AI/Ml Clusters Enabled By A 51.2 Tbps Cpo Switch

This podcast episode explores the changing world of data center networking, highlighting the growing challenges of power consumption and the drawbacks of conventional SerDes connections. Featuring insights from Rajiv at Broadcom and Pengfei from ByteDance, the conversation focuses on Broadcom's groundbreaking Coherent Parallel Optics (CPO) technology, which offers impressive performance and energy savings. ByteDance's practical use of CPO showcases considerable cost reductions and faster response times, while also addressing the hurdles faced during its rollout. The episode wraps up by looking ahead, emphasizing the collaborative work within the Open Compute Project aimed at promoting CPO's successful adoption across the industry.