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20 | Mellanox Technologies | July 2011
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2010
The security trading market is experiencing rapid growth in volume and complexity with a greater reliance
on trading software, which is supported by sophisticated algorithms. As this market grows, so do the
trading volumes, bringing existing IT infrustracture systems to their limits.
Middleware and networking solutions must not only deliver lower latency despite higher volumes,
but also sustain performance through market data trafc spikes while minimizing latency jitter and
unpredictable messaging outliers.
To address this challenge, two market leaders have come together to provide a eld-proven
infrastructure solution that combines best of breed enterprise messaging middleware and trading
transport infrustructure. The solution slashes end-to-end trading latency by analyzing each layer of
the infrastructure—server, storage, server stack and middleware, as well as switching and bridging
devices—and optimizing each part for minimum latency and maximum throughput, while keeping an eye
on overall cost.
29West has emerged as the standard in next generation messaging software and delivers an unbending
commitment to offering the lowest possible latency across the widest possible range of messaging
use cases. Similarly, Mellanox has evolved into the market leader in IT scale-out fabric infrastructure,
excelling in low latency software and switching solutions.
This report demonstrates the benets of a 29West middleware solution integrated with Mellanox’s low-
latency solution for high-frequency trading customers. Specically, this paper describes a benchmark of
the integrated solution that delivers application messaging at:
Latency under medium load
Message rates under 125K msg/sec, message size under 256 bytes
• Average latency under 9 µsec
• 99.9th percentile latency 45 µsec or lower
Latency under heavy load (high throughput)
Message rate up to 1,300,000 msg/sec, message size under 64 bytes
• Average latency under 18 µsec
• 99.9th percentile latency 70 µsec or lower
Executive Summary
Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................1
Reference Transport Latency .......................................................................................................2
Latency Versus Message Size .....................................................................................................3
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................5
Methodology of Measurement ....................................................................................................5
Benchmark Set Up Details ...........................................................................................................6
About 29West Inc,. ......................................................................................................................8
A Best of Breed Low Latency Solution for Trading
Environments from 29West & Mellanox
29West Latency Busters
®
Messaging (LBM) and Messaging
Accelerator
™
(VMA) Over Mellanox 40Gb/s (QDR) InniBand Fabric
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