Raw QPs Are Used to Transmit/Receive Non-IBA Packets

The IBA specification defines two types of QPs that may be used by software to send and receive non-IBA packets. They are:

  • The IPv6 raw datagram QP.

  • The EtherType raw datagram QP.

Both QP types are referred to as raw QPs.

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