XSPLink & Intel unveil Xeon® D-based SmartNIC for next-gen edge network
The 2023 Intel Network and Edge Executive Summit recently commenced in Nanjing, bringing together over 300 ecosystem partners and customers. As a key ecosystem partner, XSPLink co-presented with Intel groundbreaking achievements in accelerating computing-network convergence and advancing digital-intelligent transformation across network and edge domains.
At the summit, XSPLink unveiled its innovative accelerator card based on the Intel® Xeon® D processor series. This solution pioneers the integration of x86 server capabilities into a SmartNIC form factor – a breakthrough design that garnered strong recognition from ecosystem partners.
Intel executives outlined strategic visions for global and regional growth:
Sachin Katti, Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Network and Edge Group
Dan Rodriguez, Intel Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Network and Edge Solutions
Dr. Chen Wei, Intel Vice President and General Manager of the Network and Edge Group China
They detailed Intel’s network and edge strategies, product advancements, and ecosystem development, reaffirming China’s critical role as a strategic priority in Intel’s network and edge business expansion.
Highlighting the collaboration, Bob Ghaffari, Intel Vice President of the Network and Edge Group, spotlighted XSPLink’s Xeon® D-based SmartNIC innovation during his presentation and offered explicit endorsement of the solution.
‘’The global edge computing market presents limitless opportunities, representing a massive market potential of $445 billion. For years, Intel has fostered deep collaboration with ecosystem partners, including leading Chinese enterprises. Together, we drive software-defined transformation from cloud to network to edge through a broad portfolio of innovative hardware and software solutions.
This empowers customers to streamline the entire lifecycle of distributed edge infrastructure – spanning development, deployment, operations, management, connectivity, and security. Through joint efforts, we accelerate the deployment of edge solutions across diverse sectors including retail, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, energy, and smart cities, propelling digital transformation across industries worldwide.‘’
---Sachin Katti
Senior Vice President, Intel Corporation
General Manager, Network and Edge Group
Grounded in Reality, Reaching for Innovation: Unlock Newer, Greater Technological Possibilities.
At the Convergence Forum on Intelligent Networking and Edge Computing, Mr. Xiong Shulai, CEO of XSPLink, delivered a keynote presentation on Intel® Xeon® D-based Next-Generation Mid-to-High-End Platform Solutions for Network Products.
His address showcased critical application cases, technical capabilities, and future development trends of Intel® Xeon® D processors in intelligent networking and edge computing domains, generating substantial interest and sparking extensive discussions.
Mr. Xiong emphasized:
1. The strategic importance of Intel® Xeon® D processors as foundational enablers for next-generation network infrastructure
2. The pivotal role of high-end platform solutions in addressing evolving enterprise and organizational network demands
The featured solutions synergize intelligent networking with edge computing advantages, delivering exceptional performance and efficiency that empower users to:
• Effectively address growing data traffic demands
• Navigate increasingly complex network environments
During interactive sessions, Mr. Xiong engaged in in-depth dialogues with industry executives, exploring:
🔹 Technology innovation pathways in the current macro-environment
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration opportunities
🔹 Multi-faceted approaches to meet rapidly evolving digital-era network requirements
These contributions garnered significant industry recognition for their forward-looking vision and technical substance.
Higher-Efficiency Intelligent Computing: Intel® NetSec Accelerator Card
At the summit, Chuangshi Xunlian and Intel jointly unveiled the second-generation Intel® NetSec Accelerator Card (NR06) Reference Design. This innovative solution integrates x86 server capabilities into a SmartNIC form factor, powered by Intel® Xeon® D-series processors, delivering significant reductions in physical footprint and power consumption.
Production-ready implementations based on this reference design enable customers to achieve:
✅ Maximum software-defined flexibility
✅ Automated operations
✅ Elastic scalability
while providing enhanced security, reliability, flexibility and computational efficiency.
Intel executives conducted in-depth discussions at Chuangshi Xunlian's exhibition booth:
• Dan Rodriguez, Intel Corporate Vice President & GM, Network and Edge Solutions
• Bob Ghaffari, Intel Vice President & GM, Enterprise and Cloud Networking Division
Intelligent Computing Experience: Secure, Reliable, Adaptable & Efficient
The 2nd Gen Intel® NetSec Accelerator Card (NR06) leverages a complete open-source X86 software stack and development toolkit, supporting massive-scale:
Network applications
Storage solutions
Security encryption
Confidential computing
AI inference workloads
It enables zero-code-modification deployment – simple compilation configurations unlock full platform potential, reducing development cycles by 40-60% while boosting efficiency.
Architectural Breakthroughs:
1. Workload Offloading
Migrate host workloads to the SmartNIC, eliminating I/O bottlenecks and enabling server-scale expansion
2. RDMA-Optimized Data Transfer
Accelerate distributed storage via Ethernet with zero OS overhead, freeing bus bandwidth and host compute resources
3. Control/Data Plane Separation
Enable flexible, secure traffic orchestration based on compute demands – delivering foundational support for:
• Edge computing deployments
• Hybrid cloud architectures
Revolutionary Form Factor:
By integrating x86 server capabilities into a SmartNIC design, NR06 achieves:
✓ 70% smaller footprint
✓ 55% lower power consumption vs conventional solutions
Beyond standard OVS acceleration, it functions as a full hyper-converged system, unifying offload capabilities for:
◉ Network functions
◉ Security applications
◉ Storage operations
without host resource expansion
Next-Gen Fusion Architecture:
This decoupled, poolable, isolated, and orchestratable infrastructure:
Releases 30%+ compute capacity for business applications
Enhances system availability to 99.999%
Improves stability through hardware-enforced isolation
Heterogeneous Computing Advantage:
NR06 modularizes x86 advantages – high performance, developer-friendly design, broad compatibility, and powerful I/O – elevating:
▶ System utilization by 45%
▶ End-user experience metrics
Cloud-Native Innovation Platform:
Providing a novel hardware framework for:
☁️ Cloud computing
🛠️ Cloud-native development
📡 SDN ecosystems
It maximizes:
• Software-defined flexibility
• Automated operations
• Elastic scaling
while delivering enterprise-grade security, reliability, and adaptive efficiency.
‘’On this digital-intelligent transformation journey, Chuangshi Xunlian will continue delivering differentiated, high-reliability hardware platforms. Through efficient, full-platform software adaptation services, we will collaborate with ecosystem partners to unlock even greater technological possibilities.‘’
Xiong Shulai
Chief Executive Officer,XSPLink
