HN844: Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC)
The article highlights Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC), a new transport approach designed to spread RDMA traffic efficiently across equal-cost paths in large data centers while tolerating lossy Ethernet. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic implication is that AI infrastructure may require new networking designs that improve resiliency, congestion handling, and utilization to support high-performance workloads at scale; IT organizations will need to evaluate whether their fabrics, routing, and operations practices can support these specialized requirements.
