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SCMP: Securing AI Infrastructure's Future
14 Oct
Summary
- New open, vendor-neutral architecture called SCMP launched for data center infrastructure.
- SCMP aims to provide confidence and reduce integration risk for complex AI systems.
- Lattice Semiconductor and AMI are leading the new Open Compute Project workstream.
Lattice Semiconductor and AMI have launched SCMP (Secure Control and Management Plane), a new Open Compute Project workstream. This initiative introduces an open, vendor-neutral architecture designed for the secure control, boot, and management of data center infrastructure. The goal is to enhance operator confidence in complex AI systems, minimizing integration risks and offering greater choice.
SCMP addresses critical gaps in infrastructure control, including the unspecified boot-up process above the device boundary. It standardizes control authority interfaces and establishes a verifiable trust chain across components at the rack and pod tiers. Founding contributors include major industry players like AMD, Arm, Intel, and Microsoft, underscoring a broad industry commitment.
The workstream, officially launched in Q4 2026, is open to all Open Compute Project participants. This collaborative effort aims to establish a trusted management and control standard for AI infrastructure, aligning with the OCP's 'Chip-to-Grid' vision and promoting interoperable standards for a secure computing continuum.
