An exciting new feature of SMB 3.0 and Server 2012 is the capability to use kernel-mode RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) with a new class of NICs that support networking protocols such as InfiniBand, iWARP, and RoCE. There are several vendors that already offer RDMA-capable NICs, including Intel (iWARP), Mellanox (InfiniBand, RoCE), and Chelsio (iWARP).