Myricom: Extreme Performance Ethernet

Myricom DBL 2.0 software has benchmarked application-to-application UDP latency of under 3.5 microseconds and transparent sockets TCP latency of 4.0 microseconds. For HFT applications, DBL enables unmatched networking performance for UDP multicast and TCP order execution, all over industry-standard 10-Gigabit Ethernet.

"DBL 2.0 is another technology innovation as Myricom helps bring extreme performance to industry applications. As exchanges around the globe continue to race to reduce latency on their trading platforms, traders have become increasingly fluent in the language of supercomputing and ultra-low latency networking." said, Dr. Nan Boden, CEO, Myricom. "In the winner-takes-all world of HFT, the lowest latency solution enables trade execution ahead of the competition. The latency difference may be measured in fractions of a microsecond, but can translate into tremendous gain or loss."

DBL reduces latency by microseconds for existing applications running on standard TCP/UDP Ethernet networks. With the DBL solution, end-users can achieve extreme performance without rewriting their applications or resorting to specialty networks such as Infiniband. DBL provides transparent acceleration in both Linux and Windows environments.

In addition to extremely low UDP and TCP communication latency, DBL 2.0 delivers repeatable low latency, rather than unpredictable and variable latency performance found with competing solutions. Repeatable low latency performance is critical, as packet delay or loss in mission-critical trading and order environments can be devastating to the traders' bottom line.

"Repeatable low latency is critical to success in the high frequency trading business", said Mansour Karam, managing director of business development at Arista Networks. "Combined with Arista's record-breaking sub-500 nanosecond ultra-low latency switches, Myricom is delivering an industry-leading solution for high frequency trading customers".

DBL leverages Myricom's extensive experience with kernel-bypass software techniques that allow user-level applications to communicate directly with network adapters, eliminating overhead and latency traditionally incurred by interactions with the operating system. Removing overhead allows data to move between applications and through the network in the least possible time.

DBL 2.0 is available for use with Linux and Windows hosts. For more information about DBL and other Myricom extreme-performance Ethernet products, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .