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MCTP

MCTP

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What is MCTP?

MCTP, or Management Component Transport Protocol, is a standardized communications protocol designed for managing components within a computer system, particularly in server and data center environments. It provides a common interface for accessing and controlling various devices such as baseboard management controllers (BMCs), power supplies, and other management components. MCTP aims to improve interoperability and reduce the complexity of system management by providing a consistent way to communicate with diverse hardware components, abstracting away the underlying transport layer details. It is often used over buses like SMBus/I2C, PCIe, and others.

What other technologies are related to MCTP?

MCTP Competitor Technologies

PLDM is a competing protocol for hardware management and communication, offering similar functionalities to MCTP.
mentioned alongside MCTP in 66% (274) of relevant job posts
IPMI is a legacy hardware management interface that provides similar functionalities to MCTP, acting as a competing solution.
mentioned alongside MCTP in 7% (169) of relevant job posts

MCTP Complementary Technologies

I2C and I3C are serial communication protocols that can be used as a transport layer for MCTP.
mentioned alongside MCTP in 22% (55) of relevant job posts
PMBus is a protocol for power management that can operate over I2C, which can be a transport layer for MCTP.
mentioned alongside MCTP in 9% (60) of relevant job posts
SMBus is a subset of I2C, and therefore can serve as a physical transport for MCTP.
mentioned alongside MCTP in 7% (60) of relevant job posts

Which organizations are mentioning MCTP?

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NVIDIA
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Microsoft
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Dell Technologies
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Oracle
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