Network) acceleration into its latest Xeon Scalable processors. The vRAN acceleration ensures that the CPUs themselves can handle the specific workload very efficiently. Virtualization of RAN functionality traditionally uses a dedicated accelerator.
Hardware efficiency is very important to vendors as it directly impacts energy consumption. Intel’s new scalable Xeon CPUs aren’t currently the most efficient on the market. AMD’s Epyc CPUs offer better performance at lower wattage, so they look more interesting on paper. Intel has anticipated this by stuffing its Xeon chips with accelerators. An accelerator is a microchip that is tailored to a specific workload and can handle it very efficiently.
Intel vRAN Boost in the Xeon Scalable CPUs is a very good example of the added value of such an accelerator. Telcos that choose chip-based hardware no longer need to purchase a separate accelerator card. This suddenly makes the overall performance per watt of an Intel-based solution very interesting. Intel claims its Xeon Scalable CPUs with vRan Boost can deliver one terabyte per second of 5G performance over a dual-socket server.
Intel presents the capabilities at the MWC in Barcelona. There, the CPU builder is putting a few more accelerators on the Xeon chips in the limelight. For example, there is the Intel Converged Edge Media Platform, which speeds up video streams in certain scenarios. Not all acceleration is in the Xeon line-up, so Intel is also showing a new FPGA. The Agilex FPGA AGI 041 is designed for 400G networks.
Source: IT Daily
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