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CISCO SETS BENCHMARK WITH INDUSTRY’ S MOST SCALABLE, EFFICIENT 51.2T ROUTING SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED AI WORKLOADS
Cisco has unveiled the Cisco 8223, an optimised routing system for efficiently and securely connecting data centres and powering the next generation of Artificial Intelligence( AI) workloads. As AI adoption accelerates, data centres face soaring demand, rising power constraints and evolving security
threats. The Cisco 8223 rises to the challenge as the only 51.2 terabits per second( Tbps) Ethernet fixed router built for the intense traffic of AI workloads between data centres. Cisco also announced its latest Silicon One innovation – the P200 chip – which sits at the core of the 8223. Together, these innovations empower organisations to shatter bottlenecks and future-proof their infrastructure for the AI era.
“ AI compute is outgrowing the capacity of even the largest data centre, driving the need for reliable, secure connection of data centres hundreds of miles apart,” said Martin Lund, EVP, Cisco’ s Common Hardware Group.“ With the Cisco 8223, powered by the new Cisco Silicon One P200, we’ re delivering the massive bandwidth, scale and security needed for distributed data centre architectures.”
In many of the world’ s data centres, AI workloads are stretching power and space limitations. Hyperscalers can’ t scale-up( add more capacity into each individual system) or scale-out( connect multiple systems within a data centre) any further. This dynamic puts increasing demand on data centre interconnects, as the industry must‘ scale-across’ by distributing AI workloads across multiple data centres. Without addressing the connection points between data centres, organisations could face performance challenges, capacity bottlenecks and suboptimal processing that wastes time, power and money. The Cisco 8223 system gives organisations the flexibility and programmability necessary to build these networks.
CommScope, a global leader in network connectivity, has announced the global availability of its evolved SYSTIMAX Constellation edge-based power and connectivity platform for today’ s and tomorrow’ s hyperconnected enterprises. Now compliant with virtually all applicable global power and data transmission standards, the system combines fault-managed power, hybrid power / data fibre and Constellation Points( CPs) in a star topology to connect hundreds or thousands of network devices and systems.
Compared to traditional structured cabling networks, the Constellation platform has a radically simplified star architecture that is modular and technology-agnostic. It supports AC and DC power applications and a variety of connectivity standards for IT / OT networks. Eliminating the need for a telecom room or wiring closet on every floor, it enables centralisation of uninterruptable power supply( UPS) equipment, and CPs can now be deployed in ceilings, walls or equipment racks, using fewer components while supporting both converged and segmented networks. lower the network’ s overall carbon footprint. The platform significantly extends service distances from equipment rooms and can deliver 10G and above speeds and 1kW fault-managed power to myriad connected devices in today’ s increasingly dense urban environments.
“ The Constellation platform enables our customers to support much denser urban centres and a proliferation of connected devices in their buildings,” said Luc Adriaenssens, VP, Building & Campus, CCS, CommScope. �
Additionally, the Constellation platform delivers greater power and faster speeds to more devices, can slash installation labour by greater than 50 % over traditional solutions, reduces space requirements and uses less plastic and copper to
COMMSCOPE EVOLVES SYSTIMAX CONSTELLATION ENTERPRISE POWER AND DATA PLATFORM FOR THE GLOBAL MARKET
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