Peer To Peer Usage - 2021.2 English

Vitis Guidance Messaging (UG1315)

Document ID
UG1315
Release Date
2021-10-27
Version
2021.2 English

Description

This rule checks the data transfer between the FPGAs through peer to peer (P2P) data transfer.

Explanation

PCIe® peer-to-peer communication ) is a PCIe feature that enables two PCIe devices to directly transfer data between each other without using host RAM as temporary storage. The latest version of Alveo™ PCIe platforms support P2P feature via PCIe Resizeable BAR Capability.

Data can be directly transferred between the DDR/HBM of one Alveo PCIe device and DDR/HBM of a second Alveo PCIe device.