Meta
Executive perspectives from Meta across NextGenInfra's event and research showcases.
3 video interviews · 2022–2025
ling Bandwidth from 228 to 448G
- Meta is targeting a scale from 228 to 448 Gbits per second for AI networks.
- Power and space constraints are key limits on next-gen bandwidth.
- Modulation formats and interconnect components need industry alignment to advance.
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Xu Wang, Hardware Engineer at Meta, examines the growing network bandwidth demands for AI systems, focusing on scaling from 228 to 448 Gbits per second while managing power and space constraints. He outlines technical hurdles in modulation formats and interconnect components, emphasizing the need for industry alignment to support next-generation AI infrastructure development.
Next-Gen Interconnect Standards for Hyperscalers
- Hyperscalers drive interconnect standardization by articulating requirements early rather than buying off-the-shelf.
- The collaborative interconnect initiative showed success over the past year.
- Custom interconnect specifications deliver performance advantages over off-the-shelf solutions.
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Halil Cirit, AI & HPC Systems and Services Architect at Meta, explains how hyperscalers serve as end customers driving next-generation interconnect standardization by articulating technology requirements early in the development process rather than relying on off-the-shelf solutions. He highlights the success of this collaborative initiative over the past year and encourages industry partners to join in developing optimized interconnect specifications that deliver performance advantages and meet custom design needs.
Advancing Composable Memory Systems
- Meta's Manoj Wadekar shares a perspective on OCP's Composable Memory Systems (CMS) project.
- Software-defined memory systems hold potential to accelerate innovation in large data centers.
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Software-defined memory systems have tremendous potential to accelerate innovation in large data centers. Manoj Wadekar, Hardware Systems Technologist, Meta, shares a perspective on OCP’s Composable Memory Systems (CMS) Project.