Behind the data center takeover of OFC
Sterling Perrin, senior principal analyst for Heavy Reading, explains why the data center and AI were the main focus areas for this year's OFC.
At a Glance
- The role of optics in scaling capacity demands inside the data center and lowering power consumption. (00:32)
- Moving from a leaf-spine architecture to an optically switched architecture in the data center. (02:45)
- New coherent pluggables for telecom operators and hyperscalers. (05:58)
Move over telecom and submarine networks, it's time for the hyperscalers to have their day in the sun at OFC. This year's optical conference was heavily focused on how the optical industry plans to meet the capacity and power consumption demands of the hyperscalers.
Sterling Perrin, senior principal analyst for Heavy Reading, explains why the data center and AI were the main focus areas for this year's OFC. Perrin also discusses new capabilities for coherent pluggables.
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Here are a few topics we covered:
The role of optics in scaling capacity demands inside the data center and lowering power consumption. (00:32)
Moving from a leaf-spine architecture to an optically switched architecture in the data center. (02:45)
New coherent pluggables for telecom operators and hyperscalers. (05:58)
Applications for the 800G coherent pluggables. (07:41)
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