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Providing New Productivity for Data Centers in the AI Era

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Enhance Computing with Fiber: A Next-Generation Data Center Network for AI

As AI enters various industries, DCs are shifting from centralized to multi-layer and distributed in the intelligent era. This presents new challenges.

In intelligent computing DCN scenarios, the demand for computing power increases rapidly, leading to continuous growth in cluster scale. This calls for future-proof, energy-efficient, and highly-reliable networks. Huawei has introduced all-optical cross-connect (OXC) to DCNs, launching cutting-edge DC Optical Switch to create a next-generation intelligent computing DCN that combines optical and electrical technologies for AI.

In DCI scenarios, as general-purpose AI models evolve at a tremendous pace, centralized computing centers have limited resources like power and space. Overcoming this requires distributing computing power across regions, yet cross-region AI training demands high network performance. Huawei has introduced an all-optical lossless DCI solution to enhance collaboration efficiency in intelligent computing.

Huawei Data Center Network Features

Maximum capacity: 96T/fiber compared to the industry average of 60T/fiber, 6.4T/U compared to 3.6T/U, and the lowest per-bit cost in the industry. Lowest power consumption: 0.13 W/G compared to 0.2 W/G, with power consumption 35% lower than the industry average.
Highest performance: 96T/fiber
Plug and play: Eliminates the need for network planning with automatic deployment that can be carried out by anyone. Simplified connections: Integrated design reduces over 90% of internal fiber connections at the optical layer.
Deployment within eight minutes
Optical linkage perceptron & ms level sensing algorithm，Transaction reliability improved to 99.999% Ultra-fast magnetic switch & Coherent module reconstruction algorithm，Transaction experience improved by 90%
High reliability：Storage + Optical Connection Coordination

Solutions
Data Center Optical Interconnection Solution
This solution builds ultra-broadband, simplified, and intelligent DCI to meet customers' requirements for traffic growth and higher O&M efficiency, supporting interconnection of enterprise data center networks.
Optical-Electrical Convergence Intelligent Computing Network Solution
The innovative introduction of optical cross-connect (OXC) technology to DCNs enhances the scale and efficiency of intelligent computing clusters.

Products

OptiXtrans DC908 Series
Huawei OptiXtrans DC908 series is a leading intelligent Data Center Interconnect (DCI) product. It provides high scalability to meet the surging capacity demand in the AI era. One-click automatic deployment, smart and proactive O&M based on intelligent algorithms are the key features.
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Huawei OptiXtrans E6600
Based on the MS-OTN architecture, the highly integrated optical-electrical convergence platform supports access of PCM, PDH, SDH, PKT and OTN services. With powerful unified cross-connect capabilities, the platform implements integrated multi-service bearing. The OptiXtrans E6600 is capable of evolving to the fgOTN technology defined by the ITU-T.
OptiXtrans E9600
A large-capacity, intelligent, optical-electrical integrated, and next-generation multi-service optical transport network (MS-OTN) platform for enterprises, supporting PDH, SDH, PKT, OTN, and fgOTN.
OptiX OSN 9800 K Series
Huawei's OptiX OSN 9800 K series adopts front-to-rear airflow design and is the industry's first for data center OTN product oriented to the intelligent era. The OptiX OSN 9800 K36 and OptiX OSN 9800 K12 have three core advantages: ultra-large capacity, ultra-high energy efficiency, and super-intelligence.

Talking Points

Andre from Forrester was sharing his opinion on DCI market
Wide application of data center interconnection in industries in the cloud era
Emir Halilovic from GlobalData was sharing his opinion on DCI market and Huawei OptiXtrans DC908
Data Center Interconnect (DCI) in the Eyes of Baidu
Baidu: How to Address Challenges Brought by Data Center Interconnect (DCI)
National Bank of Greece: It is Time to Focus on DCI
Ovum's Views on DCI