SOLUTION BRIEF

DRIVING REVOLUTIONARY 5G TELCOAPPLICATIONS WITH HIGH-DENSITY GPUCOMPUTING
Disruptive, first and only: Unrivaled Supermicro NEBS Level 3 certified GPU solutions

Executive Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
New Age of Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Accelerating Data-Driven Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Success Built on Industry-Leading Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A New Breed of 5G Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The expansion of 5G has sparked a significant shift in thetelecommunications market as companies and users race tobuild and utilize applications in exciting new ways. Telcos areretooling and leveraging their infrastructures for increasingly
sophisticated applications such as artificial intelligence (AI),augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR). As a result, they
face escalating pressure to build a technology delivery systemthat is capable of the extreme bandwidth, low latency, and highavailability required to effectively support the seemingly endlessstreams of information from these new applications andservices.

SUPERMICROAs a global leader in high performance, high efficiency server
technology and innovation, we develop and provide end-to-end
green computing solutions to the data center, cloud computing,enterprise IT, big data, HPC, and embedded markets. Our
Building Block Solutions® approach allows us to provide a broad
range of SKUs, and enables us to build and deliver applicationoptimized solutions based upon your requirements.

Supermicro is working with NVIDIA to enable innovation withpowerful, market-leading solutions that provide robust Edge toCore to Cloud performance in the 5G network. Supermicro brings
proven expertise in optimized server hardware to enhance theseevolving deployments, delivering a broad portfolio of offerings
to accelerate the most complex 5G workloads and applications.

The New Age of Innovation
5G applications change the way we travel, work, play, manage our health, and engage the world. Advancements in computing
technologies continue to facilitate diverse workloads, enabling revolutionary performance, efficiency, and breakthroughacceleration to unlock the promise of the 5G environment.
These developments have given rise to a host of data-centric applications to yield real-time insights and life-changing
capabilities. Autonomous vehicles, robotics, factory automation, cloud gaming, telemedicine, AI, and AR/VR are just some of
the applications that are transforming the world today.
The increasing demand for computing power and processing speed poses a significant hurdle for existing telecommunications
environments. Legacy infrastructures lack the compute density, especially at the Edge, to execute complex data workloads aseffectively as hardened solutions, which can support rigorous service level agreements (SLAs) in harsh operating conditions.
Many companies are slow to innovate due to limited expertise in this new generation of technology. To succeed, telcos must
invest in the right partner with a new class of solutions to harness the full force of 5G.

Accelerating Data-Driven Performance
Telcos will require new and cutting-edge innovations to modernize their technology, enhance network performance with highavailability, and realize next-generation architectures. Supermicro is working with NVIDIA to incorporate the ideal technologies
for 5G to deliver peak computing agility, capacity, and resilience to power revolutionary services and applications.
Supermicro is the only provider with NEBS Level 3 compliance in a small form factor, GPU dense platform. Our first-to-market
platforms set the standard for 5G network architecture, helping telcos innovate with ease. Initially, with the inclusion of NVIDIA
V100 or V100S Tensor Core GPUs, these solutions achieve maximum acceleration in a compact form factor for groundbreaking
performance and durability with optimal cost-efficiency; the roadmap will soon include support for NVIDIA® A100 Tensor CoreGPU, NVIDIA® A40 GPU for Visual Computing, and other NVIDIA Ampere GPU solutions. Now, Supermicro and NVIDIA customers
can transform their operations to handle diverse workloads and adapt to evolving 5G demands.

Success Built on Industry-Leading Computing
Supermicro has extended its leadership in the GPU server market, offering the broadest portfolio of high-performing andcustomizable solutions to equip telcos for success. Supermicro is dedicated to building 5G solutions that enable telcos to solve
their complex and evolving challenges. Supermicro pursues ongoing research and development to drive technology
advancement in vital areas of innovation:
NEBS Certification•••

Telcos worldwide require their technology deployments to have proven quality and reliability to support their SLAs.
Supermicro has NEBS Level 3 certification on the broadest suite of telco products, with more on the way, leading theindustry to ensure that our customers have sustainable and highly available performance.
NEBS Level 3 demands robust performance/survival with thermal (55°C), shock, vibration (including simulatedearthquake), fire, and emissions requirements. It is the gold standard for telcos in the USA.

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Form Factor and Flexibility•

Supermicro’s telco-optimized solutions are powerful and scalable enough to manage various workloads while
conforming to multiple form factors for central office, micro data center, and outdoor environments.

Power
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Supermicro solutions provide either redundant AC or DC power supplies (1+1 configuration) to keep platforms running
continuously. This approach offers simpler, more resilient, and highly efficient power to support an extended
temperature range. The inclusion of Titanium Level power supplies delivers the highest efficiency rate on the marketof 96%, so companies can operate with the utmost confidence.

A New Breed of 5G Solutions
Supermicro has significantly expanded its 5G product suitewith a full portfolio of solutions powered by NVIDIA
accelerators and networking, and software solution stacks
such as Areal for 5G vRAN acceleration. Enhanced by theprocessing capacity of NVIDIA GPUs, Supermicro solutions areunlike anything available on the market. These innovations
are tightly configured in different chassis sizes, including a 1U
rackmount with four NVIDIA V100 or V100S GPUs only offeredby Supermicro with NEBS Level 3 certification. Our shortdepth servers are designed with customer challenges in mind
to satisfy space constraints. Combined with Supermicro’s
newly-released front IO platform and our hardened IP-65
server enclosures, customers can take advantage of massive
scalability backed by unparalleled GPU acceleration in nearlyany environment, from the network Edge to the Core.

SUPERSERVER 1029GQ-TRT-NEBS

With strategic performance optimization to facilitate highlevel applications, our GPU solution architectures guarantee quality and effectiveness to rapidly execute the most complex,
data-centric workloads. Mellanox networking components provide superior agility, elasticity, and automation to bolster dense
GPU compute so that applications can run at the greatest possible performance and efficiency. This powerhouse combinationof acceleration technologies makes Supermicro servers the foundation for smarter, more adaptable architectures.
The latest 5G solution announced from Supermicro enables GPU workloads in a NEBS Level 3 hardened chassis, the only one ofits kind on the market. The SuperServer 1029GQ-TRT-NEBS is a first step of a long-term strategy that will be expanded with NEBSLevel 3-certified systems by Supermicro with support for NVIDIA Ampere technology in months to come. The server also features
Mellanox storage interconnects to deliver 10X better performance than comparable offerings while freeing up 100% of CPUcores.

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The 1029GQ is the only 1U 4x V100 GPU-enabled server available with NEBS Level 3 certification, having met stringent
qualifications of the GR-1089 and GR-63 suite of tests for full Level 3 compliance. This robust solution is purpose-built to handlea variety of operating conditions and data complexity and extends the operating temperature to 55°C — achieving a 30°C
improvement over the closest competitor, and it is 100% made in the U.S.

Conclusion
Supermicro leads the market in high-performance, high-efficiency computing. We offer the broadest portfolio of customizable
solutions and expert support from around the globe to help customers create their ideal infrastructure. We are continuallydeveloping comprehensive technologies and capabilities to handle today’s workloads and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges.
Groundbreaking computing solutions from Supermicro are empowering telcos to lead the next wave of 5G innovation. Our latest
server platforms are NEBS Level 3 certified and application-optimized, enabling our customers to transform their operations
confidently and efficiently. Backed by the unmatched acceleration of NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA networking, and software SDKs,
these solutions provide immense power, agility, and flexibility to bolster diverse workloads.
A new age of intelligence is waiting. Visit Supermicro today to learn how you can harness the power of advanced computing for5G.

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