title: What is the difference between OFED, MLNX OFED and the inbox driver
body: <p>I'm setting up Infiniband networks, and I do not fully get the difference between the different software stacks.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>OFED <a href="https://www.openfabrics.org/ofed-for-linux/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.openfabrics.org/ofed-for-linux/</a></li>
  <li>MLNX OFED <a href="https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=27&amp;mtag=linux_driver" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=27&amp;mtag=linux_driver</a></li>
  <li>Inbox driver <a href="https://www.mellanox.com/page/inbox_drivers?ssn=rqv8l7g7mctjofplp2sgdg35k5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.mellanox.com/page/inbox_drivers?ssn=rqv8l7g7mctjofplp2sgdg35k5</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>How are they related to each other and why should I prefer one of these amongst the others?</p>